First Cup of Coffee – February 15, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - February 15, 2021

February 15, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

About choosing the happy, being stuck inside, reading psychological thrillers (with a couple of recs) and experimenting with new media.

My YouTube channel is here.

The books I mention are The Broken Girls by Simone St. James, Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough, Darynda Jones's Betwixt and Between, and Jennifer Estep's Capture the Crown.

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Why Do We Love Our Backlists?

This week at the SFF Seven we’re giving our backlists some love. For those not in the swim of publishing lingo, the backlist is any of an author’s books that aren’t the front and center new release. Come on over to learn why this book is special. 

First Cup of Coffee – February 12, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - February 12, 2021

February 12, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

How to know when a book is done: in terms of getting the story where you want it to be, revision passes, polishing, marketing strategies, etc. Also how to leverage that book according to what YOU want. 

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First Cup of Coffee – February 11, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - February 11, 2021

February 11, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

The importance of setting the stakes in the first act of a story, what happens when that fails to happen, and thoughts on The Matrix.

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First Cup of Coffee – February 10, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - February 10, 2021

February 10, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

The importance of daily practice - as advised by a concert pianist - and how schedule and routine disruptions can derail us. Also, yes, I'm wearing my glasses.

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First Cup of Coffee – February 9, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - February 9, 2021

February 09, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

What to do when the well runs dry (and other analogies for writer's block). Also news on print copies of THE GOLDEN GRYPHON AND THE BEAR PRINCE, love for DARK WIZARD and why I didn't post yesterday.

You can check out the Freethinker's Corner bookstore here.

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Celebrating BIPOC Creatives

Our topic at the SFF Seven this week is Promo for BIPOC Artists, Authors, and other Creatives.

I always hesitate to pick one person to talk up, or even a few, because there are so many wonderful BIPOC creators out there. So, instead of feeding you a fish, I’m going to show you a river full of fish. Come on over for the feast!

First Cup of Coffee – February 5, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - February 5, 2021

February 05, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

I'm celebrating #FaRoFeb today, and giving a tour of my books and bookshelves, along with a short history of my writing career and Fantasy Romance as a genre. Also announcing that THE GOLDEN GRYPHON AND THE BEAR PRINCE is on sale today through Monday for only .99cents!

You can read about FaRoFeb here! And you can buy THE GOLDEN GRYPHON AND THE BEAR PRINCE here!

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First Cup of Coffee – February 4, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - February 4, 2021

February 04, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Interviews I love and ones I don't love so much, upcoming events with #FaRoFeb and others, a surprise for tomorrow, and my fraught history with being a blabbermouth and chronic privacy-invader.

You can read about FaRoFeb here!

The interview I mention with Mauney Memorial Library in North Carolina (*not* Tennessee) will air on Friday, February 12, 2021, at 12pm EST. More details here.

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DARK WIZARD Cover Reveal!

In case you missed it, I’ve revealed the cover for DARK WIZARD!

This is the first book in a brand new series, Bonds of Magic, in a new world with a new magic system, totally unrelated to anything else I’ve written.

Did I mention it’s new? 😀

You can preorder it at the links below, or on my website, as usual. This one is running a little long, so I’m going to have to raise the price after release, for both print and ebook, so grab the deal now!!

Available at these Retailers

    

Lord Gabriel Phel wants one thing: to rebuild the shattered fortunes of his people and restore his ruined House to its former station in the Convocation’s highest tiers of elegant society. Fortunately, through a wild chance of birth, he was born with powerful wizard magic, the first in his family in generations. If he can obtain a familiar to amplify his magic, a highborn daughter he can marry, to be mother to his children, he’ll be that much closer to saving his family. With her by his side, he can ascend to such a position of power in  the Convocation that he can destroy it forever.

Lady Veronica Elal, captive in her tower, has only one way out. To her bitter disappointment, she will never be a wizard. Instead, through a twist of fate and despite her expensive Convocation Academy education, Nic is doomed to be a familiar like her mother. Forced to participate the Betrothal Trials, she receives a wizard suitor for one night each month. Whichever man impregnates her will bond her forever. With no choice but to serve the one who wins her, Nic has one hope for control over her life: a wizard she can manipulate.

Gabriel Phel seems like the perfect choice for Nic’s gambit—he’s desperate and untutored in wizardry—but within moments of meeting him, she feels the bonds of magic tying them together. Afraid of losing her will to the compelling wizard who touches her heart like no other, Nic does the unthinkable: she runs. Pregnant and alone, Nic eludes monstrous hunters, searching for a safe haven. But when Gabriel catches up to her, their adventure has only begun.