First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

Part of finding out what your process is and owning it is knowing what kind of worker you are and whether you can create your own structure or if you need help with that. Also a story about dealing w…

Self-care, "forcing ourselves to relax," and the ongoing push/pull of knowing when to be kind to ourselves and back off of pressure and when to apply discipline to get the work done.

GREY MAGIC is no…

I'm unfolding my New Plan for daily wordcount and being honest with myself about my true sustainable productivity. Also about missing stairs and the creep problem in the writing community, and what w…

A surprise bird strike today! (With a happy ending.) Also why finishing a story arc takes so much effort, the analogy of landing a plane, thoughts on exercise physiology and creative output, and bein…

A very special episode of First Cup of Coffee, in which I wish my wonderful mother the very happiest of birthdays and many happy returns!

GREY MAGIC is now available!  (https://jeffekennedy.com/grey-m…

By request, I'm discussing how I manage writing multiple series at a time. This includes time management, project management, how I focus on only one thing at a time and includes a couple of cautiona…

My review of Cyrano (at the end, with spoilers), whether Game of Thrones and Vikings shows have anything in common. Also shining brightly and whether there's anything wrong with that.

GREY MAGIC is no…

Why I missed podcasting yesterday and how I'm finally catching up on things like corporeal maintenance. Also why I want to wave my magic wand and get everyone to distinguish PRE-plotting from plottin…

Why trad-pubbed books are released on Tuesdays, and other thoughts on hallmarks of success like hitting bestseller lists or being nominated for awards-how they're only lens onto a multifaceted career…

GREY MAGIC is out today!!! I'm burbling about that and also discussing voice - what it is, how do you "find" and refine it. A bit about Juliet Marillier's beautiful writing and how what I write is sa…

A bit of a rant about Certain People getting upset about female marines in science fiction, or females in combat altogether, regardless of tech. Also fraudulent reviews on Amazon and news on that fro…

GREY MAGIC is done and going to upload! It will be out on Monday, February 28!! Otherwise, I'm talking about my travels, including travails, and other catching up. Love how bird wings on snow look li…

I'm on the penultimate, penultimate scene of GREY MAGIC and I have serious book brain, but I'm talking about the joys of being a fulltime writer, epiphanies, and scrambled eggs. Also, I got my orchid…

I'm sharing a really lovely email I got complimenting DARK WIZARD, and sharing how I'm able to write as fast as I do while maintaining high quality, (hint: speed and quality are unrelated!) with disc…

Lots 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.

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About author branding and how I think working the KU algorithm is disrupting that to the detriment of authors. Also, progress on GREY MAGIC, spring comes to northern New Mexico, and the saga of suet.

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How writing takes up mental bandwidth, because we're creating the story even when we're not actually writing, trying to compartmentalize, the trick to delegating, and thoughts on writing in the body …

I'm discussing my revision process today - what I look for, the benefits of having some distance from drafting, and the delicate balance between preventing yourself from endlessly retooling and knowi…

On the challenges of retellings, why stories are like floating globes to me, how I'm loving Intisar Khanani's THORN, and how I tapped out on PERSUASION. (Is it just me???). Also dealing with the char…

A report on my weekend, the cleaning of the Closet of Doom and reflecting on how 2.5 years without conventions has changed my perspective. Also a bit on intermittent fasting (CW) and this bizarre New…