Category Archives: wwi

The Mechanics of Research Into Writing

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

This post is a tidier version of a talk I gave to the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society in October, 2012. The purpose was to give some concrete examples of how my research reading finds its way into my fiction. I … Continue reading →

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A Diary without Dates, Enid Bagnold – WWI Challenge

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

My most recent book for The WWI Challenge was Enid Bagnold’s A Diary Without Dates, which is out of copyright and available for free download. It’s a famous work (the author also wrote National Velvet) and one I’ve meant to … Continue reading →

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Letters From the Front – WWI Challenge

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

My latest read for the WWI challenge is Letters from the Front: J. Gresham Machen’s Correspondence from World War 1. I chose this book because the author of the letters was an American involved in the war work of the … Continue reading →

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Food Conservation – World War One Posters

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

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Audiobook release of “Under Her Uniform”

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

“Under Her Uniform, a Spice Brief” is now available as an audiobook: at Audible.com. It’s read by Kelsey Larsen and lasts one hour and thirty-five minutes. It costs $2.95 if you don’t have an Audible account, or is free if … Continue reading →

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Remember Hailey?

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

For those who don’t remember Hailey, or didn’t read The Moonlight Mistress, I thought I’d post a little excerpt to remind you of who she is. She’s currently the star of Under Her Uniform, a Spice Brief. Go here for … Continue reading →

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“Under Her Uniform” is here!

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

Available today, at Harlequin! Go here for the Harlequin e-book store to buy for $2.39. Nook edition and Kindle edition are $2.99. Mills and Boon e-book (UK). “Under Her Uniform” by Victoria Janssen Isobel Hailey has disguised herself as a … Continue reading →

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A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd – WWI Challenge

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

My April book for the The WWI Challenge was A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd, a mystery novel set (mostly) in England while the war was still going on. Heroine Bess Crawford is the daughter of a colonel … Continue reading →

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Pondering My Next WWI Read

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

I’ve been really enjoying the first reading challenge in which I’ve participated, which is for books about or set during World War One. One of the good things is that I feel obligated to write and post about each of … Continue reading →

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Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning – WWI Challenge

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

My next book for The WWI Challenge is Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning: The Great War in European Cultural History by Jay Winter. I actually started reading this book at the very end of last year, but I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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