My Imaginary Friends With L. Penelope

Mentioned: - AITA on Jean & Jorts - https://twitter.com/AITA_online/status/1470862918908624908 - Bonus: the cats have their own Twitter!: https://twitter.com/JortsTheCat - Savage City - preorder coming soon - https://lpenelope.com/book/savage-city/ - The Monsters We Defy - Aug 2022 - https://lpenelope.com/book/the-monsters-we-defy/   - Author Dolen Perkin Valdez - https://dolenperkinsvaldez.com/ - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne - https://amzn.to/3EctTEj - The Hating Game movie - https://www.instagram.com/hatinggamemovie/   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

Mentioned: - FaRoFeb (Fantasy Romance February) - https://farofeb.com/ - Sheltered by Charlotte Stein - https://amzn.to/30hla4E - Darkness Dawns by Dianne DuVall - https://amzn.to/3v5tHmS - DisCon 3 - https://discon3.org/   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 Affiliat

The somewhat chaotic process of going from premise to story. - Stardust movie - https://www.netflix.com/title/70054920 - Story Engine Cards - https://storyenginedeck.myshopify.com/ - Id List - Jennifer Lyn Barnes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/red-sneaker-writers/using-the-id-list-to-enhance-nuydI5K9e2h/#episode (Interview starts at 13:58) - DisCon 3 - https://discon3.org/   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 — Attr

Worldbuilding and revision in miniature, plus finding the truest expression of your heart. – Nicole Glover in conversation with L. Penelope replay – https://www.crowdcast.io/e/nicole-glover/register – Galaxy’s Edge magazine – https://www.galaxysedge.com/ – Cover Reveal – THE MONSTERS WE DEFY – https://lpenelope.com/2021/11/the-monsters-we-defy-cover-reveal/ – “I think the main purpose of art …. is to create an empathy window. so just to create feeling whether it’s happiness, sadness, fear, or outrage, because life can be monotonous and it can be mundane and it gives a little break inside that monotony.” — Ren, https://www.instagram.com/tv/B3m4yavgLsw/ – “You’re here to find the truest expression of your heart that you can share with the world” — Marc Scott Zicree, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arWQV6f0lJk – Wheel of Time series on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/3E4XoIZ – Author P. Djeli Clark on The Wheel of Time – https://disgruntledharadrim.com/2021/11/23/the-wheel-of-time-series-beginnings/ – Nash Bridge

Help with prompts, character names, and sinking into a new story. Mentioned: - The Story Engine - https://storyenginedeck.myshopify.com/ - Story Forge Cards - http://www.storyforgecards.com/ - http://www.thinkbabynames.com/ - search for names by meaning - Nash Bridges - November 27, 2021 on USA Network - Trailer: https://twitter.com/USA_Network/status/1459249647256494080 - Paul James - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1482818/ - Nicole Glover in conversation with L. Penelope - 11/22/21 https://www.booksoup.com/event/nicole-glover-undertakers   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

Mentioned: Thursday, November 11, 2021 @ 9pm ET - L. Penelope in conversation with Kit Rocha - https://www.mystgalaxy.com/penelope11121    - Save the Cat beat sheet - https://lpenelope.com/extras/resources-for-writers/  - Jami Gold worksheet - https://jamigold.com/for-writers/worksheets-for-writers/  - Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell – https://amzn.to/35eBwLu     - My Events - https://lpenelope.com/calendar/    - Kate Stradling - https://katestradling.com/books/ 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 M

Mentioned: - The Harder They Fall movie - https://www.netflix.com/title/81077494 - TikTok meet cute - https://twitter.com/120rollfilm/status/1453708186318483462 - The Princess Knight by GA Aiken - https://amzn.to/3btSl8m - Writing Excuses podcast - https://writingexcuses.com/2021/10/24/16-43-the-narrative-holy-trinity-of-world-character-and-plot-with-fonda-lee/ - Bully Pulpit podcast - "Shopping for a Foxtrap" - https://www.booksmartstudios.org/p/shopping-for-a-foxtrap 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: S

Mentioned: - Dune film - https://www.dunemovie.com/ - Focusmate.com - virtual co-working & accountability   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 af

Mentioned: - Author Samantha Shannon - https://www.instagram.com/say_shannon/ - kt literary - http://ktliterary.com/ - The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, AL - https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/memorial - National Novel Writing Month - https://nanowrimo.org/ - Becca Syme's Write Better Faster - https://betterfasteracademy.com/ - Atomic Habits by James Clear - https://amzn.to/3j74GTZ - Only Murders in the Building on Hulu - https://www.hulu.com/series/only-murders-in-the-building-ef31c7e1-cd0f-4e07-848d-1cbfedb50ddf   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

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