My Imaginary Friends With L. Penelope

Mentioned: - FaRoFeb Fantasy Romance February - https://farofeb.com/ - FaRoFeb October Giveaway - https://subscribepage.com/farogiveaway - A Self Published Author's Diary - https://elodienowodazkij.com/ - K-lytics Amazon Analytics - https://k-lytics.com/  - Shanae Johnson books - https://shanaejohnson.com/ - 7 Figure Fiction by T. Taylor - https://amzn.to/3uxaESV - Frixion erasable pens - https://amzn.to/3avLMBL - A DANCE WITH A FAE PRINCE & A DEAL WITH THE ELF KING by Elise Kova - https://amzn.to/3oSAsbo - THE LUCKIEST LADY IN LONDON by Sherry Thomas - https://amzn.to/3DqiJf6 - Learning the Tropes podcast - https://learningthetropes.podbean.com/ The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast |

I mentioned a lot of resources this week! - Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh - https://amzn.to/3A24hI9 - 7 Figure Fiction by T. Taylor - https://amzn.to/3uxaESV - Story Grid - https://storygrid.com/ - Remarkable tablet - https://remarkable.com/ - Vellum ebook software - https://vellum.pub/ - Creating Character Arcs by K.M. Weiland -  https://amzn.to/3ml97eR - Take off Your Pants by Libbie Hawker - https://amzn.to/3iujYSD - https://OneStopForWriters.com - CS Lakin classes - https://cslakin.teachable.com/ - Story Genius by Lisa Cron - https://amzn.to/3BFSCAK - Story by Robert McKee - https://amzn.to/3moY8AW   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen

- Planet rap by Keatsdidit - https://www.instagram.com/tv/CTxwClGg3E-/ - Bookfly Design - https://www.bookflydesign.com/ - "This Academic Year, I Won’t Be Using Trigger Warnings" -  https://www.booksmartstudios.org/p/this-academic-year-i-wont-be-using - Clickbait on Netflix - https://netflix.com/title/80991754 - Y The Last Man - https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/y-the-last-man - Charlie Jane Anders - https://www.charliejaneanders.com/   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud http

Mentioned – How to Be a Tyrant on Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/80989772 – Fall of Civilizations podcast – https://fallofcivilizationspodcast.com/ – Submit to the Time Traveler’s anthology – https://michaelaventrella.com/2021/09/14/three-time-travelers-walk-into-guidelines-for-submissions/ – Author ND Jones – https://www.ndjonesparanormalpleasure.com/ – If We Must Die by Claude McKay – https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44694/if-we-must-die – ink + volt weekly dashboard – https://inkandvolt.com/products/ink-volt-dashboard-deskpad The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Sta

Reaching new heights, mental strength, and looking forward! Mentioned: - Denver Mountain Guiding - https://denvermountainguiding.com/ - Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror - https://www.netflix.com/title/81315804 - ONYX Pages interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZFOkjUB1D8 - Dear Romance Writer podcast - https://www.dearromancewriter.com/episode16-prying-out-the-covid - Fiyahcon - https://theconvention.fiyahlitmag.com/   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https

Mentioned: - Wheel of Time trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fus4Xb_TLg - Les Mis flash mob - https://youtu.be/Cn8PiqIXEjQ  - Dancer in the Dark movie - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168629/ - Three Time Travelers Walk Into... Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/667435382/three-time-travelers-walk-into - Writing Excuses Episode 16.35 What is the MICE quotient? https://writingexcuses.com/2021/08/29/16-35-what-is-the-m-i-c-e-quotient/ - The myth of too busy - https://booklaunch.com/the-myth-of-too-busy/ - Running Down a Dream by Tim Grahl - https://amzn.to/3n5TpX9   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support

My recent retreat, staying organized, and owning your process!   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a parti

A new release and some sad audiobook news. Mentioned:  - Requiem of Silence is now here! https://lpenelope.com/book/requiem-of-silence/ - K. Arsenault Rivera - http://karsenaultrivera.com/ - Plottr software - https://plottr.com?ref=136 - Kickstarter for Three Times Travelers Walk Into... - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/667435382/three-time-travelers-walk-into?ref=project_link - Jeremy O. Harris play from Gossip Girl - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/19/theater/jeremy-o-harris-play-gossip-girl.html   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagra

REQUIEM OF SILENCE releases August 17!  My virtual book launch will be Tuesday, August 17, 2021 @ 7pm ET. Fantasy author K. Arsenault Rivera will be joining me! More info: https://charmcitybooks.com/?urlsc=events   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclos

Mentioned: Write Better Faster - https://betterfasteracademy.com/wbf101/  RWA Vivan Award Debacle - https://bookriot.com/rwa-racism/   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either direct

Indulging my spreadsheet addiction. Mentioned: - K.M. Weiland on Character Enneagrams: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/use-the-enneagram-to-write-better-characters/ - Character Enneagrams Tracking Sheet: http://nadineavola.com/treasure-box/ - The Creative Penn podcast: - Joanna Penn - reverse outlines - https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2021/07/26/literary-fiction-roz-morris-2/ - KM Weiland - Should You Edit as You Go? - https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/should-you-edit-as-you-go-2/ - Banished podcast interview w/ Dewey Crumpler - https://www.booksmartstudios.org/p/if-its-in-the-world-its-for-me -  - My interview with Arley Sorg - https://atthebar.arleysorg.com/2/with-l-penelope/   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and

