First Cup of Coffee – July 6, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - July 6, 2021

July 06, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

A shout out to Minerva Spencer today on her new release OUTRAGEOUS. Also on the salient benefits of time off to refill the well, a worldbuilding master class I'll be teaching, and a worldbuilders chat today.

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

The Worldbuilders chat is here (https://www.twitch.tv/worldbuilders).

And my Blood Currency books are here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/blood-currency).

The Worldbuilding from a Character-Driven Perspective Master Class is here (https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2021/07/02/worldbuilding-from-a-character-driven-perspective-workshop/).

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First Cup of Coffee – July 5, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - July 5, 2021

July 05, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

On the majesty of nature and her omens, a peculiar episode with my green man and woman, and how I learned from teaching Tai Chi that it's a bad idea to have family members edit your writing.

Minon Faget is here (https://www.mignonfaget.com/).

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First Cup of Coffee – July 2, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - July 2, 2021

July 02, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

A #FaRoFriday shoutout to Jennifer Estep's CAPTURE THE CROWN. Also first experiences on receiving jewelry from people who aren't family, whether it should be GREY MAGIC or GRAY MAGIC, and other ditherings.

You can find CAPTURE THE CROWN  here (https://www.jenniferestep.com/books/capture-the-crown/).

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First Cup of Coffee – July 1, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - July 1, 2021

July 01, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Today is a milestone, halfway through 2021 and I'm taking over as President of SFWA. I'm also preoccupied with my glorious fuchsia success and happy dancing that my proofreader loved BRIGHT FAMILIAR.

You can find BRIGHT FAMILIAR here (https://jeffekennedy.com/bright-familiar).
And THE LONG NIGHT OF THE CRYSTALLINE MOON is here  (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-long-night-of-the-crystalline-moon).

You can watch the You Tube video of the podcast here (https://youtu.be/Jfvk2lz36cY).

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First Cup of Coffee – June 29, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - June 29, 2021

June 29, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

On Dread & Procrastination™ and why Shipping Things slides down my list. (Spoiler: it's not rational.) How habits help us overcome these weird blocks, and a story about baby quail and bad parenting. 

You can find BRIGHT FAMILIAR here (https://jeffekennedy.com/bright-familiar).
And THE LONG NIGHT OF THE CRYSTALLINE MOON is here  (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-long-night-of-the-crystalline-moon).

You can watch the You Tube video of the podcast here (https://youtu.be/G44RjOZlx90).

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First Cup of Coffee – June 28, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - June 28, 2021

June 28, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

BRIGHT FAMILIAR is finished! Also the standalone novella THE LONG NIGHT OF THE CRYSTALLINE MOON is out! Thoughts on rain after drought, overextending, recovery, and apologies for being behind on Things.

You can find BRIGHT FAMILIAR here (https://jeffekennedy.com/bright-familiar).
And THE LONG NIGHT OF THE CRYSTALLINE MOON is here  (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-long-night-of-the-crystalline-moon).

You can watch the You Tube video of the podcast here (https://youtu.be/au4pz7BTL0I).

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First Cup of Coffee – June 25, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - June 25, 2021

June 25, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

On giving critique, the differences between alpha reading and beta reading, critting and workshopping. How to take critique and what to do with it. Also why having someone clean your house isn't a luxury.

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First Cup of Coffee – June 24, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - June 24, 2021

June 24, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

How I predict how long a book will be and a discussion of book length, chapter length, how to play with reader expectations to amplify suspense. Also how I use 8-scene, 3-act structure to plan all of this.

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First Cup of Coffee – June 23, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - June 23, 2021

June 23, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

I'm back from dealing with family emergencies and traveling all over the front range and desert southwest. Also a bit on being a writer and how that competes with other people's conceptions of who we are.

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First Cup of Coffee – June 18, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - June 18, 2021

June 18, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Some discussion of the elephant in the room and what we don't talk about regarding whether or not our books are successful. Also why we must learn our artistic process and own it, then improve without trying to change it.

Grace's Facebook post is here (https://www.facebook.com/grace.draven/posts/10222439615552000) and the Passive Voice article I mention is here (https://www.thepassivevoice.com/gaming-the-publishing-industry/?fbclid=IwAR20cQwRWIIKnys-XbFi2b7TqUCHr59Q_fGh3ezROsFe9uzfPVv1SnhwW_M).

You can watch the You Tube video of the podcast here (https://youtu.be/d_AnQ0jZdLY).

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