First Cup of Coffee – August 2, 2024

Envy and jealousy, especially professional jealousy and how to combat them. I’m talking negative emotions in general and offering my two go-to tips for how to diffuse professional jealousy in myself and make it a positive.

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - August 2, 2024

August 02, 2024

Jeffe Kennedy

Envy and jealousy, especially professional jealousy and how to combat them. I'm talking negative emotions in general and offering my two go-to tips for how to diffuse professional jealousy in myself and make it a positive.

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First Cup of Coffee – May 6, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - May 6, 2021

May 06, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

I'm telling a story about my special earrings and a writer friend who's lost to us. Also about author professional jealousy and being envious of the shiny others get to have and do, but being aware of the down sides.

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Battling Author Envy

This week at the SFF Seven we’re talking about ENVY. We’re asking if things have ever gotten weird between you and another author after publishing?

Yeah, they have. And it’s awful and heartbreaking.

You know what else is awful and heartbreaking? Feeling that envy for other authors who seem to be more successful than we are. None of us wants to be that person, and yet none of us is immune from those green crawly fingers of professional jealousy. Come on over for my advice on battling author envy from BOTH sides!