A shoutout today to a brand new Cowboy Christmas romance collection. Also thoughts on The Boys, getting business done, and how Weekend Jeffe is not getting along with Weekday Jeffe and we may need mediation.

You can find CHRISTMAS KISSES WITH MY COWBOY here (https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781420148039/christmas-kisses-with-my-cowboy/).

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I'm discussing destructive assumptions about romance, why I hate the term "transcending genre," and I'm telling a story getting our flu shots at the drive-in clinic and how brilliantly orchestrated it was.

This is the blog post I mention (https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2020/10/04/nitpicking-when-editing-goes-horribly-wrong/).

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A discussion of pitfalls in contracts related to release dates and making sure publishers don't sit on authors' work. Also, why I'm feeling hopeful and why we can look forward to a brighter future.

This is the New Yorker article I mention (https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/donald-trump-tests-positive-for-the-coronavirus-and-a-nation-anticipates-chaos).

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Some exciting news on THE FIERY CROWN and DARK WIZARD. Also a bit of discussion on how options work in book deals, and a discussion of the pros and cons of paying someone clean my house.

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I'm ranting today about how writers should be paid for their work - and how there are so many people who skirt the edges of this by pretending to offer value in the form of promo, but it's still not paying.

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Fair warning: a scatological podcast today, with musings on the joy of toilets, fear of chamber pots, and how we treat fictional characters and their biological needs. Also how I don't love mysteries.

You can watch the Love's Sweet Arrow panel from Saturday that I mention here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xOFw4ziPSY&feature=youtu.be)!

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A bit of a rant today on the use of the term "Clean" in reference to books - and sex in general - and how some authors produce two versions of a book, one "clean" and one with sex.

Also a shoutout today to Smart Podcast, Trashy Books (https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/)! (I said it wrong in the show - sorry!)

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I'm talking about levels of editing today - what you can expect - and what an editor you hire should absolutely NOT do. Also updates on the garden, Dark Wizard, and UNDER A WINTER SKY.

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Good news on THE PROMISED QUEEN! I read you the fab email from my editor. More on story structure, and a reveal of my new series AND the title of my novella for UNDER A WINTER SKY!

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A report on our outing yesterday and kayak fishing in New Mexico. Also some thoughts on the things readers say to authors, seeing writers as real people, and why we don't need to rank everything. 

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