First Cup of Coffee - Girls Trip and DIY Christmas Cards! 10/28/25

Christmas card reveal from a girl's trip this past weekend to the beautiful Taos! Resetting the well involves crafting and I'm proud to report, my well is very full. The realities of independent publishing versus traditional publishing, the true meaning behind Never the Roses, and racking up for Magic Reborn. Also, autumn.Your friendly neighborhood author is doing author-ly things this upcoming month! Hummingbird House is officially OPEN FOR BOOKING🕊️ Meet me Nov. 1st at the BookQuest A Day with Santa Fe Authors and Nov. 2nd at Books on the Bosque📚 Magic Reborn has reached a half way point! And also, my two cents on how to make a living for yourself as a creative. 🕊️ Book your next writer retreat at Hummingbird House in Santa Fe here: https://hummingbirdhousesantafe.com 🕊️Upcoming Events ~ Meet me at Books on the Bosque Nov. 2nd: https://www.booksonthebosque.comLearn more about A Day with Santa Fe Authors here: https://adaywithsantafeauthors.comLoveLitCon is a weekend of romantasy and bookish fun and I will be attending! Buy LoveLitCon tickets here using LOVE8368 for $10 OFF! https://lovelit.com/Tuscon Festival of Books is March 14th-15th this year! See you there *Wink* https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=tusconfestivalof+books&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8📚Books📚Preorder MAGIC REBORN here: https://www.jeffekennedy.com/magic-rebornAmong the Thorns will be here July 14th - Preorder available following this link here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250360373/amongthethornsSTRANGE FAMILIAR is live:  https://www.jeffekennedy.com/strange-familarYou can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/As always, thank you for watching! If you've made it this far in the show notes, please let me know what you think of my Christmas cards and submit any questions in the comments or through DM's if you're unable to make it to my Q&A Nov. 1st and 2nd!Support the show