First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

Wherein I develop a new analogy for what revision feels like to me, plus general musing on revision vs drafting because I'm deep into revision brain, working on THE FIERY CITADEL. Did I mention revis…

Talking about my towering TBR pile today. I pose a quiz question for my listeners, too. What should I do??? I'm talking about revisions, how I've changed my view of them, along with my progress on TH…

I'm talking today about the artist's relationship with their audience, how crow-sourcing relationships affect that, and also about being edited. Framing this in terms of a concert I recently attended…

Talking a bit about stories today - romance, SFF, mystery and horror - and how they're structured. This segues into a discussion of the horror structure (new to me and learned at Nebula Conference), …

Talking a bit about my New Shiny project and how I'm likely going to San Diego Comic Con. I apologize for the few minutes of poor recording. I won't try to do this with the convertible top down again…

I'm back from Nebula Conference and reporting a bit about that, especially a thought-provoking panel on whether science fiction and fantasy stories have a baked-in structure. Also thoughts (no doubt …

Talking today about the perks and pitfalls of having author friends, pseudonyms, and authors I wish I'd met. Also a bit about where to begin a story and how external and internal conflict work in dif…

Commute podcast today as I went to meet some writer folks for coffee. Updates on The Fate of the Tala, changing where the story starts, and also more thoughts on Game of Thrones and Arya's character.…

Thoughts today on giving yourself vacation days, and also how not actually writing can still be working on the book. A bit about water rights in the West, too, which is all part of what we offer here…

Today I'm telling my own story of having my newbie writer dreams stomped upon by someone thoughtlessly cruel. Also some stuff on process, finding the right POV, and THE FATE OF THE TALA. 

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I'm a bit muzzy today, using up my brainz to get back into the Twelve Kingdoms world, but I'm musing some on possible serials I might put on the blog. The blog post I mention is here. 

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I'm still talking about GoT Season 8, Ep. 3 spoilers, especially in light of Avengers Endgame (no spoilers except that I *loved*) it. And a bit about spoilers in general, stories, and whether it impa…

Happy Birthday today to my wonderful agent, Sarah Younger! Today I take a little walk of our property, make a discovery, and talk Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 3 spoilers - though not until the e…

Rambling today about our trip out to the lake yesterday and how I wish the trend of cutesy romance titles would go away, but it won't. And about taking the train to Santa Fe. 

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I'm in well-refilling mode, so mostly chatting about books and movies. Photo is of the full moon rising, not a great pic, but the brightness is astounding. 

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I finished THE FIERY CITADEL! So I'm just chatting today about next plans, some about the arc of The Twelve Kingdoms and The Uncharted Realms books and how publishers make us do odd branding stuff. I…

Spring is sprung and I'm finishing this book today! So, I'm mostly burbling about that. There is a bit of cat wrangling, but a surprise! It's Isabel this time. Go figure. 

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"How My Cat Got Tangled in My Neighbor's Satellite Dish," and other fun tales today. Also a little bit about the cool fog waves in the photo. Carabiner is the word I wanted, not "crampon,"  which is …

Musings on finishing a book and hitting the nostalgic phase, and I'm thinking about next steps, too. Also a spoilery rant on what constitutes a romance. The good news is that I figured out how to spl…

Mulling a bit today about writing battle scenes, finishing The Fiery Citadel, and what I thought about the Game of Thrones Season 8 opening episode. (May contain spoilers.) The blog post I reference …