April Fools Day and the cruelest prank I ever witnessed, my favorite reader compliment to get, and how author ROI varies depending on short or long term. Also, Clifton Strengths, Becca Syme, and what Ive learned about Connectedness.   The blog post on ROI is here https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2024/03/31/calculating-roi-and-accounting-for-the-intangible/ The sports bra I rave about is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGA https://forme.science/collections/women/products/power-bra?variant=36300891488421 You can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authors Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/HWadZD2tRB8 https://youtu.be/HWadZD2tRB8 Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

22m

Apr 01

Im following up on the Thread I posted this week on the supposed "divide" between traditionally and self-published authors, how were all in this business together, and why I think everyone will be hybrid eventually. The sports bra I rave about is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGA https://forme.science/collections/women/products/power-bra?variant=36300891488421 You can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authors Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/2pHiLx2cDxk https://youtu.be/2pHiLx2cDxk Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

20m

Mar 29

A rant today on author coaches and the predatory nature of scavengers who feed on creatives, prompted by a request I received to share my "query letter" for a "free database." So much no to these people! The sports bra I rave about is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGA https://forme.science/collections/women/products/power-bra?variant=36300891488421 You can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authors Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/Zxu4zw69pMA https://youtu.be/Zxu4zw69pMA Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

21m

Mar 25

Some schooling today on business, things authors should really know, and arcania on how traditional publishing decides how to handle releases. Also, the "new" genre term Romantasy and why I think it came to be coined. The sports bra I rave about is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGA https://forme.science/collections/women/products/power-bra?variant=36300891488421 You can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authors Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/3BQUFoVjoDI https://youtu.be/3BQUFoVjoDI Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

22m

Mar 22

Saying goodbye to Stepdad Dave, my third father, and musings on life and death and choosing happiness. (An explanation of where Ive been all this time.) Megan Mulrys business - Mulry Studio - is here https://www.mulrystudio.com/ The sports bra I rave about is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGA https://forme.science/collections/women/products/power-bra?variant=36300891488421 You can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authors Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/9rF4-YywWAc https://youtu.be/9rF4-YywWAc Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

19m

Mar 18

How writing a novel is like building a road brick by brick, and how some days youre nose in the mortar and other days you lift your head to look. Also thoughts on revision, the 3-Act structure, story logic, and knowing whether you have brain juice or not. The sports bra I rave about is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGA https://forme.science/collections/women/products/power-bra?variant=36300891488421 You can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authors Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/GpOePoCtM1I https://youtu.be/GpOePoCtM1I Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

18m

Mar 04

On busy brain work, how Im not yet done with the book, nice words from my editor on gatekeeping and letting people in, even nicer words from Maria Vale on NEVER THE ROSES, and the loneliness of caregiving. The sports bra I rave about is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGA https://forme.science/collections/women/products/power-bra?variant=36300891488421 You can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authors Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/f6Ut8d-SBxIhttps://youtu.be/LrxIJa9eL7s Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

17m

Mar 01

Sharing the OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL super exciting news today on NEVER THE ROSES, the book I sold to Tor. Im explaining the Publishers Marketplace lingo, how foreign sales work, and why creatives cant be thick-skinned. The sports bra I rave about is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGA https://forme.science/collections/women/products/power-bra?variant=36300891488421 The article I mention on Kumail Nanjiani is here https://www.avclub.com/kumail-nanjiani-eternals-therapy-trauma-marvel-mcu-1851236508 You can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authors Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/f6Ut8d-SBxI https://youtu.be/f6Ut8d-SBxI Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

20m

Feb 26

Some big news on the official title of the book that was Oneira and a release date! Also, a thing I bought because of Taylor Swift that has Changed My Life, and more on coping as a creative when people hate you/your work. The sports bra I rave about is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGA https://forme.science/collections/women/products/power-bra?variant=36300891488421 The article I mention on Kumail Nanjiani is here https://www.avclub.com/kumail-nanjiani-eternals-therapy-trauma-marvel-mcu-1851236508 You can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authors Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/aYLdg5n-D58 https://youtu.be/aYLdg5n-D58 Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

