Urban Fantasy is Undead Asian Urban Fantasy, On Writing, Urban Fantasy Stories I read a lot of Urban Fantasy. I read broadly but UF is probably my favorite. As a reader, I was totally unaware of publishing trends. But in the last few years I’ve had to learn a lot more about publishing and then I started … Continue reading Urban Fantasy is Undead
Author: Juls
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Path to Publication
Julia & Ken talk about their publishing journey Originally published ~2021 Julia:I wrote a novel during the chaos of November 2016 during Nanowrimo. Then Ken and I started writing together in early 2017. By early 2020, I probably had something like 600k+ words of fiction under my belt with my writing combined with co-writing with … Continue reading Path to Publication
Shang-Chi and Xialing – An Alternate Ending
A little Fanfic Asian Urban Fantasy I rented out a theater for the opening weekend of Shang-Chi. It was a special treat for my family and we had a blast. The film exceeded all of my expectations and I still can’t get over that bus scene. There was so much to love about Shang-Chi and … Continue reading Shang-Chi and Xialing – An Alternate Ending
The Art of Ebony Gate
Asian Urban Fantasy I wrote a mega post about DragonCon and decided I should break it up into chunks. The big thing that stood out for me during this event was THE ART. I couldn’t get over the art. There were four floors of Art and assorted cool things at the America’s Mart and then … Continue reading The Art of Ebony Gate
CALIBA 2023 SPRING FORUM
Booksellers, the Lifeblood of Publishing at CALIBA 2023 Spring Forum Asian Urban Fantasy, On Writing Yesterday I thought I thought I would be all fired up because of seeing EBONY GATE in print, and I was, but turns out what really fired me up yesterday was meeting so many booksellers, meeting other authors, and just being surrounded by … Continue reading CALIBA 2023 SPRING FORUM
2025 Events – Khan Wong’s Book Launch at The Booksmith
I will be in conversation with Khan Wong to The Booksmith for the Down in the Sea of Angels on April 24th at 7pm. Please join us! RSVP is not required, but appreciated. Seats are limited and can be guaranteed with the purchase of a book. See you at the shop!
Character Through Dialogue
Craft On Writing The other day, I participated in a panel discussion alongside David Wragg, Sebastien de Castell, Marina Lostetter, and Jennifer Dewes (J.S. Dewes) for the SFF Addicts Podcast. We talked about developing character through dialogue. All of the panelists are authors who create books with a wide-ranging cast of characters. Our initial focus was … Continue reading Character Through Dialogue
Tor Acquires Ebony Gate…and more!
So in the hellscape that was 2020, we wrote Ebony Gate. Ken and I are delighted that Tor bought the trilogy. Our girl Emiko will be coming to your bookstore in July of 2023! Tor.com’s announcement here. TOR acquires Ebony Gate in a 3 book deal. Finding an editor who championed our work was a dream … Continue reading Tor Acquires Ebony Gate…and more!
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