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First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - Book Release, New Series, and the DentistFirst podcast with the fancy new mic! Comment if you think it sounds great, or simply just keep listening ~ If you haven't already, the time to get caught up on Warriors of Magic is now since the final installment is coming end of this month. All SIX Pov's will be featured in this book and I couldn't be more excited for you all to read it. YouTube isn’t going anywhere, though. We’re planning to shift the channel toward long-form writing content, book discussions, and reviews. We think you’ll really enjoy it. And of course, I’d lov...
2025-12-0918 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - Staying Centered during the HolidaysThis holiday season, I’m taking some time to check in with my mental health and overall wellness. I’m starting therapy on Thursday - gasp! - so I can stay centered, enjoy the holiday cheer, and keep a healthy balance between my writing responsibilities and personal life. Thank you for joining me on this journey and for your continued support. 💛YouTube isn’t going anywhere, though. We’re planning to shift the channel toward long-form writing content, book discussions, and reviews. We think you’ll really enjoy it. And of course, I'd love your feedback. Let me know what...
2025-12-0515 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - Opening up the case for optimizing your writing styleHappy December! Time is flying by but it sure does feel like it. Can you maintain the integrity of your stories and still optimize your earnings as writer? Or would that be the same as writing to market? Ask me about Mar-A-Lago face, I could go on and on. Because it's actually quite an interesting inspiration for a book... How do I organize my inspirations in general, and what was the inspiring line of text for Never the Roses? All answered in this episode. Among the Thorns line edits are D-O-N-E DONE! Preorder hereIn c...
2025-12-0320 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - A Working Girl HolidayHappy Turkey Day! As the title suggests, I have some book updates for you. You all know this by now, but the work has kept me grounded amidst the craziness of the personal as of late. I'll be talking about both this episode, as well as some very exciting news about when preorders for my NEW book series will be available.Among the Thorns line edits are D-O-N-E DONE! Preorder here https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250360373/amongthethornsIn case you missed it, Strange Familiar Audio Book is now available on Youtube ~ Listen for free here...
2025-11-2617 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - updates, Updates, UPDATESThank you to everyone who sent my mother well wishes! She is doing very well, and I appreciate you more than you know. Thank you to my friends for being there - you really got me through it (hand-heart). Among the Thorns Line Edits are D-O-N-E DONE! Preorder here
2025-11-2116 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - It's been a week.For those of you who may be experiencing something similar with a parent or loved one, I'm (so far) recommending the free service called A Place For Mom. Click Here for WebsiteIn case you missed it, Strange Familiar Audio Book is now available on Youtube ~ Listen for free hereYou can find the Owl Crate signed edition of Never the Roses hereA very beautiful hardcover edition can be found hereThe audio book can be listened to hereAnd Kindle Unlimited has Never the Roses digital version!
2025-11-1918 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - Beauty Standards (in lieu of the Great Gatsby party) 11/11/25Beauty standards never really left, did they? Also, important book updates, unlikeable female characters and my continued disapproval for our current administration. And also, Strange Familiar Audio Book will be available on Youtube MIDNIGHT TONIGHT! Listen for free here: https://youtu.be/xsvqqEXLZ-k?si=-kdJFb-ptVJSyWmeSpeaking of special editions, you can find the Owl Crate signed edition of Never the Roses here: https://www.owlcrate.com/products/never-the-roses-exclusive-owlcrate-edition?srsltid=AfmBOoovpc9OwJyFlDu1dq8XLBcZ_FDmq1etopWL8XhKmQq9puAuY0fIA very beautiful hardcover edition can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Roses-Jennifer-K-Lambert/dp/125036034XThe a...
2025-11-1215 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - Selling Shovels to Miners 11/07/25Writerly Advice on how to make smart business decisions as a writer, and how to avoid pitfalls - like DEBT. Are special editions business savvy? Is buying 500 special editions business savvy? You are a miner being sold a shovel, and it's important to inquire whether you can afford the shovel or not. In other news, Among the Thorns line edits will need to take priority over Magic Reborn, which will now be here at the end of the year. Stay tuned for Lust, Lies and Ley Lines. More information on that coming soon...Speaking of special editions...
2025-11-0716 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - When the line edits come back 11/04/2025Election Day today in America! Make sure to show up to your local polls. Today's writerly advice is: what do you do when the line edits come back? Well, consult your agent, consult your friends. Grab dinner. Re-evaluate. Get to your computer. We've got writing to do. Your friendly neighborhood author is doing author-ly things this upcoming month! Hummingbird House is officially OPEN FOR BOOKING🕊️ 🕊️ Book your next writer retreat at Hummingbird House in Santa Fe here🕊️Upcoming Events ~ LoveLitCon is a weekend of romantasy and bookish fun and I will be attending! Buy LoveLitCon...