20m

Feb 23

My Friday Freakout and how even experienced authors have emotional crises about their books, along with insight on shaken baby syndrome in books, how interruptions cause issues, and Longshot: an underrated movie. You can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authors Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/BafOuQ2XZRk https://youtu.be/BafOuQ2XZRk Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

19m

Feb 19

On Sheryl Sandbergs LEAN IN and great advice for women in business thats given me insight into my own writing career, including keeping my eye on long-term and 18-month goals, and why I dont love the heroines journey. You can find a recording of our Beastly Books panel on the FaRoFeb Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/p/C3LvPUkSp00/. You can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authors Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/IQYa9QxAVvw https://youtu.be/IQYa9QxAVvw Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

20m

Feb 16

Happy (almost) Mardi Gras! Im talking planning author finances over the longer term, offering some predictions on the rise and (inevitable, eventual) decline of Romantasy, and looking at the 10 year anniversary of THE MARK OF THE TALA. You can find a recording of our Beastly Books panel on the FaRoFeb Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/p/C3LvPUkSp00/. You can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authors Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/ppUELQo9QZM https://youtu.be/ppUELQo9QZM Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

19m

Feb 12

More foreign rights news, this time Russian! Also a fun panel on Romantasy tomorrow at Beastly Books and Instagram Live. And thoughts on influencing social media algorithms being the new superstition. You can find out about tomorrows panel here https://www.instagram.com/p/C3GV5ORvtg3/ You can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authors Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/bD7Ngjhln3o https://youtu.be/bD7Ngjhln3o Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

19m

Feb 09

Fun news on covers and Italian rights - along with some info on how selling foreign rights works. Also, my recent experience with a published book contest and how negative comments can be devastating. You can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authors Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/pxG-vVNZ5Fw https://youtu.be/pxG-vVNZ5Fw Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

23m

Feb 06

A deep(ish) dive into my process today, to give an idea of how far down the intuitive writer spectrum I am. Also more on nuking the idea that slower = higher quality, and quieting the conscious mind to liberate the subconscious. The Thread I mention is here https://www.threads.net/@jeffekennedy2016/post/C2pXUZTLwq4 You can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authors Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/jzVTJQCkSos https://youtu.be/jzVTJQCkSos Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

20m

Feb 02

The TWISTED MAGIC audiobook is live! Also sharing a call for authors influenced by Tanith Lee. And why I think classes teaching "plotting for pantsers" are damaging to intuitive writers, and other thoughts on process. Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/Z_dTS6Rxvts Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

20m

Jan 29

Defining success, tips on how not to go crazy as a creator, why I think competition is bad for us, navigating toxic positivity, why being told "no," AKA rejection, is so very good for us, and thinking about career paths long term. Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/cxtN6VHbAiI Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

21m

Jan 26

A few thoughts today on marketing, newsletters, why you can be like Enya and not HAVE to do anything, why empty, supposedly "Inspirational" sayings annoy me, and some thoughts on Brotopia by Emily Chang. Brotopia by Emily Chang is here https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547571/brotopia-by-emily-chang/ Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/zGwWjMD6e3M Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

21m

Jan 22

A historical perspective today on the LKH bruhaha this week regarding self-publishing, including Gen X cane-shaking, salacious gossip, and insight into how profoundly the publishing landscape has changed in 30 years. Register for SFWAs HEA Quest here https://membership.sfwa.org/event-5461969 Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/Jpa8vbXTy30 Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

21m

Jan 19

Author branding for the long game, being original instead of trying to draft off of someone elses success, authors using gimmicks to get attention, and the audacity of a woman failing to laugh at a mans joke. Register for SFWAs HEA Quest here https://membership.sfwa.org/event-5461969 Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/Olq3L0juhhg Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

21m

Jan 15

The TWISTED MAGIC audiobook is on its way! Also thoughts on reading subjectivity, how reading a book even a few years apart can totally change, sample bias, residual impacts of the pandemic, and writing the whole book. Register for SFWAs HEA Quest here https://membership.sfwa.org/event-5461969 Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/xKTiPsfIG8s Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

