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.

You can watch the You Tube video of the podcast here (https://youtu.be/tzShYuPk9vQ).

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First Cup of Coffee – October 20, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - October 20, 2020

October 20, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

Why the hair and makeup thing is such a barrier for me these days, the perils of vanity, and my uneasy relationship with time. Also thoughts on creativity, how reading isn't writing and how we feel in the moment is meaningless.

The photo is a screenshot of some of my MANY video takes.

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First Cup of Coffee – January 30, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - January 30, 2020

January 30, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

I'm asking what people like about going to author events, and also talking about creativity and how not to listen to the voices that make us doubt ourselves.

The show Soundtrack is here (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7913450/).

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First Cup of Coffee – January 24, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - January 24, 2020

January 24, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

Talking a bit about my excellent bobcat sighting. I'm also talking a bit about missing stairs and how we handle bad actors in our community, and my thoughts on Picard! Verdict: YUMMY.

The shows I mention are Star Trek: Picard (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8806524/) and Sex Education (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7767422/)

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First Cup of Coffee – January 16, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - January 16, 2020

January 16, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

Recapping my planning call with Agent Sarah and talking about resurrecting old work, and what I've learned from it. Also revising vs. redrafting and writing without voices in your head. And what I thought about Little Women!

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First Cup of Coffee – December 5, 2019

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - December 5, 2019

December 05, 2019

Jeffe Kennedy

Some insights from interviewing Melinda Snodgrass at George RR Martin's Jean Cocteau Cinema the other night. Also about my writing community and how great they are - and when it's a Vile Book.

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First Cup of Coffee – November 25, 2019

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - November 25, 2019

November 25, 2019

Jeffe Kennedy

#PantsNaNoWriMo day 25: A special celebrity guest today: SFF author Emily Mah, talking about Clarion, breaking into writing, self-publishing, her process, and her new PNR trilogy, The Sunrise Prophecy.

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First Cup of Coffee – October 4, 2019

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - October 4, 2019

October 04, 2019

Jeffe Kennedy

Talking today about funding the creative life - what's real and what is the fairy tale. Also, of course, cats and New Mexico weather. 

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First Cup of Coffee – August 9, 2019

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - August 9, 2019

August 09, 2019

Jeffe Kennedy

More musings today on YA vs adult fantasy, with a bit of feedback from Emily Mah and L. Penelope. Also musings on book brain, how to approach a convoluted revision, and why I like on-the-page sex scenes. 

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