2025-11-0511 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - Character Driven Writing Techniques 10/31/25Happy Halloween! Today, I discussed being an intuitive writer, my gripes with GMC, writing believable character-driven stories and my method behind cutting characters. Also, I'm molting. My wings are, I mean. Your friendly neighborhood author is doing author-ly things this upcoming month! Hummingbird House is officially OPEN FOR BOOKING Meet me Nov. 1st at the BookQuest A Day with Santa Fe Authors and Nov. 2nd at Books on the BosqueMagic Reborn has reached a half way point! And also, my two cents on how to make a living for yourself as a creative. Book your n...
2025-10-3119 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - Girls Trip and DIY Christmas Cards! 10/28/25Christmas card reveal from a girl's trip this past weekend to the beautiful Taos! Resetting the well involves crafting and I'm proud to report, my well is very full. The realities of independent publishing versus traditional publishing, the true meaning behind Never the Roses, and racking up for Magic Reborn. Also, autumn.Your friendly neighborhood author is doing author-ly things this upcoming month! Hummingbird House is officially OPEN FOR BOOKING🕊️ Meet me Nov. 1st at the BookQuest A Day with Santa Fe Authors and Nov. 2nd at Books on the Bosque📚 Magic Reborn has reached a half way poin...
2025-10-2820 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - Out With the OldOut with the old (laptop) and IN with the new... (laptop)! Remember when switching over a new laptop used to be the most time-consuming and unrewarding but necessary task of all time? Magic Reborn is going amazingly and I'm very happy to be its author. Thinking of taking a social media break. And also, Killian. Your friendly neighborhood author is doing author-ly things this upcoming month! Hummingbird House is officially OPEN FOR BOOKING Meet me Nov. 1st at the BookQuest A Day with Santa Fe Authors and Nov. 2nd at Books on the Bosque! Book y...
2025-10-2516 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - The Connection Between Fantasy Fiction and Politics 10/17/25"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth." - Pablo Picasso said and then painted Guerica in response to the 1937 bombing of the Basque town of Guernica by Nazi and Fascist forces. “The artist’s role is not to look away.” - Akira Kurosawa, Japanese filmmaker once said and then directed High and Low, a film about the moral dilemmas of a capitalist society and the consequences. “Art holds up the mirror to nature.” - William Shakespeare, Hamlet (Act 3, Scene 2) a sentiment similar to Aristotle, who once said "Art imitates life." The duty and role of an arti...
2025-10-1818 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - The Comet in Romantasy Genre 10/14/25Romatasy is booming and reader expectations are changing. Responding to a DM review of Never the Roses, offering book recs for fantasy with romantic elements, and reflecting on Meta platforms. And also Wood is a banger - pun intended. Preorder Among the Thorns herePreorder MAGIC REBORN hereSTRANGE FAMILIAR is live: https://www.jeffekennedy.com/strange-...Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! Sign up for my newsletter! Support th...
2025-10-1515 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - Friday October 10th, 2025COVER REVEAL(S) Yes, Plural! New paperback covers for Never the Roses and the long awaited cover reveal for AMONG THE THORNS is here! Among the Thorns will be here July 14th - Preorder available following this link here! Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoringYou can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books!Sign up for my newsletter!Support the showBuy LoveLitCon tickets here using LOVE8368 for $10 OFF!Signed bookplates available hereThe posture correcting sports...
2025-10-1021 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - Tuesday October 7th, 2025Magic Reborn is a little over 22,000 words! Sharing my thoughts on Taylor Swift's new album "The Life of a Showgirl" and the online criticism and drawing comparisons between this album and my book The Tears of the Rose: both are feminist media. And also, it's fall. Preorder MAGIC REBORN hereSTRANGE FAMILIAR is liveJoin my Patreon and Discord for mentoring You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books!Sign up for my newsletter!Support the showBuy...