21m

Jan 12

On beauty standards, vanity, aging, skin-care, Botox, and choosing your author brand. I promise theyre related! Also Indie authors going to Traditional Publishing and the pitfalls, and a cool data point on series drop-off. Register for SFWAs HEA Quest here https://membership.sfwa.org/event-5461969 Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/xKTiPsfIG8s Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

21m

Jan 08

Some advice today for newbie writers on writing your first book, including the importance of finishing and keeping it simple. Also, different muscles we use for writing and how approaching a work with various strategies exercises them. Register for SFWAs HEA Quest here https://membership.sfwa.org/event-5461969 Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/31WebgyTa_4 Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

20m

Jan 05

Happy New Year! Im back from an (almost) unprecedented two-week break, talking about working smarter not harder really panned out in 2023 and a deep dive into author finances as a full-time writer. Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/VzpYIghGooc Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

20m

Jan 01

The new portmanteau term "Romantasy" being used for Fantasy Romance and Romantic Fantasy, my own personal history with writing cross-genre and being a crack ho, and how I got namechecked in a most validating way! The article in Publishers Weekly on Romantasy is here: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/93980-pw-notables-2023-monique-patterson.html Sign up for FaRoAdvent here! https://farofeb.com/faroadvent/ Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube. https://youtu.be/jq9Y5wcC3P8 Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

17m

Dec 18, 2023

How do we feel about Alexander Skarsgård being cast as SecUnit in the upcoming Murderbot series? Also the advantages for creatives of working in a corporate environment and Taylor Swift: dedicated businesswoman. Sign up for FaRoAdvent here! https://farofeb.com/faroadvent/ Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on YouTube here https://youtu.be/UVaqxTHHX-s https://youtu.be/UVaqxTHHX-s Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

20m

Dec 15, 2023

A theory Ive been mulling on a major influence on series sell-through, but that might be even more difficult than most to quantify. Also, a bit on author taxes, a quasi-epiphany on my work plan for December and being good with scaling back. Sign up for FaRoAdvent here! https://farofeb.com/faroadvent/ Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on YouTube here https://youtu.be/oFKI9i6uWPY https://youtu.be/oFKI9i6uWPY Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

20m

Dec 11, 2023

The kerfuffle in the writing world this week-where an author created sockpuppet accounts to downvote other books and upvote her own-why writers arent in competition and the key importance of friendship. Sign up for FaRoAdvent here! https://farofeb.com/faroadvent/ The XKCD comic is here https://xkcd.com/386/ Nyad is here https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5302918/ Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on YouTube here https://youtu.be/oFKI9i6uWPY https://youtu.be/oFKI9i6uWPY Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

21m

Dec 08, 2023

Some pitfalls to watch for in contracts with traditional publishing and literary agencies. Also author finances and taxes, why owning your process doesnt mean loving it, and why experienced authors find it hard to teach. Sign up for FaRoAdvent here! https://farofeb.com/faroadvent/ Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on YouTube here https://youtu.be/oFKI9i6uWPY https://youtu.be/oFKI9i6uWPY Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

18m

Dec 04, 2023

Authors behaving badly to other authors - signs to watch for, recognizing serendipity, plus a great cautionary tale. Also different revision processes and a fun December reader event: FaRoAdvent! Sign up for FaRoAdvent here! https://farofeb.com/faroadvent/ Join my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesCloset You can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/ If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy). Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9) You can watch this podcast on YouTube here https://youtu.be/oFKI9i6uWPY https://youtu.be/oFKI9i6uWPY Support the show http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy Contact Jeffe! Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com https://jeffekennedy.com/home Follow me on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffe-Kennedy/author/B001KIASYE or BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jeffe-kennedy Sign up for my Newsletter! https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9 Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeffekennedy2016/ and TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffe_kennedy! Thanks for listening!

20m

Dec 01, 2023