Jeffe Kennedy's Blog, page 4

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!

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! Also, I may be reversing my insistence on writing with discipline and instead embracing the creative urge and writing what you want to!

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.

First Cup of Coffee – May 16, 2025

My very exciting news on Never the Roses: a starred Library Journal review! Also, about the latest news around “AI” and some writers using it to generate books. My thoughts on art, creativity – and what we can do to “prove” we’re not among them.

First Cup of Coffee – May 12, 2025

I’m back from travels and writing hiatus, and mulling what it feels like to have not written anything in all this time, what it means to aggressively refill the well, and becoming familiar with the odd sensation of feeling less stressed.

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.

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..

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 – along with thoughts on dealing!

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, responding to a comment, writers letting go of screen adaptations doesn’t mean readers have to love the show!

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.