First Cup of Coffee – September 29, 2021

I go long today talking mostly to the authors out there about buying ads, marketing, and promo – and why putting time, money and attention into writing instead will not only make you happier but more successful in the long run.

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - September 29, 2021

September 29, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

I go long today talking mostly to the authors out there about buying ads, marketing, and promo - and why putting time, money and attention into writing instead will not only make you happier but more successful in the long run.

My first book, the essay collection WYOMING TRUCKS, TRUE LOVE, AND THE WEATHER CHANNEL is here (https://jeffekennedy.com/wyoming-trucks-true-love-and-the-weather-channel).

Find THE DRAGON'S DAUGHTER AND THE WINTER MAGE here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-dragon-s-daughter-and-the-winter-mage). The whole series, which is on sale! is here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).

You can find my Kindle Vella book, WEDDED TO DARKNESS, here (https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/product/B099BP5RC2).

The Sorcerous Moons books, now on Kindle Unlimited for the first time, are here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/sorcerous-moons).

Find DARK WIZARD and BRIGHT FAMILIAR here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/bonds-of-magic), the Forgotten Empires trilogy here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/forgotten-empires), and the Heirs of Magic books here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).

If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).

You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/_0TzkAejb_s).

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First Cup of Coffee – September 28, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - September 28, 2021

September 28, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Plot holes, suspension of disbelief, refrigerator tropes, and Scooby Dooing the endings of supernatural thrillers. Also coping with the expectations of others while you write and trying to create for yourself.

The book I talk about is THE WITCH HUNTER by Max Seeck and you can find it here (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52322799-the-witch-hunter).

Find THE DRAGON'S DAUGHTER AND THE WINTER MAGE here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-dragon-s-daughter-and-the-winter-mage). The whole series, which is on sale! is here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).

You can find my Kindle Vella book, WEDDED TO DARKNESS, here (https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/product/B099BP5RC2).

The Sorcerous Moons books, now on Kindle Unlimited for the first time, are here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/sorcerous-moons).

Find DARK WIZARD and BRIGHT FAMILIAR here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/bonds-of-magic), the Forgotten Empires trilogy here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/forgotten-empires), and the Heirs of Magic books here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).

If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).

You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/hUAoTIMcMGY).

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First Cup of Coffee – September 27, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - September 27, 2021

September 27, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Really well done supernatural suspense in a book I'm reading, how voice works, and an example of male gaze creeping into the depiction of a female character. Also when not to take advice from successful authors.

The book I talk about is THE WITCH HUNTER by Max Seeck and you can find it here (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52322799-the-witch-hunter).

The Cory Doctorow essay is here (https://forge.medium.com/ignore-career-advice-from-established-writers-ec28fedb67c0).

Find THE DRAGON'S DAUGHTER AND THE WINTER MAGE here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-dragon-s-daughter-and-the-winter-mage). The whole series, which is on sale! is here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).

You can find my Kindle Vella book, WEDDED TO DARKNESS, here (https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/product/B099BP5RC2).

The Sorcerous Moons books, now on Kindle Unlimited for the first time, are here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/sorcerous-moons).

Find DARK WIZARD and BRIGHT FAMILIAR here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/bonds-of-magic), the Forgotten Empires trilogy here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/forgotten-empires), and the Heirs of Magic books here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).

If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).

You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/KV5Vil1MMBE).

First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

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Writer Fashion: Contradiction in Terms?

     

This week’s oxymoronic topic is Writer fashion. Is it a contradiction in terms?

Okay, okay – that’s me being a smartass. The subtitle actually asks: What do you – or don’t you! – wear to write? Come on over, baby, to find out what I’m wearing…

THE DRAGON’S DAUGHTER AND THE WINTER MAGE Now Available!

     

Invisible Loner

Gendra—partblood daughter of an elite mossback soldier and the only shapeshifter to achieve the coveted dragon form—is anything but interesting. She’s actually plain and awkward and … invisible. Every guy she meets either looks right through her or—worse—thinks of her as just a friend. Fortunately Gen is far too practical to wallow in self pity. Much.

A Search for True Love

But as Gen accompanies her oldest friends on a quest for Her Majesty High Queen Ursula, she can’t help feeling bitter about her lonely fate as, two by two, they pair off with each other. As usual, everyone but odd-woman-out Gen seems to be finding the happiness in true love that has always eluded her. And Gen’s pathetic attempts to come out of her shell have only met with social disaster.