Leaving behind the old (for a while) and focusing on the new! Mentioned: - #EarthsingerReadlong - Cry of Metal & Bone - https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/earthsingerreadalong/ - Sarra Cannon - "Starting The Final Book In My Bestselling Series" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uejhVFTcv0c - The Plot Whisperer by Martha Alderson – https://amzn.to/3pPL4pM - Story Genius by Lisa Cron - https://amzn.to/3BFSCAK - "When the Author Dream is No Longer the Dream" -  https://nelsonagency.com/2021/07/when-the-author-dream-is-no-longer-the-dream/ - Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert - https://amzn.to/2LaZ0a5 - The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay - https://amzn.to/2J5XULu   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpen

Work & rest for inspiration and facing your fears.  Mentioned: - Dramatica plot steps: https://www.how-to-write-a-book-now.com/plot-outline.html - My plot steps worksheet: https://lpenelope.com/wp-content/uploads/Dramatica-Plot-Steps-Worksheet.pdf - The Great Gatsby - https://amzn.to/2VMgP88 - Gone Girl - https://amzn.to/3zp2j51 - Hampton Roads Writers Conference - https://hamptonroadswriters.org/2021-conference/ - My events calendar - https://lpenelope.com/calendar   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit

From idea to book announcement! THE MONSTERS WE DEFY coming from Orbit Books in 2022!  - https://www.orbitbooks.net/2021/07/08/acquisition-announcement-the-monsters-we-defy-by-leslye-penelope/ - "If We Must Die" by Claude McKay - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44694/if-we-must-die - Black Widow movie   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/l

Building the characters so I can build the plot. - The Nap Ministry - https://www.instagram.com/thenapministry/ - REQUIEM OF SILENCE preorder campaign - https://lpenelope.com/requiem-preorder/ - The Complete Writer's Guide to Heroes and Heroines: Sixteen Master Archetypes -  https://bookshop.org/a/582/9780615908113 - Susan Dennard - https://susandennard.com/for-writers/ - Margie Lawson - https://www.margielawson.com/lawson-writers-academy/ - Character Arc Progression Worksheet - https://writershelpingwriters.net/writing-tools/ - The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr - https://bookshop.org/a/582/9781419743030 - Awesome Con in Washington, DC - https://awesome-con.com/book-fair/ - Rock climbing board game First Ascent on Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/firstascentgame/first-ascent   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she

Why do people even like books anyway? This week's best thing: The Harder They Fall trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKz5kZr8mrg Honorable mention: Sleater-Kinney One More Hour on Audible - https://www.audible.com/pd/One-More-Hour-Audiobook/B096SSWF7Y Recommended: Song of the Forever Rains by EJ Mellow - https://amzn.to/3jmROu8 #EarthsingerReadalong - https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope/   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Cre

On realistic goal and expectation setting. Plus, progress! - Angelborn is free through June 2021 - https://books2read.com/angelborn - The Cupid Mixup - permanently free - https://books2read.com/cupidmixup - Marie Poulin - https://mariepoulin.com/ - https://www.notion.so/ - note taking, database and organization software - 6 Figure Author podcast - https://6figureauthors.com/ - HB90 Method - https://heartbreathings.teachable.com/p/hb90-bootcamp - QOTW: Do you listen to audiobooks? If so, what do you do while you listen?   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Web

A breakdown of my very painful process of getting back on track with this manuscript. Mentioned: - In the Heights - The Plot Whisperer by Martha Alderson - https://amzn.to/3pPL4pM - The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne - https://amzn.to/2Yw6Elx - The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr - https://amzn.to/3wywbLf - David Corbett "The Compass of Character" - https://davidcorbett.com/teaching.php - Story Genius by Lisa Cron - https://amzn.to/3wl96LN - Creating Character Arcs by K.M. Weiland - https://amzn.to/3vls5Ez - Enneagrams Relationships - https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/the-enneagram-type-combinations - Sequences - https://medium.com/your-first-novel/what-is-a-sequence-in-a-novel-or-a-movie-ddd9f0f35d78 - Screenwriting Tricks for Authors by Alexandra Sokoloff - https://amzn.to/2P4HUNW - Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody - https://amzn.to/3xf7TFV - Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell - https://amzn.to/35eBwLu - Dramatica Plot Steps - https://www.how-to-write-a-book-now.com/plot-outl

Sponsor: Summer in the City by Lori Wilde, Priscilla Oliveras, Sarah Skilton - https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496732675/summer-in-the-city/ Mentioned: - Venus Williams mic drop - https://twitter.com/espnw/status/1399847611897688068?s=21 - Cree Summer's Street Faerie album  - A Quiet Place Part 2 movie #EarthsingerReadalong - https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope/   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-Sh

This week's best thing: Howard University's Chadwick Boseman College of Fine Arts - https://variety.com/2021/film/news/chadwick-boseman-howard-university-college-fine-arts-1234982110/ Mentioned: -The Old Guard movie -The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+ -The Nevers on HBO #EarthsingerReadalong - https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope/ The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-