First Cup of Coffee – November 2, 2019

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - November 2, 2019

November 02, 2019

Jeffe Kennedy

#PantsNaNoWriMo day 2: Evaluating success - and viewing it as an ongoing process. Also some advice on gradually increasing wordcounts to build a solid writing habit.

(Also, I totally cleaned out my car after I took this picture!)

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First Cup of Coffee – November 1, 2019

 

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - November 1, 2019

November 01, 2019

Jeffe Kennedy

#PantsNaNoWriMo day 1: On creative flow, Taoism, and other advice on letting go of white-knuckling the story. And being more one with the universe in life in general.

Today is also the cover reveal of THE FATE OF THE TALA - and also the reveal of the protagonist! Can you guess who it is from the image? See the cover here. 

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First Cup of Coffee – October 31, 2019

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - October 31, 2019

October 31, 2019

Jeffe Kennedy

Announcing that I will be doing a daily podcast to #PantsNaNoWriMo, with an eye toward teaching embracing creative flow in the future. Also an indignant rant on "ideal" Fantasy heroes and the absurd assertion that Fantasy is inherently conservative as a genre.

L. Penelope's podcast, Making an Impact, is here.

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First Cup of Coffee – October 29, 2019

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - October 29, 2019

October 29, 2019

Jeffe Kennedy

Giving some updates today on submissions of a new project - with insight into that process and some happy feedback.

Jim Sorenson's book is here.

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First Cup of Coffee – October 28, 2019

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - October 28, 2019

October 28, 2019

Jeffe Kennedy

Discussing the psychological aspects of setting wordcount goals. Also about yoga, a "good practice," and deciding what we want to get out of efforts like that. 

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First Cup of Coffee – October 25, 2019

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - October 25, 2019

October 25, 2019

Jeffe Kennedy

A bit about how the publishing industry can be weird: release dates, author copies, and being orphaned when an editor leaves. Also musings on whether angst is necessary for creativity and what choosing the happy means.

For those interested, here's Peter Senftleben's freelance editing website.

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First Cup of Coffee – October 22, 2019

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - October 22, 2019

October 22, 2019

Jeffe Kennedy

About pantsing vs. plotting, and why I prefer "'gardening vs. pre-plotting" as a descriptor. Also protecting and nurturing creativity as a fragile thing, and more thoughts on success as a progressive realization of a worthy goal.

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First Cup of Coffee – October 21, 2019

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - October 21, 2019

October 21, 2019

Jeffe Kennedy

About MileHi Con and more on success as the progressive realization of a goal. Also on the care and feeding of the writer in your life - and Exciting News on the Frolic Podcast Network! Article here. https://deadline.com/2019/10/frolic-podcast-network-romance-genre-launch-1202764475/

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First Cup of Coffee – October 17, 2019

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - October 17, 2019

October 17, 2019

Jeffe Kennedy

I delve deeply today into what "failure" means - and also "success" - and why I feel we shouldn't regard failing with fear or dread. Also deciding when to reveal a secret to the reader, as opposed to when I know it, or when the characters know it. 

The correct quote I paraphrased is: "Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal." Earl Nightingale

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Cover Reveal! THE FIERY CROWN

The cover of THE FIERY CROWN is being revealed at Tor.com today! This is book two in my Forgotten Empires trilogy – out May 26, 2020 – following THE ORCHID THRONE, which is out now.

Here’s an article about the book launch signing. (I kind of love that Kamala Harris is smiling over my shoulder like a beaming guardian angel of goodness.)

There have been so many lovely reviews and wonderful feedback for THE ORCHID THRONE that these last couple of weeks have been an E-ticket Cinderella Ride. (I know the Disneyland reference is dated, but Julie Brown will never go out of style. I’ll plant a flag on that hill.) I particularly love this review on a BookBub recommendation.

If you’ve been missing Rhysand and Feyre, the Night Court, and the realm of Fae, The Orchid Throne by Jeffe Kennedy is for you! To say I loved this book is an understatement. I devoured it! This book has something for everyone and is a must-read for fantasy fans. Following the story of two very different people, The Orchid Throne sets up the world of the Forgotten Empires, hooking the readers with its lush fantasy, political intrigue, and steamy romance.

As a fan of Rhys and Feyre, myself, I totally preened over this!

Otherwise, I’m deep into working on THE FATE OF THE TALA. Those of you who listen to my First Cup of Coffee podcast will know that I’m keeping the protagonist of this one a secret, which means I haven’t been posting snippets as I’d like to. But I have the (incredibly gorgeous and powerful) cover in hand, and we’ll do a reveal sometime in the first week of November. Then ALLLLLL will be revealed! Because of course, in the grand tradition of The Twelve Kingdoms and The Uncharted Realms, the protagonist is on the cover. I hope to have the book out by Thanksgiving, so we’ll see!

And for those of you who’ve been asking… yes, Jenna/Ivariel will make an appearance. 🙂