First Cup of Coffee – The Comet in the Romantasy Genre 10/14/25


Romantasy is booming and reader expectations are changing. Responding to a DM review of Never the Roses, offering book recs for fantasy with romantic elements, and reflecting on Meta platforms. And also Wood is a banger – pun intended.

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First Cup of Coffee – Friday, October 3 2025



Happy The Life of a Showgirl day!!! Team Jeffe is really Team Swiftie, and all of us are hand-hearting. Do we have any outfit ideas inspired by The Black Dog for the movie premiere on Sunday? In other news, let’s talk about asynchronous order of events in writing and how Octavia Butler uses this plus foreshadowing to craft an excellent story. And also an idea brewing about how I can use such things to satisfy my creative urges.

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First Cup of Coffee – Tuesday, September 30, 2025

 

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Magic Reborn has 17,000 words and the first act has been written! Can pedestrians trust the crosswalk? My methodology on how to use 24hours in a day to your advantage, especially as a writer. And It’s Octavia Butler’s world and we’re just living in it.

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Thanks for listening! As always, thank you for watching and let me know what you think ~ Jeffe Kennedy

Friday, September 26, 2025

Magic Reborn is up to 15,000 words! Lust, Lies, and Ley Lines cover art is coming soon – and why having “mean” friends is actually a good thing. And Sydney the Tyrant strikes again as she workshops a new intro/outro for the podcast.

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First Cup of Coffee – September 23, 2025


Nirvana, Rapture, Hurricane Ragasa, current reads and most excitingly – Magic Reborn writing updates and new release date! And also, the lost art form of party jokes.

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First Cup of Coffee – January 3, 2025

Showing off a few gifts-my Swiftie mug and a fabulous pen-and talking the art of gift-giving. Also thoughts on goal-setting, observing yourself like a scientist, tracking metrics, and the cover reveal of MAGIC REBORN!



First Cup of Coffee – December 30, 2024

This will be my last podcast…of 2024! I’m talking about a cool goal-setting trick, what I noticed about taking time off and aggressive well-refilling in general, feeling that creative impulse and looking to the year ahead.