First Cup of Coffee – March 24, 2023

A report on YouTube monetization (yay!) via putting up audiobooks and thoughts on podcasting ROI. Also why each book is a challenge to write, how to deal with a sagging middle of a novel, and how to improve craft.

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - March 24, 2023

March 24, 2023

Jeffe Kennedy

A report on YouTube monetization (yay!) via putting up audiobooks and thoughts on podcasting ROI. Also why each book is a challenge to write, how to deal with a sagging middle of a novel, and how to improve craft.

Preorder ROGUE FAMILIAR here https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-familiar

RUBY is out now! https://jeffekennedy.com/ruby FIVE GOLDEN RINGS is now available here: https://jeffekennedy.com/five-golden-rings SAPPHIRE is available here: https://jeffekennedy.com/sapphire and PLATINUM is available here https://jeffekennedy.com/platinum.

THE LONG NIGHT OF THE RADIANT STAR, a midwinter holiday fantasy romance in the Heirs of Magic series, now available!! https://jeffekennedy.com/the-long-night-of-the-radiant-star

SHADOW WIZARD, Book One in Renegades of Magic, continuing the epic tale begun in DARK WIZARD. https://jeffekennedy.com/shadow-wizard is out now! Including in audiobook!

Interested in Author Coaching from me? Information here: https://jeffekennedy.com/author-coaching

ROGUE'S PARADISE is out (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-paradise). Buy book 1, ROGUE'S PAWN, here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-pawn) and book 2, ROGUE'S POSSESSION, here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-possession).

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First Cup of Coffee – August 3, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - August 3, 2021

August 03, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Making the distinction between writing your way through a sagging middle and finding that path as an intuitive writer, and other thoughts on structure and productive creativity. Also Taoism and keeping your eyes on your own work.

Find BRIGHT FAMILIAR here (https://jeffekennedy.com/bright-familiar).

You can watch the Love's Sweet Arrow panel that I mention here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjAJHVQxU_w).

You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/VeOhVRfmSLI).

First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

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Writing Freak-out Moments – And Why You Shouldn’t Freak Out

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Our topic this week at the SFF Seven is “The part of the writing process when I freak out.”

Which… it would be easier to pick a part of the process where we DON’T freak out. Writing seems to depend on freaking out in the same way stage performances feed on nerves. 

But, I do offer my three typical freak-out moments – and why they’re not as bad as we think