First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy
Award-winning and best-selling author of fantasy and romance, Jeffe Kennedy shares her first cup of coffee of the day with listeners, giving a daily insight into the realities of being a career author.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 1082
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
First Cup of Coffee - July 5, 2019
Today is the 1 year anniversary of this podcast! Being very on-brand, I ramble about the last year, how the podcast has focused (and not) on being a career author, and also about Martha Wells' Murder…
First Cup of Coffee - July 2, 2019
A bit more today on the difference between marketing and promotion - and good manners in asking for cross-promotion.Info on seeing Grace Draven and me at San Diego Comic Con. Also how a coyote about …
First Cup of Coffee - July 1, 2019
Author dos and don'ts on marketing today, especially as regards asking other authors for cross-promotion. Also: email harvesting and what it means, networking, and giving fair value.
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First Cup of Coffee - June 28, 2019
I'm talking more today about finding the right place to start a story, how difficult that can be, and why I always listen when someone tells me where they think it should start. Also how an agent can…
First Cup of Coffee - June 27, 2019
You heard it here first news on THE FIERY CITADEL, including cover hints. Also a bit about transcription, the New Shiny, and bluebird fledglings.
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First Cup of Coffee - June 26, 2019
Exciting news on the New Shiny, plus treadmill woes asked and answered. Also, how I'm transcribing the podcasts now, and putting a donation button out there.
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First Cup of Coffee - June 24, 2019
A surprise guest today in the form of a neighbor chat. Also more about Sage Walker and Jim Sorenson, mentioned in yesterday's blog post, Do You Need a Critique Group – Or Something ELSE? Plus thought…
First Cup of Coffee - June 21, 2019
Why I don't like lots of POVs, even in fantasy where it's supposedly okay. A bit on how to choose POV, my feelings on the first 25% of a story (& POV), and then on grounding a reader in a sequel.
First Cup of Coffee - June 18, 2019
More today about writer's retreats and residencies and why that experience was transformative for me. Also how writers live in this timeless space where books come into being in waves, and how our ti…
First Cup of Coffee - June 17, 2019
Your chance to weigh in on what project I should pick up next! Also a rant about "writer's retreats" that are just ways to take your money, and how SFWA's credo that money should flow to the writer i…
First Cup of Coffee - June 14, 2019
Another chapter in the Disappointing Saga of the Contact Lenses. Good news is I should finish my revision of THE FIERY CITADEL today. I might be a little cranky - a bit of a social media rant on the …
First Cup of Coffee - June 13, 2019
General conversation on my drive into town for writer coffee, plus exciting news about THE ORCHID THRONE and San Diego Comic Con. Also, for those who listened yesterday, some stories about my mom and…
First Cup of Coffee - June 12, 2019
A special celebrity guest today: my mom! She tells stories about me and we reminisce about old Denver spots. Also features discussions science fiction vs. fantasy and cat wrangling.
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First Cup of Coffee - June 11, 2019
A bit of excitement today as Jackson catches a gopher during the podcast. Otherwise I'm talking about Tanith Lee, The Silver Metal Lover and others of her fantastic books, and ye olden times of mail …
First Cup of Coffee - June 10, 2019
Talking today about the Rule of Three and how that factors into success of any kind. Also about my revision process and updates on THE FIERY CITADEL.
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First Cup of Coffee - June 7, 2019
If you've been waiting for the second Sorcerous Moons compendium, books 4-6, it's out! Also talking about reviews and why authors shouldn't try to improve craft by reading them. And updates on my bro…
First Cup of Coffee - June 6, 2019
Started my day by breaking a contact lens, alas. Otherwise things are going well, and The Fiery Citadel is coming along faster now. Includes reminiscing on old Denver landmarks.
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First Cup of Coffee - June 4, 2019
THE ARROWS OF THE HEART won an award! I'm also telling a story today about how men and women talk differently about their pain. Also the continuing saga of THE FIERY CITADEL revision, and how being a…
First Cup of Coffee - June 3, 2019
Updates on my weekend (low key), The Fiery Citadel revision (coming along), and our perceptions of the writers life vs. the reality. Plus cat wrangling.
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First Cup of Coffee - May 31, 2019
A bunch of ideas today - thoughts on dealing with this revision (yes, still), why people hate Nickelback (yes, really) and how bikeshedding fits into this (yes, it does. well... kinda). This is the a…