October 2025 – Jeffe Kennedy Blog

First Cup of Coffee – Character Driven Writing Techniques 10/31/25

Jeffe Kennedy / October 31, 2025 / Blog, Podcast

Happy Halloween! Today, I discussed being an intuitive writer, my gripes with GMC, writing believable character-driven stories and my method behind cutting characters. Also, I’m molting. My wings are, I mean.

Your friendly neighborhood author is doing author-ly things this upcoming month! Hummingbird House is officially OPEN FOR BOOKING🕊️ Meet me Nov. 1st at the BookQuest A Day with Santa Fe Authors and Nov. 2nd at Books on the Bosque📚 Magic Reborn has reached a half way point! And also, my two cents on how to make a living for yourself as a creative.

🕊️ Book your next writer retreat at Hummingbird House in Santa Fe here: https://hummingbirdhousesantafe.com 🕊️

Upcoming Events ~
Meet me at Books on the Bosque Nov. 2nd: https://www.booksonthebosque.com

Learn more about A Day with Santa Fe Authors here: https://adaywithsantafeauthors.com

LoveLitCon is a weekend of romantasy and bookish fun and I will be attending! Buy LoveLitCon tickets here using LOVE8368 for $10 OFF! https://lovelit.com/

Tuscon Festival of Books is March 14th-15th this year! See you there Wink https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org

📚Books📚

Preorder MAGIC REBORN here: https://www.jeffekennedy.com/magic-re…

Among the Thorns will be here July 14th – Preorder available following this link here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/978125…

STRANGE FAMILIAR is live: https://www.jeffekennedy.com/strange-…

You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com

Socials📱
Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring / jeffescloset

Support the show! http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy

Find me on Threads
Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com

Follow me on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-K…

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Find me on Instagram and TikTok! @jeffekennedy2016 @jeffe_kennedy

The posture correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself can be found here: https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAU…

As always, thank you for watching! If you’ve made it this far in the show notes, please let me know what you think of my Christmas cards and submit any questions in the comments or through DM’s if you’re unable to make it to my Q&A Nov. 1st and 2nd!

Happy Halloween ghouls!

First Cup of Coffee – Girls Trip and DIY Christmas Cards! 10/28/24

Jeffe Kennedy / October 28, 2025 / Blog, Podcast

Christmas card reveal from a girl’s trip this past weekend to the beautiful Taos! Resetting the well involves crafting and I’m proud to report, my well is very full. The realities of independent publishing versus traditional publishing, the true meaning behind Never the Roses, and racking up for Magic Reborn. Also, autumn.

🕊️ Book your next writer retreat at Hummingbird House in Santa Fe here: https://hummingbirdhousesantafe.com 🕊️

Upcoming Events ~
Meet me at Books on the Bosque Nov. 2nd: https://www.booksonthebosque.com

Learn more about A Day with Santa Fe Authors here: https://adaywithsantafeauthors.com

LoveLitCon is a weekend of romantasy and bookish fun and I will be attending! Buy LoveLitCon tickets here using LOVE8368 for $10 OFF! https://lovelit.com/

Tuscon Festival of Books is March 14th-15th this year! See you there *Wink* https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=tusconfestivalof+books&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

📚Books📚

Preorder MAGIC REBORN here: https://www.jeffekennedy.com/magic-reborn

Among the Thorns will be here July 14th – Preorder available following this link here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250360373/amongthethorns

STRANGE FAMILIAR is live: https://www.jeffekennedy.com/strange-familar

You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/

Support the show

Socials

Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring

Find me on Threads

Find me on Instagram and TikTok! @jeffekennedy2016 @jeffe_kennedy

The posture correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself can be found here

Thank you for watching or listening! See you all soon.

First Cup of Coffee – Out with the Old! 10/24/25

Jeffe Kennedy / October 25, 2025 / Blog, Podcast

Out with the old (laptop) and IN with the new… (laptop)! Remember when switching over a new laptop used to be the most time-consuming and unrewarding but necessary task of all time? Magic Reborn is going amazingly and I’m very happy to be its author. Thinking of taking a social media break. And also, Killian.

Book your next writer retreat at Hummingbird House in Santa Fe here

Upcoming Events ~

Meet me at Books on the Bosque Nov. 2nd:

Learn more about A Day with Santa Fe Authors here

LoveLitCon is a weekend of romantasy and bookish fun and I will be attending! Buy LoveLitCon tickets here using LOVE8368 for $10 OFF!

Tuscon Festival of Books is March 14th-15th this year! See you there *Wink*

Books

Preorder MAGIC REBORN here

Among the Thorns will be here July 14th – Preorder Now!

STRANGE FAMILIAR is live

You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books!

Socials

Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring

Find me on Threads

Find me on Instagram and TikTok! @jeffekennedy2016 @jeffe_kennedy

The posture correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself can be found here

Thank you for watching or listening! See you all soon.

First Cup of Coffee – Spending Smart as a Creative 10/21/25

Jeffe Kennedy / October 22, 2025 / Blog, Podcast

🕊️ Book your next writer retreat at Hummingbird House in Santa Fe here🕊️

Upcoming Events ~

Meet me at Books on the Bosque Nov. 2nd:

Learn more about A Day with Santa Fe Authors here

LoveLitCon is a weekend of romantasy and bookish fun and I will be attending! Buy LoveLitCon tickets here using LOVE8368 for $10 OFF!

