First Cup of Coffee – June 27, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - June 27, 2021

July 27, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Examining the trope of the Reluctant King (are there ever Reluctant Queens??) and what we're really trying to show with that characterization. Also some interesting comments I've gotten on paying presenters.

Happy Release Day to A GOOD DAY FOR CHARDONNAY by the fabulous Darynda Jones! Check it out here (https://darynda.com/books/a-good-day-for-chardonnay-sunshine-vicram-series-volume-2).

You can learn more about the Surrey International Writers' Conference here (https://www.siwc.ca/).

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

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First Cup of Coffee – June 26, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - June 26, 2021

July 26, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Why asking presenters to "graciously donate" their time creates a problem just by asking, and other thoughts on the price of volunteering, business models predicated on low or no pay, and how it disproportionately affects marginalized groups.

I can't find a legally shareable graphic of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, so you'll have to Google it :D  Scalzi's post is  Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is and you can find it here (https://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/straight-white-male-the-lowest-difficulty-setting-there-is/).

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

You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/VbF8QcPizbg).

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First Cup of Coffee – July 23, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - July 23, 2021

July 23, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

How working slowly doesn't mean higher quality output, how what creators love best isn't always (or often) what their audience loves best or will buy, and how decoupling these ideas can be important for creative careers.

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

You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/BQ2Si7Kvq1o).

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First Cup of Coffee – July 19, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - July 19, 2021

July 19, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

One of the critical jobs revision should perform and other thoughts on seeding, layering, and creating internal consistency in a novel. Because writing a novel takes a long time and it's natural to forget stuff.

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

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First Cup of Coffee – July 16, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - July 16, 2021

July 16, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

The importance of Platform for an author and what aspects of it are under your control and what isn't. See also: phenoms. We all want it to happen, but there are no magic formulas or handy algorithms to produce one.

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

You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/3CNdTXgBfjI).

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First Cup of Coffee – July 15, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - July 15, 2021

July 15, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

A bit of a rant this morning about how Romance isn't antimatter and combatting other annoying prejudices. Also why marketing advice doesn't always work and why algorithms don't capture what makes art resonate.

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

The blog post I mention is here (https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2021/07/14/high-praise-and-wedded-to-darkness/)

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

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First Cup of Coffee – July 13, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - July 13, 2021

July 13, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

I'm revealing the Sekrit V project today! I'm also talking about the nature of burnout, stress, and the implications of going from the huge slowdown of the pandemic to resuming a faster pace - and what to watch out for.

You can find BRIGHT FAMILIAR here (https://jeffekennedy.com/bright-familiar).

You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/1bqz16Pktio).

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First Cup of Coffee – July 12, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - July 12, 2021

July 12, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

A special celebrity interview today with fab author and great friend, Minerva Spencer! We talk about historical romance, why there's so much set in the Regency Period, gender flipping, and Scotland as the original Las Vegas.

You can find OUTRAGEOUS here (http://minervaspencer.com/minervas-upcoming-releases/).

You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/ANIxpg7Y3x4).

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First Cup of Coffee – July 8, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - July 8, 2021

July 08, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

A special, on-location, guest interview with J. Barton Mitchell at our favorite coffee shop. He talks about screenwriting, his career path from film to books to podcasts, not hating what your create, and his new project, FATHOM.

To listen to FATHOM, check it out here (https://podfollow.com/derelict) or here (https://www.derelictpodcast.com/) or to find out more (https://www.fathompodcast.net/). Follow the podcast on Twitter (@derelictcast) and Instagram (@derelictpodcast).

You want to support this amazing show? Great! (https://www.patreon.com/derelictpodcast).

A couple of the resources Jack mentions are found at (musicbed.com) and (Soundsnap.com).

You can watch the You Tube video of the podcast here (https://youtu.be/cr5pdemNNNE).

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