2025-10-0721 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - Friday, October 3 2025Happy The Life of a Showgirl day!!! Team Jeffe is really Team Swiftie, and all of us are hand-hearting. Do we have any outfit ideas inspired by The Black Dog for the movie premiere on Sunday? In other news, let's talk about asynchronous order of events in writing and how Octavia Butler uses this plus foreshadowing to craft an excellent story. And also an idea brewing about how I can use such things to satisfy my creative urges. Preorder MAGIC REBORN hereSTRANGE FAMILIAR is liveJoin my Patreon and Discord for mentoring
2025-10-0423 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFriday, September 26, 2025Magic Reborn is up to 15,000 words! Lust, Lies, and Ley Lines cover art is coming soon - and why having "mean" friends is actually a good thing. And Sydney the Tyrant strikes again as she workshops a new intro/outro for the podcast.Preorder MAGIC REBORN here STRANGE FAMILIAR is liveJoin my Patreon and Discord for mentoringYou can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books!Sign up for my newsletter! Support the showBuy LoveLitCon tickets here us...
2025-09-2716 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - September 23, 2025Nirvana, Rapture, Hurricane Ragasa, current reads and most excitingly - Magic Reborn writing updates and new release date! And also, the lost art form of party jokes. Preorder MAGIC REBORN hereSTRANGE FAMILIAR is liveJoin my Patreon and Discord for mentoring You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books!Sign up for my newsletter!Support the showBuy LoveLitCon tickets here using LOVE8368 for $10 OFF! Signed bookplates available hereThe posture correcting sports bra...
2025-09-2320 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee and- September 19, 2025join Jeffe Kennedy for your First Cup of Coffee - catching up with family and friends, discussing copy write law and generative AI in the writing space, and the meaning of being a career writer• find your next read 📚https://www.jeffekennedy.com/home• keep up on socials https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016?igsh=MW80azhuZWF2Mmc1Ng==Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on I...
2025-09-2022 minFirst Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - September 16, 2025summer recap☀️, autumn writing updates✍️🍁, revising versus editing, and exciting things are coming ✨dive into jeffe kennedy's world • https://www.jeffekennedy.com/homestay in the loop • 📱 https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016?igsh=dzlmZmo4MmV0aGFv&utm_source=qrour podcast schedule • join us for your first cup of coffee on Tuesdays and Fridays Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!
2025-09-1715 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - February 28, 2025Last day to sign up for my ARC team! Also, thoughts on success, the metrics we use, and strategies for determining what WE want from our writing careers and lives in general.The ARC Team signup form is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3qh21bQ8g02eg3z_sej824qOaytfm1RhVjUKVcFIvM3GnJA/viewform🎉 GIVEAWAY ALERT! 🎉 Calling all fantasy romance lovers! I’m so excited to team up with @vowforgirls for the Happily Ever After Giveaway—because every girl deserves the chance to write her own Happily Ever After. Every 3 seconds, a g...
2025-02-2821 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - February 24, 2024I'm taking signups for my ARC team if you're interested. Also some analyses on books I've been reading and some advice for the newbie-r writers out there on not trying to do too much. Also, keeping secrets too long.The ARC Team signup form is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3qh21bQ8g02eg3z_sej824qOaytfm1RhVjUKVcFIvM3GnJA/viewform🎉 GIVEAWAY ALERT! 🎉 Calling all fantasy romance lovers! I’m so excited to team up with @vowforgirls for the Happily Ever After Giveaway—because every girl deserves the chance to write her ow...
2025-02-2422 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - February 21, 2025On the exciting Murderbot adaptation news, less happy ACOTAR adaptation news, and why authors have to expect to give up creative control on these things. Also, why I switched projects and the importance of being honest with ourselves as creators so we can hear our intuition through the emotional jingle-jangle.🎉 GIVEAWAY ALERT! 🎉 Calling all fantasy romance lovers! I’m so excited to team up with @vowforgirls for the Happily Ever After Giveaway—because every girl deserves the chance to write her own Happily Ever After. Every 3 seconds, a girl is forced into marriage, but together, we can help...
2025-02-2122 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - February 17, 2025On professional jealousy (yes, it's real), that one guy who *has* to say something, and print runs in traditional publishing. What we do and don't know, the effect of print on demand, and other forms of black magic, smoke & mirrors.🎉 GIVEAWAY ALERT! 🎉 Calling all fantasy romance lovers! I’m so excited to team up with @vowforgirls for the Happily Ever After Giveaway—because every girl deserves the chance to write her own Happily Ever After. Every 3 seconds, a girl is forced into marriage, but together, we can help change the story. 📚✨ I’m giving away signed pr...
2025-02-1719 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - February 14, 2025My VOW for Girls project - a special treat for you all. About the new book in my favorite series and how I miss the edge it once had. Also: endorsement quotes (or blurbs) - do they work? Does anyone care? I say YES.🎉 GIVEAWAY ALERT! 🎉 Calling all fantasy romance lovers! I’m so excited to team up with @vowforgirls for the Happily Ever After Giveaway—because every girl deserves the chance to write her own Happily Ever After. Every 3 seconds, a girl is forced into marriage, but together, we can help change the story. 📚...
