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First Cup of Coffee – September 12, 2025 My topsy-turvy, exhausting week, introducing exciting new changes to this podcast and my social media - welcome Sydney! - and why GRRM being at 70% now and 70% three years ago doesn't mean no progress. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/09/12/f...

First Cup of Coffee – September 5, 2025 Supporting creativity, creators, and their creations vs. demanding a product and how parasocial relationships have fostered a tension there. Self-love and self-care vs. self-indulgence. Also, I turned in AMONG THE THORNS! blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/09/05/f...

First Cup of Coffee – August 29, 2025 How endings of books can't be changed by simply lopping off final chapters and adding new ones - the story must point toward the finale all the way through. Also, US politics to wade through at first, esp state vs fed rights blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/08/29/f...

#Bubonicon #Bubonicon56 Wands, Words & Will: Creating A Magic System ~ with Sherwood Smith, Tiffany Trent, @ceruleancynic.bsky.social, @jeffekennedy.bsky.social, and @delilahsdawson.bsky.social

#Bubonicon #Bubonicon56 Day 3 Co-Guests of Honour Joe Haldeman & @delilahsdawson.bsky.social in conversation with Toastmaster @jeffekennedy.bsky.social

#Bubonicon #Bubonicon56 Day 1 Weird Science in the Season of the Witch: Mages & Mad Scientists ~ with @jimsorenson.bsky.social, @jonblackwrites.bsky.social, @bewitchinghips.bsky.social, @ceruleancynic.bsky.social & @jeffekennedy.bsky.social

First Cup of Coffee – August 26, 2025 Things not to say to authors and how George R.R. Martin won't ever let someone else finish his books. Also, wondering if I'm on an uphill trajectory or a peak, and how I'm going to hire someone to do my social media. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/08/26/f...

First Cup of Coffee – August 19, 2025 Why finding where the story starts is *always* one of the most difficult challenges in writing, why I firmly believe you shouldn't get critiques from people who love you, and new developments on AMONG THE THORNS. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/08/19/f...

First Cup of Coffee – August 12, 2025 I'm going to WorldCon this week and will have copies of Never the Roses with me! Also: baby authors, midlist authors, writing full-time, ups and downs of the industry, and trying to coattail success. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/08/12/f...

First Cup of Coffee – August 8, 2025 All about the extraordinary thing that happened this week regarding NEVER THE ROSES - and about serendipity, bolts of lightning, what you can and can't plan for, and why I love working with smart women who also talk about skin care routines.

First Cup of Coffee – August 5, 2025 I have bookplates for all of you! Also, I'm FINALLY showing off the incredibly gorgeous, exclusive Owl Crate edition of NEVER THE ROSES - and giving some spoilery, insider tidbits about it. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/08/05/f...

First Cup of Coffee – August 1, 2025 My recap of San Diego Comic Con, including the amazing panel I got to be on there and what I learned about worldbuilding details from it. We talked about debt and finance in mind-blowing ways! blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/08/01/f...

First Cup of Coffee – July 25, 2025 I'm coming to you from San Diego Comic Con with the third and final installment of my book tour recap for NEVER THE ROSES! All about New York City, including my big city gaffe and event at the B&N mothership! blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/07/25/f...

First Cup of Coffee – July 22, 2025 Part two of my book tour recap for NEVER THE ROSES! All about Columbus Book Festival and my terrible day where I could not seem to get anywhere on time or do anything correctly. And then I flew to NYC! blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/07/22/f...

First Cup of Coffee – July 18, 2025 I'm back from Book Tour and super revved that NEVER THE ROSES debuted at #29 on the USA Today Bestseller list! Today is part 1 of the tour, who I saw, how it went, and all the other (not-so) salacious details! blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/07/18/f...

First Cup of Coffee – July 8, 2025 It's release day for NEVER THE ROSES!! I'm mostly burbling about that, the importance of having author friends and how they're showing up for me. And how I'm leaving on book tour tomorrow! blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/07/08/f...

First Cup of Coffee – July 4, 2025 At last getting to share the news: I'll be at San Diego Comic Con! Very excited to be on programming there. Also, working on this revision still and how I'm contemplating hosting writing retreats. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/07/04/f...

First Cup of Coffee – July 1, 2025 Balancing working on a revision while heading into full-blown celebratory release week, having good friends coming to join in, and dealing with related fire drills. Also, a peek at the audiobook of NEVER THE ROSES! blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/07/01/f...

First Cup of Coffee – June 27, 2025 I'm going on book tour! Lots of burbling about that and this Cinderella ticket. Also a deep dive into how we decided on book titles (Spoiler: don't get attached!) and fun insights into yesterday's editorial meeting. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/06/27/f...

First Cup of Coffee – June 24, 2025 My revision process: how I estimate how long a revision will take, the metrics I use to track progress, how I approach making changes, etc. Also, working with a great editor, the danger of perfectionism, and wishing for rain. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/06/24/f...

First Cup of Coffee – June 20, 2025 On titles and why authors have to resist being clever and remember SEO rules. Also where the reign of social media influencers is taking us, the trad-wife fetish, and how to retain your humanity through it all. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/06/20/f...

First Cup of Coffee – June 17, 2025 The challenge of writing Romance - and really earning the reader's belief in love overcoming obstacles. Also, the #NoKings protests over the weekend in the US, power and corruption, and love conquering hate. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/06/17/f...

First Cup of Coffee – June 13, 2025 Talking to you all - but especially writers! - about the perils of seeking external validation, how the publishing industry is particularly challenging this way, and why "moving the needle" is a useless metaphor. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/06/13/f...