Tuscon Festival of Books is March 14th-15th this year! See you there *Wink*

📚Books📚

Preorder MAGIC REBORN here

Among the Thorns will be here July 14th – Preorder Now!

STRANGE FAMILIAR is live

You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books!

Socials📱

Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring

Find me on Threads

Find me on Instagram and TikTok! @jeffekennedy2016 @jeffe_kennedy

The posture correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself can be found here

Thank you for watching or listening! See you all soon.

First Cup of Coffee – The Connection Between Fantasy Fiction and Politics 10/17/25

Jeffe Kennedy / October 18, 2025 / Blog, Podcast

“Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.” – Pablo Picasso said and then painted Guerica in response to the 1937 bombing of the Basque town of Guernica by Nazi and Fascist forces. “The artist’s role is not to look away.” – Akira Kurosawa, Japanese filmmaker once said and then directed High and Low, a film about the moral dilemmas of a capitalist society and the consequences.
“Art holds up the mirror to nature.” – William Shakespeare, Hamlet (Act 3, Scene 2) a sentiment similar to Aristotle, who once said “Art imitates life.” The duty and role of an artist in society is not always to simply entertain. For more information about the No Kings protest, please visit https://www.nokings.org

Among the Thorns will be here July 14th – Preorder available following this link here

Preorder MAGIC REBORN here

STRANGE FAMILIAR is live

Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring

You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books!

Support the show!

Buy LoveLitCon tickets here using LOVE8368 for $10 OFF!

Signed bookplates available here

The posture correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself can be found here

As always, thank you for watching and let me know what you think ~ Jeffe Kennedy

Support the show

Contact Jeffe!

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Visit my website
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Thanks for listening!

First Cup of Coffee – The Comet in the Romantasy Genre 10/14/25

Jeffe Kennedy / October 14, 2025October 15, 2025 / Blog, Podcast

Romantasy is booming and reader expectations are changing. Responding to a DM review of Never the Roses, offering book recs for fantasy with romantic elements, and reflecting on Meta platforms. And also Wood is a banger – pun intended.

Preorder Among the Thorns here

Preorder MAGIC REBORN here

STRANGE FAMILIAR is live: https://www.jeffekennedy.com/strange-…

Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring

You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books!

Support the show!

Buy LoveLitCon tickets here using LOVE8368 for $10 OFF!

Signed bookplates available here

The posture correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself can be found here

As always, thank you for watching and let me know what you think ~ Jeffe Kennedy

Support the show

Contact Jeffe!

Find me on Threads
Visit my website
Follow me on Amazon or BookBub
Find me on Instagram and TikTok!

Thanks for listening!

First Cup of Coffee – New Cover Reveal 10/10/25

Jeffe Kennedy / October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 / Blog, Podcast

COVER REVEAL(S) Yes, Plural! New paperback covers for Never the Roses and the long awaited cover reveal for AMONG THE THORNS is here! Among the Thorns will be here July 14th – Preorder available following this link here!

Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring

You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books!

Signed bookplates available here

The posture correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself can be found here

As always, thank you for watching and let me know what you think ~ Jeffe Kennedy

Support the show

Contact Jeffe!

Find me on Threads
Visit my website
Follow me on Amazon or BookBub
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Thanks for listening!

Cover Reveal

Jeffe Kennedy / October 9, 2025October 9, 2025 / News

I’m so excited to share the gorgeous cover of Among The Thorns, my next Romantasy book coming from Bramble Romance 7.14.26! Features a beautifully designed map, printed endpapers, and a stunning case stamp

The paperback edition of #NeverTheRoses with lovely new cover art is coming 6.2.26

Cover design by Lesley Worrell!

You can pre-order by clicking the links below

lnk.to/AmongtheThorns

lnk.to/NevertheRosesPB

First Cup of Coffee – Tuesday October 7, 2025

Jeffe Kennedy / October 7, 2025 / Blog, Podcast

Magic Reborn is a little over 22,000 words! Sharing my thoughts on Taylor Swift’s new album “The Life of a Showgirl” and the online criticism and drawing comparisons between this album and my book The Tears of the Rose: both are feminist media. And also, it’s fall.

Preorder MAGIC REBORN here

STRANGE FAMILIAR is live

Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring

You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books!

Signed bookplates available here

The posture correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself can be found here

As always, thank you for watching and let me know what you think ~ Jeffe Kennedy

Support the show

Contact Jeffe!

Find me on Threads
Visit my website
Follow me on Amazon or BookBub
Find me on Instagram and TikTok!

Thanks for listening!

Jeffe Kennedy / October 7, 2025 / Blog, Books

Hello Friends! Happy to report I will be doing a Live Chat with Anna and Amber from OwlCrate this evening at 8PM EST (or 6PM New Mexico Time) to discuss Never the Roses ~ The link to watch this Live Chat is the nest.owlcrate.com and from there, you will be prompted to create an account with them for free and will have access to our Live Stream! Very excited about this. I’ll see you there!

~ Jeffe Kennedy