First Cup of Coffee – March 4, 2024

How writing a novel is like building a road brick by brick, and how some days you’re nose in the mortar and other days you lift your head to look. Also thoughts on revision, the 3-Act structure, story logic, and knowing whether you have brain juice or not.

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - March 4, 2024

March 04, 2024

Jeffe Kennedy

How writing a novel is like building a road brick by brick, and how some days you're nose in the mortar and other days you lift your head to look. Also thoughts on revision, the 3-Act structure, story logic, and knowing whether you have brain juice or not.

The sports bra I rave about is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGA

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First Cup of Coffee – July 31, 2023

The importance of voice, refining it, learning how to get it on the page, how dismissing something like the 3-Act Structure as formulaic is missing the point of storytelling entirely, and why (again) I’m not worried about AI.

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - July 31, 2023

July 31, 2023

Jeffe Kennedy

The importance of voice, refining it, learning how to get it on the page, how dismissing something like the 3-Act Structure as formulaic is missing the point of storytelling entirely,  and why (again) I'm not worried about AI.

You can find the Willamette Writers Conference here https://web.cvent.com/event/b8485532-15eb-4073-87ee-d07920fac5c3/summary

ROGUE FAMILIAR out now! https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-familiar The Audiobook is also out here https://www.audible.com/pd/Rogue-Familiar-Audiobook/B0CB1Y9B7Q?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-357495&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_357495_rh_us

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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 – April 8, 2021

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First Cup of Coffee - April 8, 2021

April 08, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Warning signs that a plot might be too contrived and that the author is leaning too heavily on luck and coincidence. Also a bit on social media and how it can distort our perception of our relevance in other people's lives.

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First Cup of Coffee – September 10, 2020

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First Cup of Coffee - September 10, 2020

September 10, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

I'm talking about story structure today: how the analysis can be useful, but also limiting; why the Black Moment isn't necessary, that dramatic beats are useful only so far, and how we need to internalize our art.

My podcast on GMC is here (https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2020/09/08/first-cup-of-coffee-september-8-2020/)
Leslye Penelope's podcast on the Black Moment is here (https://lpenelope.com/2020/09/revisiting-structure-my-imaginary-friends-episode-84/)
And the SFWA blog post (which turns out to be from July 2019) is here (https://www.sfwa.org/2019/07/30/translating-the-heros-journey-into-a-linear-plan/)

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First Cup of Coffee – June 12, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - June 12, 2020

June 12, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

Looking forward to seeing my mom, thoughts on online events, and also about axe-murderers and whether we really need the police. A bit about morality and ethics, too.

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