2025-02-1423 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - February 10, 2025Why I'm participating in VOW for Girls to stop child marriage, thoughts on donating (& why you don't have to), joy, best ways to build and refine craft, why I don't journal, and how I'm a Swiftie forever. The VOW for Girls donation link is here: vowforgirls.org/jeffe-kennedy Darynda Jones's Kickstarter is here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darynda/the-beep-and-osh-trilogy-exclusive-collectors-editionsVisit JenniferKLambert.comRELUCTANT WIZARD is out now and audiobook is live!! https://www.jeffekennedy.com/reluctant-wizardYou can preorder STRANGE FAMILIAR at https://www.jeffekennedy.com/strange-familiar and MA...
2025-02-1019 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - February 7, 2025The RELUCTANT WIZARD audiobook is available wide! Preorder NEVER THE ROSES at B&N for 35% off today only! Also, my editorial meeting, participation in VOW for Girls, and the unbearable loudness of casita-building.Through today only, the B&N donation code for 35% off a print preorder is PREORDER25 The VOW for Girls donation link is here: vowforgirls.org/jeffe-kennedy Darynda Jones's Kickstarter is here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darynda/the-beep-and-osh-trilogy-exclusive-collectors-editionsVisit JenniferKLambert.comRELUCTANT WIZARD is out now and audiobook is live!! https://www.jeffekennedy.com/reluctant-wizard
2025-02-0721 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 5, 2024My experience so far with putting a Romantasy series in KU and plan to have RELUCTANT WIZARD wide for preorder and into KU on release day. Also thoughts on patriotism, politics, and diverse reading.Last day to bid on Personalized Author Coaching with Jeffe Kennedy to benefit the Romancing the Vote fundraiser! https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/74830/auctions/164081/auction_items/5468317The preorder links for RELUCTANT WIZARD, out August 27, are here https://www.jeffekennedy.com/reluctant-wizardThe posture-correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself is here https://forme.therave...
2024-07-0520 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 1, 2024A round-up of my very fun weekend with visiting writers and local ones, our wide-ranging conversations, giving and valuing advice, being a caretaker and having friends care, and also coaching from me at Romancing the Vote!Bid on Personalized Author Coaching with Jeffe Kennedy to benefit the Romancing the Vote fundraiser! https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/74830/auctions/164081/auction_items/5468317The preorder links for RELUCTANT WIZARD, out August 27, are here https://www.jeffekennedy.com/reluctant-wizardThe posture-correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself is here https://forme.therave.co/37...
2024-07-0119 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 10, 2023The ROGUE FAMILIAR audiobook is out now! I'm talking about Jacqueline Carey's CASSIEL'S SERVANT, how it compares to KUSHIEL'S DART, and on making choices about where to begin a story.ROGUE FAMILIAR out now! https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-familiar The Audiobook is also out here https://www.audible.com/pd/Rogue-Familiar-Audiobook/B0CB1Y9B7Q?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-357495&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_357495_rh_usRead the Falling Under books in Kindle Unlimited! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C1ZMDW1YJoin my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, a...
2023-07-1026 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - October 3, 2022How I handle self-published projects vs. trad-pub targeted projects with my agent, my sugarplum of a midwinter holiday novella, and shaking my cane at publicists these days and how they're promoting books.This is the Reddit Gush I mention https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/comments/xt3982/shadow_wizard_by_jeffe_kennedy_is_pure_fantasy/Interested in Author Coaching from me? Information here: https://jeffekennedy.com/author-coachingSHADOW WIZARD, Book One in Renegades of Magic, continuing the epic tale begun in DARK WIZARD. https://jeffekennedy.com/shadow-wizard is out now!ROGUE'S...
2022-10-0319 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 8, 2022Some real numbers comparing the same book and series self-published vs. traditionally published - Spoiler: first month revenue is already 10% of 10 years of trad - & other thoughts on trad vs. indie. The review of ROGUE'S PAWN that I refer to is here https://www.lacrimsonfemme.com/post/review-rogue-s-pawn-by-jeffe-kennedyLONEN'S WAR - now in audio! - is available wide. Buy links here https://jeffekennedy.com/lonen-s-war and in audio on Scribd here https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/558914129/Lonen-s-WarBuy ROGUE'S PAWN here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-pawn) and ROGUE'S POSSESSION here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-possession...
