First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

More on the anxiety that comes with being a writer - or maybe any creative - and how the fear that people won't like your work never goes away. And a bit on how some readers don't like certain kinds …

Asking authors you love to read your work and posibly give blurbs or shout-outs, how that's fraught and always will be. Also news on Meljean Brook/Milla Vane.

You can watch the video of this episode o…

My thoughts on identical twins and a mini-rant about stories like The Astronaut's Wife where we're supposed to believe an entirely different person can be inside a body and the people close to them d…

About choosing the happy, being stuck inside, reading psychological thrillers (with a couple of recs) and experimenting with new media.

My YouTube channel is here.

The books I mention are The Broken G…

How to know when a book is done: in terms of getting the story where you want it to be, revision passes, polishing, marketing strategies, etc. Also how to leverage that book according to what YOU wan…

The importance of setting the stakes in the first act of a story, what happens when that fails to happen, and thoughts on The Matrix.

First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can…

The importance of daily practice - as advised by a concert pianist - and how schedule and routine disruptions can derail us. Also, yes, I'm wearing my glasses.

First Cup of Coffee is part of the Froli…

What to do when the well runs dry (and other analogies for writer's block). Also news on print copies of THE GOLDEN GRYPHON AND THE BEAR PRINCE, love for DARK WIZARD and why I didn't post yesterday.

Y…

I'm celebrating #FaRoFeb today, and giving a tour of my books and bookshelves, along with a short history of my writing career and Fantasy Romance as a genre. Also announcing that THE GOLDEN GRYPHON …

Interviews I love and ones I don't love so much, upcoming events with #FaRoFeb and others, a surprise for tomorrow, and my fraught history with being a blabbermouth and chronic privacy-invader.

You ca…

Why decision-making-which includes writing-is so exhausting and how we can develop habits to make that easier. Also a bit on fantasy language, too-modern words, career slumps, and Victor Victoria.

You…

Today kicks off #FaRoFeb and you can get HR Moore's Queen of Empire free! Also my creative magic earrings, finishing up Dark Wizard, how women see men vs the reverse, and the first hints of spring.

Yo…

More on the love/hate reaction to art, the meh-response to long series and what I think is happening there, and also a shout out to @jeff_and_will at the Big Gay Fiction podcast!

First Cup of Coffee i…

Writers residencies, why they can be life-changing, but also how the costs can be high, so it takes weighing all that. Also ethics on reviews and promo.

First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podca…

The love/hate reaction to art and how this applies to radio stations and selling books. Also a bit about Astar and the boys of Heirs of Magic. Good news on Dark Wizard, plus choosing crit partners.

Fi…

Celebrating Release Day for THE GOLDEN GRYPHON AND THE BEAR PRINCE! Plus thoughts on the Amazon algorithm, trad publishing income, and some movie recs.

You can buy THE GOLDEN GRYPHON AND THE BEAR PRIN…

Putting ethical behavior and decency before the love of money, authors behaving badly - and about the idea that some scenes don't drive the story and should be cut, along with a lovely review of THE …

Made-up words in fantasy, recommendations on reading KUSHIEL'S DART, how to make beginnings smoother, Laurel Birch, and happy wriggles over the inauguration.

The Stories Live! recording is here.

Preor…

A shout-out to Kate Pearce's THE RANCHER MEETS HIS MATCH. Also thoughts on young heroes, names, and memories of being on a float in New Orleans at RT convention.

First Cup of Coffee is part of the Fro…

Some of my gripes about how other people treat deadlines, thoughts on commas, fan fiction, contractions, and creating realistic characters who will still never be like a real person.

You can preorder …