First Cup of Coffee – June 10, 2025 Sending out love to all you listeners I'm getting to meet in person! So great! Also, on boundaries, how you don't have to be mean to protect your writing time, but that you do have to hold your feet to the fire. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/06/10/f...

NEVER THE ROSES - Finished Copy Unboxing! Sharing a first look at the UTTERLY GORGEOUS finished copies of NEVER THE ROSES!! blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/06/05/n...

First Cup of Coffee – June 2, 2025 On a few recent bruhahas regarding Generative "AI" in the writing world, author chat groups, writing as "grunt work," and why it's so significant for all creators that Taylor Swift bought back her masters & owns her catalog now blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/06/02/f...

First Cup of Coffee – May 30, 2025 I'm suggesting creators reframe our expectations for success and the sense of urgency to *make* things happen - instead we can bide our time while we continue to create and let the world come to us. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/05/30/f...

First Cup of Coffee – May 27, 2025 Why I think this minor celebrity cis het white guy getting a Romantasy book deal is actually a good thing - certainly not a new thing. Also successful furniture shopping and a good long weekend for me! blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/05/27/f...

First Cup of Coffee – May 23, 2025 An annoying tussle with Findaway Voices flagging my very human narrator as digital for STRANGE FAMILIAR, with no recourse to object. It is live on Audible and Kobo though! blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/05/23/f...

First Cup of Coffee – May 19, 2025 Thoughts on taste, classism, wealth and how some books and authors are elevated by the social elite, deliberately creating an atmosphere of exclusivity. Also on why some books are phenoms and what is art. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/05/19/f...

First Cup of Coffee – May 16, 2025 My very exciting news on Never the Roses: a starred Library Journal review! The latest news around "AI" & some writers using it to generate books. Thoughts on art, creativity-& what we can do to "prove" we're not among them blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/05/16/f...

First Cup of Coffee – May 12, 2025 I'm back from travels & writing hiatus & mulling what it feels like to have not written anything all this time, what it means to aggressively refill the well, & becoming familiar with the odd sensation of feeling less stressed blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/05/12/f...

First Cup of Coffee – May 1, 2025 My office rehab is done and I am THRILLED! I've discovered my intuition led me to solidify this aspect of my creative life while on hiatus. Also: Why We Write. Musings on having a creative career and balancing love and business. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/05/01/f...

First Cup of Coffee – April 28, 2025 My non-paradisical experience at the Container Store (not their fault), my ongoing tribulations with purging and reorganizing, and also burbling about how awesome the Bramble team is and the ups and downs of this business. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/04/28/f...

First Cup of Coffee – April 25, 2025 I'm a featured author at Columbus Book Festival July 12-13! And the Closet of Doom is NO MORE. Also, I'm talking about the lack of control in creative careers and how that leads to toxic desperation - and thoughts on dealing! blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/04/25/f...

First Cup of Coffee – April 21, 2025 More of me NOT writing. Reflections on purging, reorganizing, and thinking about my office space in terms of what *I* need from it. Also, writers letting go of screen adaptations doesn't mean readers have to love the show! blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/04/21/f...

First Cup of Coffee – April 18, 2025 My week of well-refilling and alternate-achieving. Being a career creative and balancing that output with business decisions/responsibilities and keeping ourselves healthy and happily creating. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/04/18/f...

Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.

First Cup of Coffee – April 14, 2025 All about Apollycon and how I finished A ROSE IN THE MIRROR on the plane and working in the atrium on site. I had a great time at the event and got to fangirl and hang with some of my longtime author idols. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/04/14/f...

First Cup of Coffee – April 7, 2025 About how I bought a new car! And struggling to decide what to do with my museum piece... Also catching up on finishing A ROSE IN THE MIRROR, getting bills paid, and being impatient with recovery from illness. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/04/07/f...

First Cup of Coffee – April 4, 2025 On the challenges of working from home and/or yourself - which is most creative careers - and finding the balance between imposing a disciplined schedule and also being kind to yourself and enjoying the flexibility. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/04/04/f...

First Cup of Coffee – March 31, 2025 It's release day for STRANGE FAMILIAR! Also, I'm back after an unplanned podcast hiatus after being struck with the flu like a nail in the forehead. Also, being a notable alum of my HS & people asking if my books are "clean" blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/03/31/f...

We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!

First Cup of Coffee - March 17, 2025 I was going to say something pithy about the time-consuming tricks we do for social media, but you'll have to extract that lesson yourself from my tale. Owl Crate tip-ins are done!

First Cup of Coffee - March 14, 2025 Regarding manuscript length & (seriously) what traditional publishing does and does not require, but signs that a book is really too long. (See pacing.) Also knowing when rewriting is FAR better than revising, & new earrings! blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/03/14/f...

A datapoint for all those #writer folks saying that trad publishers limit wordcount - today I talked to my editor at Tor about this revision and something I want to do and told her it will make the book longer. She said she wasn't concerned and that length was not at all the highest priority.

First Cup of Coffee - March 10, 2025 On the Amazon Boycott and tools for not freaking out. Also, Kindle Unlimited, pros and cons, and thoughts on how that ecosystem works, including the perils of exclusivity. Also, my very productive productivity! blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/03/10/f...

First Cup of Coffee - March 7, 2025 How being a career creative is an ongoing process of discovering how we work and create, and why - if you're an intuitive writer like I am - you might need to write from a character's POV to understand them. blog.jeffekennedy.com/2025/03/07/f...

Expect more of this: Australian publisher Black Ink Books tries to rush authors into signing a contract addendum that allows generative AI to train on their works www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...