2022-08-0822 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 5, 2022Thoughts on being groomed to be nice and pleasing people, along with musings on "people will never forget how you make them feel," insights from Maria Vale's WOLF IN THE SHADOWS, and a meaningful review of ROGUE'S PAWN.The actual quote from Georgia O'Keeffe, which I bungled is: "If you can believe in what you are and keep to your line - that is the most one can do with life."You can find WOLF IN THE SHADOWS here https://www.mariavale.com/The review of ROGUE'S PAWN that I read from is...
2022-08-0521 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - February 15, 2022Lots going on today - #FaRoFeb and my #Read4Pixels AMA on @Reddit_Fantasy. Otherwise I'm talking about friendships, along with some fascinating research that shows we change up every 7 years.Check out FaRoFeb here (https://farofeb.com/). The r/fantasy reddit AMA for The Pixel Project is here (https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/st4xm6/im_jeffe_kennedy_author_of_romantic_fantasy_and/). The Atlantic article on friendship is here (https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/03/why-we-lose-friends-aging-happiness/621305/). Upcoming panel: The Cross-Genre Author Experience! and you can get your free tickets here (https...
2022-02-1520 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - February 4, 2022Trying to apply lessons in fight scenes and creating tension from my study of Leviathan Wakes vs. the screenwriting in The Expanse. Also discussion of midpoints, climactic scenes, and poking at the difficult sections. I'm teaching a workshop this weekend: "Crossing the Streams Isn't Bad: A Workshop on Writing Cross-Genre Fiction." Saturday, February 5, 2022, 3pm-4:30 MT. Beastly Books in Santa Fe, NM, US. Free! It will also be live streamed. Register - for free! here (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crossing-the-streams-isnt-bad-writing-workshop-with-jeffe-kennedy-tickets-259076393467)Upcoming panel: The Cross-Genre Author Experience! and you can get your free tickets here (https...
2022-02-0417 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - February 3, 2022How the adaptation of Leviathan Wakes to screen in The Expanse is a great lesson in tightening story and increasing conflict and tension. Also updates on a free workshop and my various projects. I'm teaching a workshop this weekend: "Crossing the Streams Isn't Bad: A Workshop on Writing Cross-Genre Fiction." Saturday, February 5, 2022, 3pm-4:30 MT. Beastly Books in Santa Fe, NM, US. Free! It will also be live streamed. Register - for free! here (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crossing-the-streams-isnt-bad-writing-workshop-with-jeffe-kennedy-tickets-259076393467) The panel is The Cross-Genre Author Experience! and you can get your free tickets here (https://www...
2022-02-0320 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - February 25, 2021DARK WIZARD - book one in a brand new series, new world, new magic system, like The Witcher meets The Selection - is out today! I talk about titling this book, my wizard earrings, and why I never read at events unless asked.You can check out DARK WIZARD here. "With delicious characters and exquisite writing, Jeffe Kennedy is an author you simply can't go wrong with. Dark Wizard is one of my top reads ever. It will always have a place on my favorites shelf. I was drawn deeper and deeper into the story wi...
2021-02-2520 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - February 23, 2021Thank you all for the kind comments yesterday! I'm better today and talking about slut-shaming, "selfish" as a dog whistle, and double standards. Also a shoutout to Darynda Jones on the release of BEGUILED!You can check out BEGUILED here https://darynda.com/books/beguiled.And check out CAPTURE THE CROWN by Jennifer Estep here https://www.jenniferestep.com/series/...And here is the text of Darynda's blurb for DARK WIZARD:"With delicious characters and exquisite writing, Jeffe Kennedy is an author you simply can't go wrong with. Dark Wizard is one...
2021-02-2321 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - October 8, 2020A story today for you about a roadrunner and how it blew our minds. Also I'm done with THE LONG NIGHT OF THE CRYSTALLINE MOON! I'm talking about next steps and upcoming events.You can find information on the Writing Date with me at (https://events.sfwa.org/events/writing-date-with-jeffe-kennedy-quiet-writing-room/)Leslye's podcast is here (https://lpenelope.com/2020/09/selling-direct-my-imaginary-friends-episode-86/). You can preorder UNDER A WINTER SKY here (https://jeffekennedy.com/under-a-winter-sky)First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic...
2020-10-0817 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - October 6, 2020A shoutout today to a brand new Cowboy Christmas romance collection. Also thoughts on The Boys, getting business done, and how Weekend Jeffe is not getting along with Weekday Jeffe and we may need mediation.You can find CHRISTMAS KISSES WITH MY COWBOY here (https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781420148039/christmas-kisses-with-my-cowboy/).First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https...