Dragon’s Daughter

Still, with magic rifts plaguing the Thirteen Kingdoms and a strange intelligence stalking them from an alter-realm, Gen has plenty to deal with—especially when she’s cut off from the group, isolated and facing a lethal danger. It just figures that Gen is on her own, once again. But with no one coming to save her, she has only herself to rely upon.

And, perhaps, the help of a mysterious, stranded magician…

     

First Cup of Coffee – September 24, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - September 24, 2021

September 24, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Today is the release day for THE DRAGON'S DAUGHTER AND THE WINTER MAGE! I'm talking about choosing release days, why it's traditionally Tuesday, making lists and why writers should focus on One Thing.

THE DRAGON'S DAUGHTER AND THE WINTER MAGE is out today! (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-dragon-s-daughter-and-the-winter-mage). The whole series, which is on sale! is here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).

Alexia Chantel's blogpost on having a thick skin that I reference is here (https://sffseven.blogspot.com/2021/09/when-having-thick-skin-isnt-enough.html).

You can find my Kindle Vella book, WEDDED TO DARKNESS, here (https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/product/B099BP5RC2).

The Sorcerous Moons books, now on Kindle Unlimited for the first time, are here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/sorcerous-moons).

Find DARK WIZARD and BRIGHT FAMILIAR here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/bonds-of-magic), the Forgotten Empires trilogy here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/forgotten-empires), and the Heirs of Magic books here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).

If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).

You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/nfLJ5UUomhI).

First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

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First Cup of Coffee – September 23, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - September 23, 2021

September 23, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Why telling writers to develop a thick skin isn't very good advice and is, in fact, the wrong metaphor entirely, along with other thoughts on being a creative and therefore open and sensitive person.

You can find my Kindle Vella book, WEDDED TO DARKNESS, here (https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/product/B099BP5RC2).

You can preorder THE DRAGON'S DAUGHTER AND THE WINTER MAGE here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-dragon-s-daughter-and-the-winter-mage). The whole series, which is on sale! is here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).

The Sorcerous Moons books, now on Kindle Unlimited for the first time, are here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/sorcerous-moons).

Find DARK WIZARD and BRIGHT FAMILIAR here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/bonds-of-magic), the Forgotten Empires trilogy here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/forgotten-empires), and the Heirs of Magic books here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).

If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).

You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/iJsPsQfG56A).

First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

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First Cup of Coffee – September 21, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - September 21, 2021

September 21, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

My experiences with Kindle Vella, so far, and thoughts on the gossip about it. Also, I uploaded a new episode! And I'm giving updates on my current projects, including the novella in FIRE OF THE FROST.

You can find my Kindle Vella book, WEDDED TO DARKNESS, here (https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/product/B099BP5RC2).

You can preorder THE DRAGON'S DAUGHTER AND THE WINTER MAGE here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-dragon-s-daughter-and-the-winter-mage). The whole series, which is on sale! is here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).

The Sorcerous Moons books, now on Kindle Unlimited for the first time, are here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/sorcerous-moons).

Find DARK WIZARD and BRIGHT FAMILIAR here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/bonds-of-magic), the Forgotten Empires trilogy here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/forgotten-empires), and the Heirs of Magic books here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).

If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).

You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/0DR_ZhaScFc).

First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

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First Cup of Coffee – September 20, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - September 20, 2021

September 20, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

A bit of a rant today on "clean" romance and why I object to the term, why my answer is wanting to write dirty romance, where all the sex involves dirt, the YA rating system kerfuffle, and other related thoughts.

The article I mention summarizing the YA rating system is here (https://www.themarysue.com/yabooksratings-emails-authors/).

My book formatter, BB eBooks is here (https://bbebooksthailand.com/).

You can preorder THE DRAGON'S DAUGHTER AND THE WINTER MAGE here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-dragon-s-daughter-and-the-winter-mage). The whole series, which is on sale! is here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).

The Sorcerous Moons books, now on Kindle Unlimited for the first time, are here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/sorcerous-moons).

Find DARK WIZARD and BRIGHT FAMILIAR here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/bonds-of-magic), the Forgotten Empires trilogy here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/forgotten-empires), and the Heirs of Magic books here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).

If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).

You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/ooyAwtWuibM).

First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

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Scraping Under Those Deadlines

Our topic this week at the SFF Seven is whatever is on our minds. Which is always dangerous to ask. We’re all busy people, so I’m going to bet we all have about 10,000 things on our minds, all bumping and jostling for priority. Come on over to learn about how I’m living dangerously!