First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

Celebrating the release today of WINGS UNFURLED by Rebecca Gomez Farrell and A HARD DAY FOR A HANGOVER by Miss Darynda Jones! Otherwise I'm talking about being gentle with ourselves and what that mea…

Today sees the re-release of my Kinky Christmas Caribbean Vacation, FIVE GOLDEN RINGS! I'm talking about where I've been, what a writing retreat can do to clear the mind, refill the well, and provide…

Last podcast for a couple of weeks as I'm headed on vacay/writing retreat. Talking about connections in our lives, Buddhism, David Bowie, Taylor Swift, expectations on creators and a bit on BANDITS.

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THE LONG NIGHT OF THE RADIANT STAR is out today! I'm burbling about that, controlled chaos, the importance of female friendships, and also story structure and applying screenwriting tricks to writing…

The novella is done! I'm reviewing my productivity over the last year and discussing the next projects. I'm also mulling writing retreats, why we go on them, and what I hope to get out of the one I'm…

Some background on the difference between Back Cover Copy (BCC) and blurbs, how BCC remains the property of a publisher, even if rights are reverted, and what is a big NO to a publisher trying to ret…

Talking to my future biographer about my freakitude on guarding my writing time, writing retreats, and more harping on how the writing process cannot be conflated with the reading experience.

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Thoughts on the Twitter debacle and how I don't think newsletters are the answer (still). Also, my new landscapes, why I surround myself with certain kinds of images and why they are NOT my framed bo…

I'm back to regular (mostly) podcasting, catching you all up on my activities, talking a bit about voice - how to recognize it and what it means - and asking for input on this midwinter holiday fanta…

I'm urging you to vote today - and to vote Democrat! Also a shout out to Nicole Peeler, Director of the Pop Fic MFA program at Seton Hill, and thoughts on Bejeweled by Taylor Swift and what it means …

A very special #NaNoWriMo episode today. I discuss the greatest benefit of doing NaNoWriMo, the pitfalls, and how to approach this process like an exercise training program so you gain the greatest b…

In honor of Halloween, a bit of a tour of my always slightly gothic office decor. Also, the audiobook for SHADOW WIZARD is out! Finally, some thoughts on being famous (or not) and what that means.

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Why I don't believe in muses and how conflating the experience of writing - joyful or otherwise - with the experience of reading is counterproductive, and how writing turns out the same whether it wa…

How being female isn't actually a characterization (yes, this rant again), an odd coincidence with my growing up and a now Famous Author, and asking for good thoughts for a new preemie baby in the fa…

One thing that works better for me than newsletters do, thoughts on finishing and knowing when a story is done (though maybe not perfect), and thoughts on manifesting success and what we can control.

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At long last: my discussion of series sell-through, what numbers to expect and which ones to worry about, and also what authors can do to affect that sell-through - from simple tricks to more complex…

One more pep talk on how it's REALLY OKAY if you don't like doing newsletters, examples of successful authors without them, and thoughts on reinvention, flexibility, and how this business is hard.

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Building a writing habit and incremental work - when it does and doesn't work for people. Also an update on loading my audiobooks on YouTube and thoughts on three decades in publishing.

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Quitting what doesn't work for you and getting away from survivorship bias and reverse engineering success. Instead finding out what works for YOU & owning your process. Also putting audiobooks on Yo…

Marketing vs. promo, what traditional publishing brings to the table (and some examples of big fails), why all authors-regardless of publishing path-should learn promo, AND crunch their sales figures…