First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

Updates in general - THE STORM PRINCESS AND THE RAVEN KING  is done except for the epilogues! which I'm really enjoying writing because they're great touch-backs to the original Twelve Kingdoms trilo…

The lone female story construction and how creators default to it - and how we can combat it. Also the digging-bodies-out-of-the-rubble dramatic beat, final reveals, and biological drives to physical…

On balance, dealing with Parkinson's disease and problematic food additives. Also thoughts on being an intuitive writer and ways of discovering the answers to mysteries in my stories - or not!

The aud…

More on this series re-read I'm doing and how books hit us differently at various times in our lives. Also, author newsletters and what NOT to do, plus a happy report (at the end so you can nope out)…

Some background on the Disney Must Pay effort and why we still need to celebrate writers working for Disney. Also thoughts on stress, getting knocked off our pillows, and putting things into perspect…

On rewarding ourselves for hard work, getting the thing you want, even if it's frivolous. Also, I'm delaying the release of THE STORM PRINCESS AND THE RAVEN KING - sorry! - but not by much.

The audio…

Exciting events for me today and this weekend - I get to interview Mercedes Lackey! - and more and extended thoughts on building an author platform, what's most important, and being aware of how othe…

The order of creations and naming and how people get creative derivations backward. Also balancing between taking due credit for hard work with fighting being egotistical.

The Nebula Awards trailer i…

Updates on Stuff, including something I'm noodling about The Mark of the Tala and Rayfe's point of view - and some of the other male protagonists, too - and more considerations of how much to change …

On pets, best friends, jewelry, and character details. Why some stuff gets forgotten and has to be caught on revision, why writers tend not to give characters pets (though I think they should),  and …

Why we forget things going into another room and, related, why I had melting ice cubes in my pocket. Great news on the GREY MAGIC audiobook, though I'm puzzled why ACX put it under erotica.

Jack's pod…

What it means to be a fulltime writer and supporting yourself with your writing career, and how that's a continual effort to maintain. Also big news on rights reversion for my TEN Carina Press books!…

Clichés, why we reach for them, how they're really just tape-recordings to fill in gaps - even in daily conversation with each other! - and how to counter them. Also how every book is someone's favor…

A bit of a breakdown of membership requirements of various writer's organizations, along with thoughts on insular knowledge (and lingo) and unwritten rules. And some rhapsodizing about my first Kindl…

Using the Scalzi method for planning a new book/series idea, generally good news on the health front - I have beautiful bones! - and some agent thoughts and news. Also, an exception to common wisdom …

I'm raving about what I loved about Bridgertons Season 2 (with spoilers, so...) and about a magical moment in the delightful Julia. Also some secret author ranting, being a creative, and other champa…

My Act II Climax crisis arriving right on schedule, being emotionally available for writing fiction, the ways feminism manifests, mastery and the show Julia, and thoughts on being kind to one another…

An eventful weekend for me - with good and bad - and I'm talking about the value of fiction and even sports in helping us get through tough times in life. Also my discovery on poetry and its amazing …

A Happy Birthday shoutout to Agent Sarah Younger, along with thoughts about what makes an agent truly amazing. Today is also the relaunch of Sorcerous Moons in KU! Thoughts on editing, proofing, and …

On the rebranding of Sorcerous Moons - out on KU starting tomorrow! - some movie recs, and non-recs (what's with the discordant jazz in Spencer???), and thoughts on disease in Victorian times and how…