First Cup of Coffee – November 4, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - November 4, 2021

November 04, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

Thoughts on rereading my own books, world bibles, worldbuilding, the advisability of writing sequels and the perils of long series. Also story structure and why I think some books are lacking it, to their detriment.

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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.

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

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First Cup of Coffee – June 24, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - June 24, 2021

June 24, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

How I predict how long a book will be and a discussion of book length, chapter length, how to play with reader expectations to amplify suspense. Also how I use 8-scene, 3-act structure to plan all of this.

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First Cup of Coffee – April 30, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - April 30, 2021

April 30, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

A shout-out to Kelly Robson on the official release of Alias Space! Also, more on the hero's journey and why some people see women as the reward and so can't be the hero, and other kinds of objectification.

You can find out more about Alias Space here (https://kellyrobson.com/alias-space-and-other-stories/).

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First Cup of Coffee – April 29, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - April 29, 2021

April 29, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

How I got angry on a panel because a male writer said the hero's journey could only belong to a man, about story beats in general, why I think the term "hero" shouldn't be gendered, and other thoughts on transformation.

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First Cup of Coffee – February 11, 2021

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - February 11, 2021

February 11, 2021

Jeffe Kennedy

The importance of setting the stakes in the first act of a story, what happens when that fails to happen, and thoughts on The Matrix.

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First Cup of Coffee – September 10, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - September 10, 2020

September 10, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

I'm talking about story structure today: how the analysis can be useful, but also limiting; why the Black Moment isn't necessary, that dramatic beats are useful only so far, and how we need to internalize our art.

My podcast on GMC is here (https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2020/09/08/first-cup-of-coffee-september-8-2020/)
Leslye Penelope's podcast on the Black Moment is here (https://lpenelope.com/2020/09/revisiting-structure-my-imaginary-friends-episode-84/)
And the SFWA blog post (which turns out to be from July 2019) is here (https://www.sfwa.org/2019/07/30/translating-the-heros-journey-into-a-linear-plan/)

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First Cup of Coffee – July 16, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - July 16, 2020

July 16, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

I'm talking about why authors give up writing, doing something with my old guest posts, writing advice and how much I like Hidden and The Morning Show. Plus cat and robot wrangling today.

The blog post I reference is here (https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2020/07/15/using-the-8-scene-3-act-structure-to-tighten-plus-snippets-from-the-promised-queen/)

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First Cup of Coffee – March 9, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - March 9, 2020

March 09, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

Today's my mom's birthday, so there is singing. Thoughts on defining midpoint and other story structure beats. Also on romance and reading urban fantasy, and a kayak misadventure.

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First Cup of Coffee – February 10, 2020

First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

First Cup of Coffee - February 10, 2020

February 10, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

Mulling what "cross-genre" really means for SF and Fantasy Romance authors, if we accept the premise that SFF is setting, theme and ambiance, rather than an actual story structure.

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