First Cup of Coffee – December 14, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - December 14, 2021

December 14, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

On writing out of order, using [insert sex scene here], and other thoughts on owning our writing process. Also dealing with chronic disease, abruptly disappearing spoons, and life in general.

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First Cup of Coffee – December 13, 2021

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First Cup of Coffee - December 13, 2021

December 13, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

A farewell to Anne Rice, memories of the Science Fiction Book Club, my experiences with Annie Proulx back in the day and the book THE POWER OF THE DOG. 

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First Cup of Coffee – December 10, 2021

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First Cup of Coffee - December 10, 2021

December 10, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

A short episode today as I've been knocked off my pillow a bit, on the toll of chronic disease and dealing with prescriptions, and how the love bubble helps. Also I'm sharing this lovely artwork Assistant Carien gave me!

Artwork is by Dustin Ballard. 

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First Cup of Coffee – December 9, 2021

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First Cup of Coffee - December 9, 2021

December 09, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

On the tyranny of round numbers and how that can interfere with the realization of our goals. Also: updates on how Amazon seems to be handling preorders and pushing back release dates. Some hope for writers!

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First Cup of Coffee – December 7, 2021

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First Cup of Coffee - December 7, 2021

December 07, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Body image, changing my relationship to exercise, grappling with things my body remembers being able to do, but no longer does, and incorporating playfulness and joy into both that and writing. Also: audiobook!

The book I mention is Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski PhD and Amelia Nagoski DMA and you can find it here (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/592377/burnout-by-emily-nagoski-phd-and-amelia-nagoski-dma/). Marcella Burnard's blog post is here (https://sffseven.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-best-medicine.html).

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First Cup of Coffee – December 6, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - December 6, 2021

December 06, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Why we tend to feel less competent the more books we write (or insert other expertise here), how being a creative means facing a continual cycle of failure and rejection - and how we learn to deal with that positively.

The book I mention is Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski PhD and Amelia Nagoski DMA and you can find it here (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/592377/burnout-by-emily-nagoski-phd-and-amelia-nagoski-dma/). Marcella Burnard's blog post is here (https://sffseven.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-best-medicine.html).

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First Cup of Coffee – December 3, 2021

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First Cup of Coffee - December 3, 2021

December 03, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Thoughts on power dynamics when young women date older men, as prompted by Taylor Swift's All Too Well and a recent Dan Savage column, along with a story of my own on that problematic setup.

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First Cup of Coffee – December 2, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - December 2, 2021

December 02, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Reclaiming derogatory terms and owning them as an expression of power. Also, updates on release date changes, along with insights on ways to (hopefully) workaround some of Amazon's restrictions. 

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First Cup of Coffee – November 30, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - November 30, 2021

November 30, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

How to predict a phenom, or whether or not any work of art is fundamentally "good" - whatever that means - or will be successful.

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First Cup of Coffee – November 29, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - November 29, 2021

November 29, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

What does "high maintenance" really mean and is it relevant when you're maintaining yourself? And the consuming human need to provide answers and what that has to do with me learning my multiplication tables.

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