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 - January 25, 2019
Some thoughts today on how to handle those New Shiny ideas when you're supposed to be working on something else. Also about being social, getting to see Amanda Palmer in concert during SFWA's Nebula …
First Cup of Coffee - January 24, 2019
Busy day yesterday with cover reveals for two different Sorcerous Moons books - a new release and a French translation - the SFWA Fantasy Storybundle, chats and giveaways for WARRIOR OF THE WORLD. It…
First Cup of Coffee - January 22, 2019
Exciting news about the cover reveal and release date for ORIA'S ENCHANTMENT, book #5 in the Sorcerous Moons series. (At last!) Also ruminations on dedications and my grandfather. I can't find the po…
First Cup of Coffee - January 18, 2019
A surprise snowstorm and dealing with business stress. But it's Friday!
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First Cup of Coffee - January 17, 2019
Dedications, acknowledgments and faulty memories - oh my! Also some musings on knowing when your juice is there and taking time off between books.
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First Cup of Coffee - January 15, 2019
I'm happy today because copy edits for THE ORCHID THRONE went swimmingly yesterday, and are done! Talking a bit about a debut fantasy romance coming your way from Maxym M. Martineau, along with rando…
First Cup of Coffee - January 14, 2019
I'm excited to report today that I've finished Oria's Enchantment! I'm also sharing the title of Sorcerous Moons Book #6, telling how Minerva Spencer fought a blizzard in white jeans, and about havin…
First Cup of Coffee - January 11, 2019
On the home stretch of finishing Oria's Enchantment today - also random thoughts on editing, revision, Irish harps and day job stress.
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First Cup of Coffee - January 10, 2019
Popping in to update on Oria's Enchantment, Sorcerous Moons Book #5, and assorted ramblings from a book-fogged brain.
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First Cup of Coffee - January 9, 2019
A cheerful rant today ranging from sports bra inserts to author flame wars - along with suggestions on how to deal with both.
First Cup of Coffee - January 8, 2019
A special release day reading! Chapter One of WARRIOR OF THE WORLD, book three in the Chronicles of Dasnaria trilogy.
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First Cup of Coffee - January 7, 2019
Heading into the second week of 2019 feeling good about ORIA'S ENCHANTMENT, and offering thoughts on working out plot issues and how a story belongs to the reader.
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First Cup of Coffee - January 4, 2019
Why the advice "if you're bored, the reader will be bored, too" is really terrible, how being a writer is a job and requires work. Also trusting your gut and deciding what to work on next.
First Cup of Coffee - January 3, 2019
Creaking back into the working schedule and talking about more about habit and routine - and how those fit into the creative life, or anything we try to do. I also talk about obsessiveness and why we…
First Cup of Coffee - January 2, 2019
Welcome to 2019! I'm talking about how time off lets us rebuild - or form - habits with mindfulness. Also some about my preparations for the new year and maybe a bit too much information on how crunc…
First Cup of Coffee - December 20, 2018
Last episode of 2018! On being a career author, self-employment, and being a good boss to yourself, in all areas of life. Talk to you in the new year!
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First Cup of Coffee - December 18, 2018
Looking at granularity of tracking word counts especially evaluating writing goals and time management. Also a bit about Christmas magic and feeling your way to the correct ending of a book.
First Cup of Coffee - December 17, 2018
How we get through Mondays - and all kinds of work, creative or not. (Why I don't really believe in writer's block.)
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First Cup of Coffee - December 14, 2018
On working through the rough periods in writing a book, setting stretch goals, and learning to value failures as much as successes. Also tips on learning three-act structure by watching favorite movi…
First Cup of Coffee - December 13, 2018
How to figure the beats and three-act-structure for the overall arc of a series, particularly one set up as more of a serial. And yes, this is about Sorcerous Moons Book #5, officially now ORIA'S ENC…