My Imaginary Friends With L. Penelope

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- Sponsor: LOVE AT FIRST by Kate Clayborn - https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496725196/love-at-first/ - Shadow & Bone trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHJYYd_RnJc - OneStopforWriters.com - workshops & thesauruses - Twitter thread on Western storytelling   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

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This episode is sponsored by THE DUKE HEIST by Erica Ridley - https://ericaridley.com/ Mentioned: - Kwame Mbalia - https://twitter.com/KSekouM/status/1357356812266311680 - FaRoFeb (Fantasy Romance February) - https://farofeb.com/ - Fantasy Romance Panel 2/20/21 @ 3pm ET - https://www.libraryinsight.com/eventdetails.asp?jx=gx&lmx=%CF%60c%26%AF%AE%7C&v=3 - Descript app - https://www.descript.com/ - #219 RomBkPod "A Little Magic" https://linktr.ee/rombkpod - Melanin Library - https://www.melaninlibrary.com/ - Kenya Goree Bell - https://kenyagoreebell.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.

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Earthsinger Chronicles Complete novellas audiobook on Audible Last week of podcast giveaway - https://lpenelope.com/podcastgiveaway Spotlight: Choose Your Romance - game featuring THE PRINCESS PROBLEM by Christi Barth - iOS  and Android June's Journey - hidden object game   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

Sponsor: The Rancher Meets His Match by Kate Pearce   This week's best thing: "Earth is Ghetto" by Aliah Sheffield -  https://www.instagram.com/nikkialiah/   Mentioned: 2021 Publishing Trends  Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik - https://amzn.to/3nS5zQ7 Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater - https://amzn.to/35OD7Z3   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/lic

Sponsor: Fairy Godmother, Inc. by Saranna DeWylde  Mentioned:  - Susan Dennard's story a month challenge: https://susandennard.com/story-a-month-challenge/    - Roni Loren - Fighting for Focus course: https://roni-loren.teachable.com/p/fighting-for-focus-productivity-for-writersjan2021    - Editor Savannah Gilbo on year planning - https://www.savannahgilbo.com/blog/planning   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

Sarra Cannon's Create Your 2021 Writing Schedule - https://youtu.be/qUySuFGnla4 Francis Ford Coppola on NPR's Fresh Air - https://www.npr.org/2020/12/31/952282734/francis-ford-coppola-on-making-the-godfather Enter the podcast giveaway! https://lpenelope.com/podcastgiveaway   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

Enter the giveaway here: https://lpenelope.com/podcastgiveaway/   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 part

Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody https://amzn.to/2VhFD6Y Plottr - http://getplottr.com My Scrivener Template - https://lpenelope.com/extras/resources-for-writers/ Campfire - https://www.campfiretechnology.com/ Ergo 2 chair - https://www.autonomous.ai/office-chairs/ergonomic-chair The New York Times "Just How White Is the Book Industry?" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/11/opinion/culture/diversity-publishing-industry.html Deadline City - "The Library" - https://deadlinecity.com/2020/12/09/season-3-episode-8-the-library/ Agent DongWon Song on the canon - https://publishingishard.substack.com/p/drinking-from-a-poisoned-well   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

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Between the World & Me on HBO Max The Queen's Gambit on Netflix 1919 DC Maps https://www.scribblemaps.com/ HB90 Bootcamp Course Harassing Nora Roberts on her own blog about publication schedules.  https://fallintothestory.com/the-awakening-discussion-thread/#comment-229135 T-shirt: https://twitter.com/KMLwrites/status/1334628638973698054  Once Upon a Winter Ever After - 12/9/20 - https://bit.ly/WinterEverAfter   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/j

Mentioned: Agendio.com planners Remarkable 2 - e-ink tablet Enneagram Relationships & Wings   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.

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Leave a comment on your ideas for how I should celebrate my 100th episode. - PRACTICAL MAGIC by Alice Hoffman - https://amzn.to/3pwMl4k - MAMA DAY by Gloria Naylor - https://amzn.to/3eXAo31 - BIRD BY BIRD by Anne Lamott - https://amzn.to/3nnpyGr  with "Shitty First Drafts" essay - Romancing the Runoff - http://www.romancingtherunoff.com/ - Lexicon Valley - "White Author, Black English. Problem?" https://twitter.com/JohnHMcWhorter/status/1326240548211073024   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 Nig

Featured podcast: Boobies & Noobies - https://boobiesandnoobies.com/   Mentioned: Masterwriter.com Audible return policy   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 in

If the Boot Fits by Rebekah Weatherspoon - https://amzn.to/3mIHIC4 This week's best thing: My Freewrite Traveler - My review: https://youtu.be/33u95y8_hYY NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month - http://nanowrimo.org/ Jeffe Kennedy on writing towards a core image: https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2020/10/29/first-cup-of-coffee-october-29-2020/ VONA Writers Workshop - http://vonavoices.org/ Hustle (TV show) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hustle_(TV_series) The Killing - Stanley Kubrick - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Killing_(film)   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 to

Mentioned: - OneStopForWriters.com Character Builder - Enneagrams: https://www.crystalknows.com/enneagram-test - Writer's Digest Conference: https://writersdigestconference.com/ - My Events: 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: 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 Affilia