First Cup of Coffee – May 17, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - May 17, 2021

May 17, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

A shout out to Vanessa Riley's  AN EARL, THE GIRL, AND A TODDLER! Also, a bit more today on terrible email marketing approaches and how the author-reader relationship should be about the long term.

You can see more about Vanessa Riley's AN EARL, THE GIRL, AND A TODDLER here (https://vanessariley.com/rogues.htm#earl)

You can see the David Gaughran article I mention here (https://preview.mailerlite.com/y3z7r6/1685574612122867202/e7j1/).

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First Cup of Coffee – May 14, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - May 14, 2021

May 14, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

A shout out to Darynda Jones on the release of THE GRAVEDIGGER'S SON! Also on marketing techniques that try to trick readers, the use and misuse of subcategories, and why taxonomy can matter in the real world.

You can see more about Darynda Jones's THE GRAVEDIGGER'S SON here (https://darynda.com/books/the-gravediggers-son-novella)

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First Cup of Coffee – May 13, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - May 13, 2021

May 13, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

A story about seeing the bioluminescence in Vieques and how I lost one of my favorite earrings. More on subgenres and where reverse harem comes from. Also, it turns out I really don't like oat milk.

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The Ideal Time to Glom the Forgotten Empires Trilogy!

With THE PROMISED QUEEN – the stirring conclusion to the Forgotten Empires trilogy! – releasing in just two weeks, my publisher is offering a fantastic sale on the first two books in the series. Now is a great time to glom those books and be on fire to read book three!

“A fantasy romance by a writer at the top of her game.There are two strands to this story and each is beautifully distinctive. The chapters portraying Lia, the virgin queen who protects her people from the ruthless emperor through statecraft and artifice, are lush and hypnotic. Those that follow the damaged Conri and his army of rebel slaves are raw and propulsive. Kennedy plays with these differences building tension so that when the two come together it is like a match to tinder. The world building is immersive and there are secondary characters to root for (especially fond of Ambrose, Conri’s wizard). I only wish I didn’t have to wait so long for the 2nd book.” – Maria Vale, author of The Last Wolf

           

First Cup of Coffee – May 11, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - May 11, 2021

May 11, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Splitting hairs on subgenres - what does historical fantasy mean and what are the expectations? - and how those labels affect marketing and discoverability. Also, marketing your backlist and writing consistently FTW.

THE TALON OF THE HAWK is here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-talon-of-the-hawk).

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First Cup of Coffee – May 10, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - May 10, 2021

May 10, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

How to know who to take advice from on the internet, and some thoughts on good and bad advice on traditional and self-publishing overall, including my take on both. Also, a sad and fond farewell to Jan Sterling.

The XKCD comic I mention is here (https://xkcd.com/386/) plus a bonus one on Survivorship Bias (https://xkcd.com/1827/).

You can watch the You Tube video of the podcast here (https://youtu.be/Jy_2nR2GyqE).

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A Writing Habit That Works for YOU

Amazingly enough, it’s already May – which means THE PROMISED QUEEN, the third and final book in the Forgotten Empires trilogy, is out in just two weeks. That comes as a shock to me, I can tell you!

It also makes this particular graphic quite apt and goes well with our topic this week: “When Life Gets In The Way: dealing with a schedule for writing when the world wants to go off the rails.” Come on over for my best advice. 

First Cup of Coffee – May 7, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - May 7, 2021

May 07, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Musings today on the reverse harem trope and certain logistical issues - but how I kind of want to write one anyway. I'm in a bit of a reading slump and looking for recs. And being on the Paper & Vices podcast.

You can check out the Paper & Vices gals here (https://paperandvices.com/).

You can watch the You Tube video of the podcast here (https://youtu.be/B6WBC5iHQx4).

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First Cup of Coffee – May 6, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - May 6, 2021

May 06, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

I'm telling a story about my special earrings and a writer friend who's lost to us. Also about author professional jealousy and being envious of the shiny others get to have and do, but being aware of the down sides.

You can watch the You Tube video of the podcast here (https://youtu.be/o_xM97ctyiQ).

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