2020-10-0620 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - September 10, 2020I'm talking about story structure today: how the analysis can be useful, but also limiting; why the Black Moment isn't necessary, that dramatic beats are useful only so far, and how we need to internalize our art.My podcast on GMC is here (https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2020/09/08/first-cup-of-coffee-september-8-2020/)Leslye Penelope's podcast on the Black Moment is here (https://lpenelope.com/2020/09/revisiting-structure-my-imaginary-friends-episode-84/)And the SFWA blog post (which turns out to be from July 2019) is here (https://www.sfwa.org/2019/07/30/translating-the-heros-journey-into-a-linear-plan/)First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network...
2020-09-1021 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - September 8, 2020Why the GMC approach to characterization doesn't work for me, what does, and other thoughts on showing flaws in characters. Also how much I loved Melissa Marr's THE WICKED AND THE DEAD.First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on...
2020-09-0821 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - September 4, 2020Showing off my amazing mini-me shrunken head made by Mab's Menagerie and gifted to me by the lovely Grace Draven. I'm also discussing series arcs and how to sustain conflict long term. You can contact Mab's Menagerie for your very own shrunken head at mabsmenagerie@gmail.com.First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com
2020-09-0419 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - September 3, 2020Should magic systems make rational sense, since they're, well, MAGIC? I'm mulling this question today and talking about a slow-down with DARK WIZARD. Also how this Facebook ads guy is driving me nuts.First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me...
2020-09-0319 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - September 1, 2020Lament for a dead clematis, plus weird experiences with Facebook ad people, drawing boundaries, and the cover reveal of THE PROMISED QUEEN!First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!Thanks for listening!
2020-09-0118 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 31, 2020My many varied and conflicted thoughts on prologues, RWA's Vivien Award rules, winning the RITA Award and how you know that book is The One. Also my travails trying to buy Windex.The blog post on needlework is here https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2020/08/26/dear-writers-enough-with-dissing-needlework/ and the poem I reference is Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird by Wallace Stevens here https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45236/thirteen-ways-of-looking-at-a-blackbirdFirst Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!...
2020-08-3123 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 28, 2020Why I don't think what I learned in Psych 101 is correct, enjoying firsts and seasonality of all kinds - including pumpkin spice lattes! - and why saving white for summer is okay by me. And a snippet from This Lesbian Ship Is Intense!Also, how I want to write fade-to-black fight scenes. For real. First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads
2020-08-2821 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 27, 2020Happy birthday to Stepdad Dave! Also more on the best way to adapt to using a treadmill desk, easing into exercising in general to find those endorphins, and the western tanagers marauding my grape arbor.First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!...
2020-08-2719 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 25, 2020A primrose casualty today, how yesterday ended up being a Lost Day, my (difficult and annoying) new printer, and a discussion of writer health and why I'm a walking desk evangelist.First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram...
2020-08-2520 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 24, 2020I'm reporting on my lovely birthday celebrations - I like golf! - and my honey-sweetened cake. Also the awesome knitted shrunken head Willow Draven made for me.First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!...
2020-08-2418 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 21, 2020I had a bit of a writing crisis yesterday, so I talk about that and how I sorted it out with the help of Agent Sarah and lovely author buddies. Also a funny story about toilet paper and being terribly earnest.First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on...
2020-08-2123 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 20, 2020Join me for a wide-ranging and wonderful interview with celebrity guest author Maria Vale. We talk about life in NYC during #Covid19, her writing journey, and of course how wonderful wolves are! (She also attempts to extract spoilers from me on Forgotten Empires, but I was strong!)You can read more about Maria and her books on her website here (https://www.mariavale.com/new-page). SEASON OF THE WOLF is out August 25, 2020. The book she mentions is Farley Mowat's NEVER CRY WOLF (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72659.Never_Cry_Wolf).First...
2020-08-201h 08
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 18, 2020Talking about why I'm a Taylor Swift fangirl, care for long hair vs. short, 80s child memes about song lyrics, on taste in general, and how I'm tragically unhip and at peace with that.First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find...
2020-08-1819 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 17, 2020The story behind this photo, along with an update - and personnel change - regarding the UNDER A WINTER SKY anthology. Sad news, but also exciting news!First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram...
