Julia Vee - Marco? POLO! Part 2

Our guest Julia Vee was a trial lawyer in Silicon Valley. She attended UC Berkeley and majored in Asian Studies. She often writes with co-author Ken Bebelle. Their novel Ebony Gate, an Asian-inspired contemporary fantasy, was published by TOR and named a 2023 Golden Poppy Finalist for the Octavia E. Butler award. The trilogy conclusion, Pearl City, released in July of 2025. We got to share an exhibitor booth with Julia at Dragonsteel last December. We had a blast hanging out with her that weekend, and we’re just lucky she still likes us enough after all that proximity to come on as a guest! In Part Two, We Discuss: Shorthand Communication of Desired Genre Tropes Omnibusses and Sexy HardcoversComps and InspirationFull Tangent into Latest Movies and Shows We LovedResources and Guest Links: https://juliavee.com/ IG: @juliaveewritesPearl City Paperback Release!Join us in thanking Julia! She’s a talented author, fantastic booth-mate, and we’re so grateful she was willing to give us some of her time. Host Links: H.Y. Gregor: https://hygregor.com/David Shadoin: https://www.davidshadoin.com/ Credits: (all assets licensed through the sites listed)Intro: Music- Cinematic Epic Trailer by PaulYudin on PixabayAnimation and Image- From Vecteezy user- kazim hussian; from pixabay users-davidfoxx, DavidGallie, olenchic, stefaniejockschat, AiVreaSaStii, RuneSnow, duyen-nguyen, EnchantedStudios, Outro: Music- Good Night by FASSounds on PixabayAnimation and Image- From Vecteezy user-onlydesignz; from pixabay users-olenchic, Placidplace, Evgeniy_Z, Dantegrafico, Shayea_Kim