First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

On being a career author and learning when to hold your creative feet to the fire and when to back off. Also cutting and trimming a long mss down to size, transcribing podcasts, and my new sewing pro…

New insights today on how I do my worldbuilding and why it can be really useful to start writing later in life. Also, why I think all writers should babysit.

The show I recommend is Hidden and you can…

A commute podcast today because I did an IRL writer coffee. Thoughts on pandemic exhaustion, a comet sighting, the exciting cover of THE PROMISED QUEEN, and exhuming a dormant project. 

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Mostly about my new Exciting Thing: Project Greenbelt, which has nothing to do with writing. Also a bit about cutting and tightening during revision.

Also, the audiobook version of THE FIERY CROWN is…

Thoughts on the great privilege of being an unpublished author and the freedom that gives--which, like youth, we don't appreciate at the time. Also some details on how I track my writing work. 

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How Jeffe Lost Her Temper at a Guy Not Wearing a Mask and other tales of opening up from lockdown. Also thoughts on writing toward a core image and re: Lois McMaster Bujold's fantasy romance.

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Getting back in the writing groove and exploring my new analogy for choosing what are the good ideas and how to decide when to write them. Also thoughts on owning your process and refining it over yo…

I'm welcoming guest Erin McLellan today for a Pride Month spotlight! Erin writes queer, quirky and erotic contemporary romance. We talk about self-publishing, living in Alaska, and being a pantser.

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A gripping story about quail chicks today! Also general ramblings on building a writing habit, taking time off from it, and the difference between letting a field lie fallow and having it become a fe…

I'm welcoming very special guest, RWA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner and all around kickass woman, Beverly Jenkins! We chat about her career, walking to England, Black history, and much more.

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A commute podcast today as I go to breakfast with my mom at Santa Fe's wonderful Teahouse. Also updates on THE LOST PRINCESS RETURNS, and an unhappy experience at the Compound Restaurant.

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My mom is here! And she's visiting the podcast today, reminiscing about the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. We also discuss cats, forest fires, and drinking too much wine.

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Finishing up THE LOST PRINCESS RETURNS, so I have book brain. My mom and stepdad arrive today, too! So random thoughts today and a plug for Frolic Podcast Network sister, Boobies & Noobies!

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An amusing, if frivolous story about my latte frother, a surprise guest appearance by the usually taciturn Mr. Kennedy, a lovely review comparing my work to Anne McCaffrey, and foreshadowing the endi…

I'm interviewing longtime friend, crit partner, and writer of top notch science fiction romance, Marcella Burnard. She discusses the ups and downs of her career, and what surgery she refused to have …

Looking forward to seeing my mom, thoughts on online events, and also about axe-murderers and whether we really need the police. A bit about morality and ethics, too.

First Cup of Coffee is part of t…

About Good Fiction™ and why I don't think we need to read sad books. Also an outing! Margaritas with Megan Mulry. And I'm nearly done drafting THE LOST PRINCESS RETURNS.

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Happy Release Day to Grace Draven for DRAGON UNLEASHED! Thoughts today on entropy, backsliding, and how drift figures into building - and sustaining - a good writing habit.

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I'm back to regular podcasting, being grateful for my life, and talking about minor irritations like dealing with my drip system and being indecisive. Update on the progress of THE LOST PRINCESS RETU…

An interview with my wonderful friend and bestselling author Grace Draven today! You can read more about her upcoming release, DRAGON UNLEASHED, here https://gracedraven.com/book/26.

Her virtual laun…