2020-08-1720 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 14, 2020My trumpet vine is blooming for the first time ever! I'm also talking about my early days as an essayist and how I blew a solicited essay by being too positive. Updates on new projects, too.The essay I mention is The Remaking of Painted Creek in WYOMING TRUCKS, TRUE LOVE, AND THE WEATHER CHANNEL (https://jeffekennedy.com/wyoming-trucks-true-love-and-the-weather-channel).First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!
2020-08-1419 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 13, 2020Thoughts on introductions - good and bad ways of doing them - and how I'm becoming a monster thanks to L. Penelope. Also, what I'm writing for our UNDER A WINTER SKY anthology. Leslye's podcast that I mention is here (https://lpenelope.com/2020/08/tools-technique-my-imaginary-friends-episode-80/).First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me...
2020-08-1320 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 11, 2020Happy Release Day to L. Penelope for CRY OF METAL AND BONE! Also musings on superhero ensembles, Umbrella Academy S2, and #teambobcatFirst Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!Thanks for listening!
2020-08-1116 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 10, 2020THE PROMISED QUEEN has been turned in, so back to DARK WIZARD. Also some on what I've been reading, what I need from a book for it to be fantasy, and about Cursed and Silicon Valley.First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!
2020-08-1021 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 7, 2020Thoughts today on re-regulating ourselves to live in a crazy-making world, how champagne problems are still real problems, reader expectations and Kresley Cole.First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!Thanks for listening!
2020-08-0722 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 6, 2020The report on Isabel and associated travails. Also about living in the present and enjoying summer while we have it, and funny publishing gaffes.First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!Thanks for listening!
2020-08-0618 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 4, 2020I'm welcoming special celebrity guest L. Penelope to the podcast today! We discuss her path to self-publishing and to trad, her process, and how she hates bugs. Also, for those concerned, Isabel is fine. I'll tell you the story Thursday. Pre-order Cry of Metal & Bone (or request it from your local library) before release day on August 11 and receive a free swag pack plus the bonus epilogue! https://lpenelope.com/2020/07/cry-of-metal-bone-pre-order-campaign/First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media...
2020-08-0457 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - August 3, 2020By request, I'm explaining what a mastermind group is and how it work for aspiring authors. Also how I'm dealing with sick kitties and a recovering knee, alas.First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!
2020-08-0320 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 31, 2020Musings on what middlegrade means, being admired, what happened to me yesterday and not passing judgment on my knees, and also a snippet from the super fun Dateable Podcast!You can find the Dateable Podcast here (https://dateablepodcast.com/)First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBub...
2020-07-3119 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 28, 2020A bit on how the universe works in strange ways, the importance of author voice - and how to refine it - and whether querying with a pristine mss is *that* important. Also, an amazing movie for studying suspense!The class I'm teaching is Keeping Secrets and Creating Suspense here (http://www.oirwa.com/forum/campus/#AUG)First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find...
2020-07-2823 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 27, 2020On conversations and brainstorming with bestie Grace Draven, and reports on what I've been reading lately - including mild complaints on female characters not having enough to do. First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!
2020-07-2723 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 24, 2020Updates on THE PROMISED QUEEN, and upcoming projects. Also thoughts on how subtle language choices create gender bias, i.e., it seems like the male characters have all the action. First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and T...
2020-07-2420 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 23, 2020Thoughts today on being paid for creative work - whether this creates positive or negative pressure. Also the difference between retirement and pandemic lockdown, personal pressure, and writing sustainability.First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!
2020-07-2319 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 21, 2020Happy Birthday today to my loving husband, David. A bit about our curve bill thrasher nestlings, hanging pot disasters, updates on The Promised Queen revision, and some about the New Shiny and Dark Wizard.First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find...
2020-07-2118 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 20, 2020Why getting people's names right - and honoring their choices! - is important. Also thanks for the kind support on Friday's podcast. Plus a shoutout to debut author Lorelei Parker for her rom com CRUSHING IT!You can find Lorelei Parker here (http://loreleiparker.com/) and more about CRUSHING IT here (https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496725707/crushing-it/)Friday's podcast is here (https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2020/07/17/first-cup-of-coffee-july-17-2020/)First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!
2020-07-2021 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 17, 2020I'm happy to have the heron fountain back in action. Also about being generous and dealing with a community of writers. First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!Thanks for listening!
2020-07-1822 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 16, 2020I'm talking about why authors give up writing, doing something with my old guest posts, writing advice and how much I like Hidden and The Morning Show. Plus cat and robot wrangling today. The blog post I reference is here (https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2020/07/15/using-the-8-scene-3-act-structure-to-tighten-plus-snippets-from-the-promised-queen/)First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com
2020-07-1621 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 14, 2020Trying to figure out why I hate cutting from a draft so much - and how I can improve my craft and process by learning to Marie Kondo my mss. Also about podcast pod people. First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!F...
