refilling the well

Why being selfish is good, refilling the well, and other thoughts on the variety of people who listen to this podcast, why Cats & New Mexico Weather is a thing. Re-reading DEERSKIN and realizing not everything must move the plot forward.

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Creativity and vacations/holidays, moving from writing as a hobby to a career, taking your mental health seriously, maintaining writing productivity, meeting deadlines, and methods for aggressively filling the well.

Jennifer Udden's take on Naomi Novik's Scholomance series is here https://afasterno.substack.com/p/ends-and-means

The Fae or No-Fae event is here https://farofeb.com/fae-or-no-fae/

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Today sees the re-release of my Kinky Christmas Caribbean Vacation, FIVE GOLDEN RINGS! I'm talking about where I've been, what a writing retreat can do to clear the mind, refill the well, and provide a creative reset.

FIVE GOLDEN RINGS is now available here: https://jeffekennedy.com/five-golden-rings

THE LONG NIGHT OF THE RADIANT STAR, a midwinter holiday fantasy romance in the Heirs of Magic series, now available!! https://jeffekennedy.com/the-long-night-of-the-radiant-star

SHADOW WIZARD, Book One in Renegades of Magic, continuing the epic tale begun in DARK WIZARD. https://jeffekennedy.com/shadow-wizard is out now! Including in audiobook!

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ROGUE'S PARADISE is out (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-paradise). Buy book 1, ROGUE'S PAWN, here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-pawn) and book 2, ROGUE'S POSSESSION, here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-possession).

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An eventful weekend for me - with good and bad - and I'm talking about the value of fiction and even sports in helping us get through tough times in life. Also my discovery on poetry and its amazing effect on refilling the well!

The 30 minutes of Tom Hiddleston reading poetry is here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GooJaG0CtaU).

The Sorcerous Moons series - now in KU! - is available here (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YVVB82N).

The form to preorder books for Apollycon is here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbs-nwq5cfOpk-5xzhz1mfUMycvaZ-bRdvmF0uN7--Ii9ioQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0).

The audiobook of BRIGHT FAMILIAR is here (https://www.audible.com/pd/Bright-Familiar-Audiobook/B09WSGFLXW?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-303113&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_303113_rh_us) and DARK WIZARD is here (https://www.audible.com/pd/Dark-Wizard-Audiobook/B09QQRHTYZ?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-294201&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_294201_rh_us) and you can check out FaRoFeb here (https://farofeb.com/farofeb-2022/).

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I've gone down a delightful and rewarding rabbit hole of reading, learning all about the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. That's linking into thoughts on the evolution of literary criticism  and what makes work "good."

The book I mention is Dared & Done: The Marriage of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning by Julia Markus (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/613753.Dared_Done).

The audiobook of BRIGHT FAMILIAR is here (https://www.audible.com/pd/Bright-Familiar-Audiobook/B09WSGFLXW?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-303113&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_303113_rh_us) and DARK WIZARD is here (https://www.audible.com/pd/Dark-Wizard-Audiobook/B09QQRHTYZ?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-294201&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_294201_rh_us) and you can check out FaRoFeb here (https://farofeb.com/farofeb-2022/).

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The BRIGHT FAMILIAR audiobook is now available! Otherwise I'm talking about asking questions of and having conversations with other creatives, why being in person is so stimulating, and shows I'm loving.

Severance is here (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11280740/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) and Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty is here (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10244600/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1).

The FIERCE HEARTS Anthology to benefit Ukraine is here (https://books2read.com/fiercehearts ).

The treats for the Pixel Project Fundraising Campaign are here (https://thepixelproject.rallyup.com/read4pixelsiwd2022/Campaign/Details)

GREY MAGIC is now available!  (https://jeffekennedy.com/grey-magic)

The audiobook of BRIGHT FAMILIAR is here (https://www.audible.com/pd/Bright-Familiar-Audiobook/B09WSGFLXW?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-303113&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_303113_rh_us) and DARK WIZARD is here (https://www.audible.com/pd/Dark-Wizard-Audiobook/B09QQRHTYZ?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-294201&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_294201_rh_us) and you can check out FaRoFeb here (https://farofeb.com/farofeb-2022/).

You can order FIRE OF THE FROST here (https://jeffekennedy.com/fire-of-the-frost) and DARK WIZARD here (https://jeffekennedy.com/dark-wizard). Preorder THE STORM PRINCESS AND THE RAVEN KING here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-storm-princess-and-the-raven-king).

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Self-care, "forcing ourselves to relax," and the ongoing push/pull of knowing when to be kind to ourselves and back off of pressure and when to apply discipline to get the work done.

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You can order FIRE OF THE FROST here (https://jeffekennedy.com/fire-of-the-frost) and DARK WIZARD here (https://jeffekennedy.com/dark-wizard). Preorder THE STORM PRINCESS AND THE RAVEN KING here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-storm-princess-and-the-raven-king).

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A surprise bird strike today! (With a happy ending.) Also why finishing a story arc takes so much effort, the analogy of landing a plane, thoughts on exercise physiology and creative output, and being aware of other creators.

GREY MAGIC is now available!  (https://jeffekennedy.com/grey-magic)

The audiobook of DARK WIZARD is here (https://www.audible.com/pd/Dark-Wizard-Audiobook/B09QQRHTYZ?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-294201&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_294201_rh_us) and you can check out FaRoFeb here (https://farofeb.com/farofeb-2022/).

You can order FIRE OF THE FROST here (https://jeffekennedy.com/fire-of-the-frost) and DARK WIZARD here (https://jeffekennedy.com/dark-wizard). Preorder THE STORM PRINCESS AND THE RAVEN KING here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-storm-princess-and-the-raven-king).

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Why I missed podcasting yesterday and how I'm finally catching up on things like corporeal maintenance. Also why I want to wave my magic wand and get everyone to distinguish PRE-plotting from plotting.

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The audiobook of DARK WIZARD is here (https://www.audible.com/pd/Dark-Wizard-Audiobook/B09QQRHTYZ?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-294201&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_294201_rh_us) and you can check out FaRoFeb here (https://farofeb.com/farofeb-2022/).

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I'm revealing the Sekrit V project today! I'm also talking about the nature of burnout, stress, and the implications of going from the huge slowdown of the pandemic to resuming a faster pace - and what to watch out for.

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What to do when the well runs dry (and other analogies for writer's block). Also news on print copies of THE GOLDEN GRYPHON AND THE BEAR PRINCE, love for DARK WIZARD and why I didn't post yesterday.

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For all of you working from home for the first time, I'm offering thoughts on drawing boundaries to restore work/life balance. Also a bit more on the #revengeofthepackrat and refilling the well.

This is the essay I mention: here (http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2020/04/women-in-sff-month-jeffe-kennedy/) at the Fantasy Cafe for the Women in SF&F Month.

Here's the post I mention about changing outfits to create home/work boundaries https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2010/11/05/exercise-to-writing-to-work/ and another blog post I wrote on working from home https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2011/01/13/home-is-where-the-office-is/

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I'm back at it today, musing on vacation, taking time off, and learning to listen to your subconscious voice on whether to work or relax.

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Today is the Release Day for THE ARROWS OF THE HEART! So, I talk about that, with thanks to the early reviewers for getting stuff up on Amazon so fast! I also talk a bit about spoilers and why America's Sweethearts isn't a better movie. 

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