Julia Vee and Ken Bebelle’s Path to Publication

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 Ken. Ken:Creative writing was something we had both … Continue reading Julia Vee and Ken Bebelle’s Path to Publication

Shang-Chi and Xialing – An Alternate Ending

A little unauthorized Fanfic by Julia vee 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 … Continue reading Shang-Chi and Xialing – An Alternate Ending

CALIBA 2023 SPRING FORUM

Booksellers, the Lifeblood of Publishing at CALIBA 2023 Spring Forum 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 people who love books. … Continue reading CALIBA 2023 SPRING FORUM

Character Through Dialogue

Craft 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 ensuring that … Continue reading Character Through Dialogue