2020-07-1421 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 13, 2020On being a career author and learning when to hold your creative feet to the fire and when to back off. Also cutting and trimming a long mss down to size, transcribing podcasts, and my new sewing project. First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for m...
2020-07-1321 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 10, 2020New insights today on how I do my worldbuilding and why it can be really useful to start writing later in life. Also, why I think all writers should babysit.The show I recommend is Hidden and you can find it here (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7217374/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit...
2020-07-1022 minFirst Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 9, 2020A commute podcast today because I did an IRL writer coffee. Thoughts on pandemic exhaustion, a comet sighting, the exciting cover of THE PROMISED QUEEN, and exhuming a dormant project. First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and T...
2020-07-0922 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 7, 2020Mostly about my new Exciting Thing: Project Greenbelt, which has nothing to do with writing. Also a bit about cutting and tightening during revision. Also, the audiobook version of THE FIERY CROWN is now available! (https://www.amazon.com/Fiery-Crown-Forgotten-Empires-Book/dp/B08BFF6PPR) Look, I even remembered to put it in the show notes. :-)First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me...
2020-07-0721 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 6, 2020Thoughts on the great privilege of being an unpublished author and the freedom that gives--which, like youth, we don't appreciate at the time. Also some details on how I track my writing work. First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me o...
2020-07-0621 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 3, 2020How Jeffe Lost Her Temper at a Guy Not Wearing a Mask and other tales of opening up from lockdown. Also thoughts on writing toward a core image and re: Lois McMaster Bujold's fantasy romance.The podcast interview with Leslye Penelope is here (https://lpenelope.com/2020/05/be-flexible-with-your-process-w-jeffe-kennedy-my-imaginary-friends-episode-69)First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com
2020-07-0329 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - July 2, 2020Getting back in the writing groove and exploring my new analogy for choosing what are the good ideas and how to decide when to write them. Also thoughts on owning your process and refining it over your creative life. First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up f...
2020-07-0218 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - June 30, 2020I'm welcoming guest Erin McLellan today for a Pride Month spotlight! Erin writes queer, quirky and erotic contemporary romance. We talk about self-publishing, living in Alaska, and being a pantser. You can find out more about Erin at these places:Facebook Group: https://smarturl.it/ErinMcLellansFBGroupNewsletter: https://smarturl.it/mclellannewsletterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinmclellanwrites/Twitter: https://twitter.com/emclellanwritesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorerinmclellan/Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/erin-mclellanWebsite: https://smarturl.it/erinmclellanFirst Cup of Coffee is part of...
2020-06-3040 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - June 26, 2020A gripping story about quail chicks today! Also general ramblings on building a writing habit, taking time off from it, and the difference between letting a field lie fallow and having it become a fetid swamp.The quote I mention is this one by Mark Rutherford: There is in each of us an upwelling spring of life, energy, love, whatever you like to call it. If a course is not cut for it, it turns the ground around it into a swamp. First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You...
2020-06-2620 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - June 23, 2020I'm welcoming very special guest, RWA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner and all around kickass woman, Beverly Jenkins! We chat about her career, walking to England, Black history, and much more. First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and...
2020-06-2357 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - June 22, 2020A commute podcast today as I go to breakfast with my mom at Santa Fe's wonderful Teahouse. Also updates on THE LOST PRINCESS RETURNS, and an unhappy experience at the Compound Restaurant.First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!
2020-06-2219 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - June 19, 2020My mom is here! And she's visiting the podcast today, reminiscing about the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. We also discuss cats, forest fires, and drinking too much wine. First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and...
2020-06-1921 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - June 18, 2020Finishing up THE LOST PRINCESS RETURNS, so I have book brain. My mom and stepdad arrive today, too! So random thoughts today and a plug for Frolic Podcast Network sister, Boobies & Noobies!First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on...
2020-06-1818 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - June 16, 2020An amusing, if frivolous story about my latte frother, a surprise guest appearance by the usually taciturn Mr. Kennedy, a lovely review comparing my work to Anne McCaffrey, and foreshadowing the ending.First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on...
2020-06-1719 min
First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe KennedyFirst Cup of Coffee - June 15, 2020I'm interviewing longtime friend, crit partner, and writer of top notch science fiction romance, Marcella Burnard. She discusses the ups and downs of her career, and what surgery she refused to have to be a professional actress.First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my...
2020-06-151h 05