First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

I visited with Wine & Spines yesterday - great fun to talk books from a safe social distance. I'm also talking more about hitting a sticking place in the story, and different methods for working thro…

I'm fighting the blues - as I imagine many of us are - but also talking about process and what it means when I say go back and layer in certain elements. Also about pets and what makes them really ha…

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I'm fighting with my treadmill desk, yet again, and talking about stress responses to our social distancing, along with the power of purchasing. Also, why I feel so blessed t…

Tracking the #flattenthecurve efforts through markers like yoga classes, sweet pea seeds, and the availability of eggs. Also an adventure in microbaking.

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Talking about efforts to #flattenthecurve - and the myriad of reactions to COVID-19 in the U.S. Also about progress on THE PROMISED QUEEN. Pretty much the two things I'm thinking about these days.

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Adjusting to life with the pandemic, thoughts on improving as a writer - or any kind of artist - how long it takes to write a book - and how we grow over time. Also being a newbie writer and knowing …

Reflecting on reflections today - the trope of a character having to face themselves in the magic mirror, to see the ugly truths inside themselves. And other random thoughts on sin, personal transfor…

Today's my mom's birthday, so there is singing. Thoughts on defining midpoint and other story structure beats. Also on romance and reading urban fantasy, and a kayak misadventure.

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On hand-washing songs, saving water, Woody Allen and the walkout at Hachette, along with thoughts on COVID-19, yoga, taxes, and planting sweet peas.

The Woody Allen article I mention is here (https:/…

A Commute Podcast today with tales on two family medical scares this week, and thoughts on Honey Boy and Annie Bellet's Justice Calling. Also a bit on how being a writer changes you as a reader.

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A report on our CostCo #prepping venture, thoughts on COVID-19, and how to cope.

The XKCD cartoon is here (https://xkcd.com/2275/).

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It feels like spring so I had my first recording of the year outside! A bit about how I track royalties, and thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic.

The book I mention is Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Dea…

A story today about how I got my first cell phone instead of leaving my husband, Oliver Sacks, and other thoughts on the internet, community, and neurology.

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A podcast commute today with thoughts on male gaze and sexist/gendered analogies. More on staying off the internet, killing kings, concubines, and assorted thoughts that I promise are related. Also a…

Reporting in on the rather amazing effects of staying off the internet for the first 2 hours of the day, and thoughts on our new effort to cut down on screen time in the evenings, too. It's quite rem…

I'm welcoming celebrity guest and longtime friend, Tawna Fenske, to a special long chat over coffee today. We're discussing her wonderful new book, THE TWO-DATE RULE, life, love, making marriages wor…

Sharing news today about an exciting new project! Also general updates on my plans for the year, including spin-offs of The Twelve Kingdoms and The Uncharted Realms. 

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Mostly a rant today about how Dollar Car Rental is extorting money from us. Apparently now that everyone has figured out not to pay the ridiculous insurance, Dollar is making money with spurious clai…

Do some people just not have the talent to write? Can hard work and practice be enough to make a professional author? I'm musing the roles of work and talent - and why writing a million words actuall…

ARCs of THE FIERY CROWN! And I've mailed out print copies of THE FATE OF THE TALA. Otherwise, I'm discussing algorithms for social media visibility and how AIs are changing how businesses operate.

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