First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

A roundup of my travels and socializing: Nebula Conference, the Santa Fe International Literary Festival, New Mexico Writers, literary snobbery, tail-sniffing, and repping genre writers who keep the …

A bit of advice on how Patreon works, about my meeting with Graphic Audio and how fantasy words like "Cosmere" become part of the industry lingo, and some <<CW>> thoughts on the medical establishment…

My roundup of Apollycon and attendant fabulousness, along with thoughts on how industry events have shifted, particularly within the romance circles, and a bit on manifestation and gratitude.

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How to graciously answer that invidious question: "Have I heard of you?" Also, some lovely early feedback on ROGUE FAMILIAR - just released!!! - and how we don't always know what we're writing.

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Sharing insights I gained from being a guest author at the Jack Williamson Lectureship, including thoughts on emotion in stories and the critical importance of endings - and why you HAVE to finish th…

A special guest on the show today! Multi-bestselling author Darynda Jones and I discuss ideas, how to know which ones are good and have staying power, and how to continue to grow as writers. 

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Should you throw out the first 30 pages of your manuscript? Um, no.  Bad advice. BUT, figuring out where to start a story is an ongoing challenge, craftwise, and also because the marketplace changes …

My Patreon and Discord community are live! I'm also talking about one of the best pieces of writing advice I ever got and how, if you want to be a writer for the right reasons, there's no fire to put…

What to do when an author's editor leaves the house, the one question to ask career authors, studying movies made from books to understand theme and what subplots/side characters aren't important.

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Paying the price - do we always have to suffer or sacrifice for a reward? Why this is often offered as a writing rule, especially when creating magic systems. Also a report on ROGUE FAMILIAR: coming …

Can you miss something you never had? Also thoughts on creative crisis, how I always hit a point where I think the book I'm writing is TERRIBLE, and upcoming plans for my mentoring/coaching Patreon a…

A report on YouTube monetization (yay!) via putting up audiobooks and thoughts on podcasting ROI. Also why each book is a challenge to write, how to deal with a sagging middle of a novel, and how to …

How you know when your creativity is flowing, which story ideas have enough juice to sustain a novel or series, and how to handle those New Shiny ideas when you have other works in progress to focus …

Happy St. Patrick's Day! A short podcast today, explaining why I postponed the ROGUE FAMILIAR release date and why it won't really be as long as it the dates imply.

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I'm still head-down on drafting this novel, absorbed in increasing my productivity - with good news to report on that front. Also thinking about invisible friends and creativity. I had them. Did you?

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How pushing my wordcount is working - I've had my best week since last May - and thoughts on POV: how to teach it, how to choose the "right" POV for a story, and a way of thinking about writing POV w…

Why and how I'm going back to the basics in order to improve my creative output. Sharing some of my productivity metrics, why writing every day works for *me*, and how I think metrics helps all creat…

I'm (finally!) talking about book boxes and their business models. Some are great! Others not so much. How do you tell? Also on scheduling creativity, especially making a living as an author. 

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How being a career creative means always continuing to learn and refine your craft, showing vs telling, how worldbuilding without info-dumping is an ongoing challenge, and why perfection is an unatta…

More granular insight into my revision process, including how I create and name "new" monsters, stealing from the best houses, and how we all borrow from other creators, whether we realize it or not.

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