First Cup of Coffee – November 22, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - November 22, 2021

November 22, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Down time and how access to the internet has changed that for me. Also thoughts on going pantsless, misogyny, and another subtrope of "not like other girls" that annoys me.

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First Cup of Coffee – November 19, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - November 19, 2021

November 19, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

About trusting the subconscious and intuition - but why it's important to remember that we have a critical, conscious brain also for a reason. Also the MAGIC of story devices like ticking clocks and firm rules.

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First Cup of Coffee – November 18, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - November 18, 2021

November 18, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Why I think "Kill Your Darlings" isn't actually useful writing advice. Also I'm discussing how to write novellas, and I'm introducing the Watch Phrase of the Day! Today's is: prevent the proliferation of secondary characters.

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First Cup of Coffee – November 16, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - November 16, 2021

November 16, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Sliding release dates (so sorry!) on GREY MAGIC and FIRE OF THE FROST, though everything is otherwise going well and on track. And some thoughts on community and people wanting to be good and right.

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First Cup of Coffee – November 15, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - November 15, 2021

November 15, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

My weekend - which included an actual book event with IRL people! - and my excited thoughts on Red (Taylor's Version). Talking on creators owning their work and also how we decide whether to revise past work.

Taylor Swift's short movie of after all is here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tollGa3S0o8) and her SNL performance of the song, equally as powerful is here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2uxc01fUXU).

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First Cup of Coffee – November 12, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - November 12, 2021

November 12, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

I'm raving about the new Christmas RomCom, LoveHard, and then I'm indulging in a spoilery rant about the season finale of Lucifer and why I hated it. Why is the concept of an HEA and a long-term loving relationship so hard?

LoveHard is here (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10752004/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1).

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First Cup of Coffee – November 11, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - November 11, 2021

November 11, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Why this has been a crazy week for me, more schedule disruptions, and how I'm not happy if I'm not actually producing words, even though I know that even when I'm not writing, I'm writing. Also: Mikhail Baryshnikov

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First Cup of Coffee – November 9, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - November 9, 2021

November 09, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Why I equate "subverting tropes" with someone being an asshole, getting knocked off my pillow and getting back on again, having a book on a List, and a goodbye to Jim Fiscus, longtime SFWA volunteer.

You can find the Book Riot article I mention here (https://bookriot.com/best-enemies-to-lovers-fantasy-books/).

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First Cup of Coffee – November 8, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - November 8, 2021

November 08, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Why I think competition is falsely lauded in US culture, how it harms creativity, and why I don't like creators being placed into false competition with each other. Also, adventures in audiobook production!

You can find the Stephen Sondheim/Andrew Lloyd Webber mashup here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G_Q1poI6Bw).

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First Cup of Coffee – November 5, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - November 5, 2021

November 05, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

About SFWA's Grand Master award, the politics of gender and of the MFA/writing workshop mystique, and how those things can be insular. Also general fangirling about Mercedes Lackey and why I love her books!

You can find all of Mercedes Lackey's books here (https://www.mercedeslackey.com/bibliography-2/).

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