Victoria Janssen's Blog, page 35
July 30, 2012
The Research/Writing Interface
I’m going back and forth between researching and writing, on my new novel draft. I don’t follow any sort of organized plan so far as historical research reading goes. I don’t finish all my research reading before I start to write, or even after I’ve finished writing. I don’t read everything there is to read; sometimes I skim for what’s relevant or might be relevant. Sometimes I decide I don’t need a particular source, and return it to the library, mostly unread.
Even a writer who attempts...
July 25, 2012
July 23, 2012
Readercon 23 Link Roundup (Panels) – 2012
All about the programming in one place.
Many photos by Jonathan Crowe.
Readercon 2012- Some of the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year and What I Bought by The Boston Bibliophile. Includes a writeup of “The Year in Novels” panel.
Writeup of the World SF Panel by darkcargo.
Writeups of “Why Am I Telling You This (in the First Person)?” and Guess Who’s Coming to Fairland?” by Kate Nepveu.
Athena Andreadis on The Other Half of the Sky.
July 16, 2012
July 9, 2012
My Readercon 2012 Schedule
Here’s my schedule for Readercon.
“Subversion Through Friendliness”
Friday July 13, 11:00 AM G
Glenn Grant, Victoria Janssen (leader), Toni L.P. Kelner, Alison Sinclair, Ruth Sternglantz.
In a 2011 review of Vonda N. McIntyre’s classic Dreamsnake, Ursula K. Le Guin quotes Moe Bowstern’s slogan “Subversion Through Friendliness” and adds, “Subversion through terror, shock, pain is easy—instant gratification, as it were. Subversion through friendliness is paradoxical, slow-acting, and durable....
July 2, 2012
Daughter of Recent DNFs
I tried to read some books and stories recently but Did Not Finish reading them.
1. The concept behind this story intrigued me exceedingly – what an unusual twist on a famous myth! But after the prologue, which explained the twist, it was as if that premise had never been. Suddenly, I was reading a story that I had seen a thousand times before. Then I was reading another story that seemed to have completely different themes and tone…without any transition that I noticed. Then back to the...
June 25, 2012
Guest Post Roundup – also Bjork
My posts, both book previews and otherwise, continue to appear at Heroes & Heartbreakers and The Criminal Element. Here are the most recent:
The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton by Elizabeth Speller, second in a series of post-WWI mysteries.
Fresh Meat: The Orphanmaster by Jean Zimmerman, a historical romance set in 1663 New Amsterdam (Manhattan).
Romance in Kate Elliott’s Jaran series.
A First Look at Linda Lael Miller’s Big Sky Country, a contemporary Western romance.
June 18, 2012
Gingery – Vintage Erotica Covers
Hot and spicy as the summer sun, I give you…redheads!
The redheaded nurse manages to cover two genres in one book….
Also, check out Alison Tyler’s blog for the ToC of her Morning, Noon, & Night anthology, which includes my story “8:00 PM: Appointment Tee Vee.” Amazon pre-order is now available.
June 11, 2012
Summer Vacation!
It’s summer, and because I’m pretty busy with the first draft of my current manuscript, I plan to take some time off from blogging. For the rest of June, July, and August, I plan to only post once a week, unless I have big news or a really great idea that I absolutely must write about.
Aside from the writing, this summer I hope to do some re-reading of old favorites as well as reading down my TBR piles. And…I might read some fashion magazines. A few. Well, several. And wear my new big fl...
June 8, 2012
WisCon 2012 Photos
One of the first things I did at WisCon was attend The Gathering, which is sort of like an indoor carnival. A volunteer was decorating people with the calligraphed word of their choice. Mine lasted most of the long weekend.
Friday morning after breakfast, a friend and I toured the Wisconsin State Capital Building. It was lovely, though I confess I was envisioning it surrounded by protesters, as it was recently.
Badgers are an important part of the decor.
This is one of the gorgeous glass ce...
