Victoria Janssen's Blog, page 31
February 4, 2013
Zombie Sale!
I have sold my very first (and very short!) zombie story to Zombies: Shambling Through the Ages, edited by Steve Berman for Prime Books. You can get a good idea of the contents from the title. The anthology will be out August 2013.
Table of Contents
~~Before Lazarus~~
“Blood Marker” by Victoria Janssen
“Selected Sources for the Babylonian Plague of the Dead (572-571 BCE)” by Alex Dally MacFarlane
“Immortals” by Nathan Southard
“The Cost of Moving the Dead” by E. L. Kemper
“Hauntings and Hungers...
January 28, 2013
January 14, 2013
My Arisia 2013 Schedule
I’ll be attending Arisia this weekend, January 16-21. Here’s my schedule; yes, I am doing that late-night panel on Friday. But only because it’s Dr. Who.
Friday, 11:30 PM, Revere
“Doctor Who: Companions Through the Ages”
Our celebration of the 50th anniversary of Dr. Who doesn’t overlook the importance of his companions. From schoolgirl Susan to sword-swinging Amy, they have run the gamut. Who are your favorites and why? What makes a “good” companion and who were you glad to see go?
Victoria...
January 7, 2013
Another Guest Post Roundup
A Study in Revenge by Kieran Shields, a historical mystery which I previewed at The Criminal Element.
Merciless by Lori Armstrong, a contemporary mystery in the Mercy Gunderson series.
Watching the Dark by Peter Robinson, a police procedural featuring Alan Banks.
Parlor Games by Maryka Biaggio, a historical about a real-life con artist – or was she?
And over at Heroes and Heartbreakers, my fantasy cast for Mary Jo Putney’s Fallen Angels series.
January 1, 2013
December 24, 2012
December 10, 2012
Roundup of Some Guest Posts
The Next Wave in Paranormal Romance. In my humble opinion. Ahem.
I revisit The Mark of Merlin by Anne McCaffrey.
Robyn Carr’s My Kind of Christmas came out at the end of October, despite being about Christmas in the town of Virgin River.
Beneath the Abbey Wall by A.D. Scott, a mystery set in 1950s Scotland.
Kept by Shawntelle Madison, urban fantasy with an unusual heroine.
Killer Librarian by Mary Lou Kirwin, first in a new series of cozy mysteries.
Fox Tracks by Rita Mae Brown.
Happy Holidays!...
December 3, 2012
November 26, 2012
About “8:00 PM”
This post is about my story for Alison Tyler‘s anthology Morning, Noon and Night: Erotica for Couples, just out this month. There is one story for each hour of the day, plus one extra for lagniappe!
The first things I thought of when I was assigned 8:00 pm were: television, prime time, appointment teevee. The silly thing is, I don’t have television anymore. I don’t have cable or streaming capabilities at home, so I generally watch things on DVD, months or years after they’ve aired, with t...
