First Cup of Coffee – November 10, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - November 10, 2020

November 10, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy, L. Penelope

I'm continuing my interview series with contributors to the UNDER A WINTER SKY holiday romantic fantasy anthology, talking with the fantabulous L. Penelope today. We discuss worldbuilding in novellas.

You can find out more about Leslye here (https://lpenelope.com/).

You can  preorder UNDER A WINTER SKY here  (https://jeffekennedy.com/under-a-winter-sky).

And Leslye's podcast, My Imaginary Friends, is here (https://lpenelope.com/podcast/)

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First Cup of Coffee – October 12, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - October 12, 2020

October 12, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

We're doing some exciting (for us) landscaping work. I'm also chatting about more egregious editing fouls and how self-publishing authors should be careful of predatory practices.

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First Cup of Coffee – August 21, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - August 21, 2020

August 21, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

I had a bit of a writing crisis yesterday, so I talk about that and how I sorted it out with the help of Agent Sarah and lovely author buddies. Also a funny story about toilet paper and being terribly earnest.

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First Cup of Coffee – August 11, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - August 11, 2020

August 11, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

Happy Release Day to L. Penelope for CRY OF METAL AND BONE! Also musings on superhero ensembles, Umbrella Academy S2, and #teambobcat

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First Cup of Coffee – August 4, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - August 4, 2020

August 04, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy, L. Penelope

I'm welcoming special celebrity guest L. Penelope to the podcast today! We discuss her path to self-publishing and to trad, her process, and how she hates bugs. Also, for those concerned, Isabel is fine. I'll tell you the story Thursday.

Pre-order Cry of Metal & Bone (or request it from your local library) before release day on August 11 and receive a free swag pack plus the bonus epilogue! https://lpenelope.com/2020/07/cry-of-metal-bone-pre-order-campaign/

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Grabbing Those Great Ideas

Our topic at the SFF Seven this week is all about Ideas. How do you write down or remember those great ideas that you get mid-shower/dream/car drive? If you lose them, how do you get them back?

It’s funny this came up now because I talked about this very thing on my podcast, First Cup of Coffee, just recently – and even commented that I liked what I’d talked through so much that I should transcribe it. So this gave me the impetus to do that – and edit the transcription, which is the time-consuming part.  Come on over for more!

First Cup of Coffee – July 2, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - July 2, 2020

July 02, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

Getting back in the writing groove and exploring my new analogy for choosing what are the good ideas and how to decide when to write them. Also thoughts on owning your process and refining it over your creative life. 

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First Cup of Coffee – June 26, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - June 26, 2020

June 26, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

A gripping story about quail chicks today! Also general ramblings on building a writing habit, taking time off from it, and the difference between letting a field lie fallow and having it become a fetid swamp.

The quote I mention is this one by Mark Rutherford: There is in each of us an upwelling spring of life, energy, love, whatever you like to call it. If a course is not cut for it, it turns the ground around it into a swamp.

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First Cup of Coffee – April 7, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - April 7, 2020

April 07, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

Happy 18th Birthday to Nephew Henry! Also Happy Release Day to Darynda Jones for A BAD DAY FOR SUNSHINE. I tried an Instagram Live podcast again - and failed due to tech. Any advice?

You can find out more about Darynda's A BAD DAY FOR SUNSHINE here (https://darynda.com/books/a-bad-day-for-sunshine)

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First Cup of Coffee – March 20, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - March 20, 2020

March 20, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

I visited with Wine & Spines yesterday - great fun to talk books from a safe social distance. I'm also talking more about hitting a sticking place in the story, and different methods for working through it.

Leslye Penelope's podcast is here (https://lpenelope.com/2020/03/surprising-but-inevitable-my-imaginary-friends-episode-59/)

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