First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

Your chance to weigh in on what project I should pick up next! Also a rant about "writer's retreats" that are just ways to take your money, and how SFWA's credo that money should flow to the writer is more important than ever. Also a round up on revision of THE FIERY CITADEL and next stages of the new shiny.  Support the show

Another chapter in the Disappointing Saga of the Contact Lenses. Good news is I should finish my revision of THE FIERY CITADEL today. I might be a little cranky - a bit of a social media rant on the unfollow/follow trick. Support the show

General conversation on my drive into town for writer coffee, plus exciting news about THE ORCHID THRONE and San Diego Comic Con. Also, for those who listened yesterday, some stories about my mom and I having the same voice.  Support the show

A special celebrity guest today: my mom! She tells stories about me and we reminisce about old Denver spots. Also features discussions science fiction vs. fantasy and cat wrangling. Support the show

A bit of excitement today as Jackson catches a gopher during the podcast. Otherwise I'm talking about Tanith Lee, The Silver Metal Lover and others of her fantastic books, and ye olden times of mail order book clubs. Support the show

Talking today about the Rule of Three and how that factors into success of any kind. Also about my revision process and updates on THE FIERY CITADEL.  Support the show

If you've been waiting for the second Sorcerous Moons compendium, books 4-6, it's out! Also talking about reviews and why authors shouldn't try to improve craft by reading them. And updates on my broken contact lens.  Support the show

Started my day by breaking a contact lens, alas. Otherwise things are going well, and The Fiery Citadel is coming along faster now. Includes reminiscing on old Denver landmarks.  Support the show

THE ARROWS OF THE HEART won an award! I'm also telling a story today about how men and women talk differently about their pain. Also the continuing saga of THE FIERY CITADEL revision, and how being an auditory learner affects how my brain recalls words.  Support the show

Updates on my weekend (low key), The Fiery Citadel revision (coming along), and our perceptions of the writers life vs. the reality. Plus cat wrangling.  Support the show

A bunch of ideas today - thoughts on dealing with this revision (yes, still), why people hate Nickelback (yes, really) and how bikeshedding fits into this (yes, it does. well... kinda). This is the article I mention: https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/04/25/402026979/the-good-listener-why-do-people-hate-nickelback-so-much Support the show

Wherein I develop a new analogy for what revision feels like to me, plus general musing on revision vs drafting because I'm deep into revision brain, working on THE FIERY CITADEL. Did I mention revision? Support the show

Talking about my towering TBR pile today. I pose a quiz question for my listeners, too. What should I do??? I'm talking about revisions, how I've changed my view of them, along with my progress on THE FIERY CITADEL. Also thoughts on Mary Robinette Kowal's THE CALCULATING STARS and THE FATED SKY. Support the show

I'm talking today about the artist's relationship with their audience, how crow-sourcing relationships affect that, and also about being edited. Framing this in terms of a concert I recently attended. I'm not mentioning or tagging the artist because I don't want to slam that person, just discussing the general principle.  Support the show

Talking a bit about stories today - romance, SFF, mystery and horror - and how they're structured. This segues into a discussion of the horror structure (new to me and learned at Nebula Conference), Breaking Bad and its series finale, with a final (spoilers cued) discussion of What Went Wrong with the Game of Thrones finale in that context.  After this, I'll try not to talk about Game of...

Talking a bit about my New Shiny project and how I'm likely going to San Diego Comic Con. I apologize for the few minutes of poor recording. I won't try to do this with the convertible top down again... Support the show

I'm back from Nebula Conference and reporting a bit about that, especially a thought-provoking panel on whether science fiction and fantasy stories have a baked-in structure. Also thoughts (no doubt not my last) on the Game of Thrones finale and why endings are important.  Support the show

Talking today about the perks and pitfalls of having author friends, pseudonyms, and authors I wish I'd met. Also a bit about where to begin a story and how external and internal conflict work in different genres. Support the show

Commute podcast today as I went to meet some writer folks for coffee. Updates on The Fate of the Tala, changing where the story starts, and also more thoughts on Game of Thrones and Arya's character. A bit of a rant on what feminism means. Coffee friends were Emily Mah Tippets, J. Barton Mitchell, and John L Forrest. Support the show

Thoughts today on giving yourself vacation days, and also how not actually writing can still be working on the book. A bit about water rights in the West, too, which is all part of what we offer here, along with cats and New Mexico weather. Some updates on my schedule heading to Los Angeles this week, and Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 4 spoilers after the 14 minute mark.  Support the show

Today I'm telling my own story of having my newbie writer dreams stomped upon by someone thoughtlessly cruel. Also some stuff on process, finding the right POV, and THE FATE OF THE TALA.  Support the show

I'm a bit muzzy today, using up my brainz to get back into the Twelve Kingdoms world, but I'm musing some on possible serials I might put on the blog. The blog post I mention is here.   Support the show

I'm still talking about GoT Season 8, Ep. 3 spoilers, especially in light of Avengers Endgame (no spoilers except that I *loved*) it. And a bit about spoilers in general, stories, and whether it impacts our experience of a story to know details going in.  Support the show

Happy Birthday today to my wonderful agent, Sarah Younger! Today I take a little walk of our property, make a discovery, and talk Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 3 spoilers - though not until the end on the spoilers, and I give fair warning so you can bail before that. Also a bit about going to see Avengers Endgame this afternoon! Support the show

Rambling today about our trip out to the lake yesterday and how I wish the trend of cutesy romance titles would go away, but it won't. And about taking the train to Santa Fe.  Support the show