My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope

“Imagining Success” is an interview series where I talk to authors who have achieved career milestones that others only dream about and ask them how they got there and where they go from here. In this interview, I speak with multi-award winner P. Djèlí Clark about the publishing industry, shifting ideas of success, and something all Gen-Xers should know: why reading is fundamental. Find him online...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/umqeMohkOC0 Mentioned: ARC Giveaway - https://lpenelope.com/2024/03/daughter-of-the-merciful-deep-arc-giveaway/ Daughter of the Merciful Deep - preorder Publishers Weekly starred review Creating Character Arcs by K.M. Weiland  Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell Plot vs. Character by Jeff Gerke  Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody  OneSt...

“Imagining Success” is an interview series where I talk to authors who have achieved career milestones that others only dream about and ask them how they got there and where they go from here.  In this interview, I speak with legendary romance author Beverly Jenkins about the power of representation, her unique relationship with her readers, and why she doesn't have imposter syndrome.  Find Beverl...

Watch on YouTube Mentioned: Imaginary Worldbuilding course   Zcal Meeting Scheduler - https://zcal.co/ My interview on the Wish I’d Known podcast Washington Post mention! https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/02/11/romantasy-explainer-maas-yarros/ - Gift article link: https://wapo.st/3uJ2YkN https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/ Grammar refresher workshop - 03/02/2024 Punctuation refresher work...

“Imagining Success” is an interview series where I talk to authors who have achieved career milestones that others only dream about and ask them how they got there and where they go from here.  In this interview, I speak with award-winning SFF author Mary Robinette Kowal about the meaning of success and how it evolves over time. She discusses the motivations behind her writing, the challenges she...

Watch on YouTube   Mentioned: How to Revise Your Novel workshop Imaginary Worldbuilding course - https://lpen.co/worlds Story Seed workbook - https://lpen.co/storyseed Enneagrams - https://www.crystalknows.com/enneagram/types Pro Writing Aid's romance week - https://lpen.co/romanceweek All the Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby - ( Amazon ), ( Bookshop ) The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a behind the sce...

Watch in YouTube: https://youtu.be/DeIidsoalEY - Footnotes newsletter - https://myimaginaryfriends.net/footnotes - Savage City is on sale! - https://books2read.com/savagecity - Preordder Daughter of the Merciful Deep - https://lpenelope.com/book/daughter-of-the-merciful-deep/ Mentioned: - Bookbub - ebook deals - Scribecount - track book sales - FaRoFeb - Fantasy Romance February - Write Your Novel...

Pre-order Daughter of the Merciful Deep  – coming June 4, 2024   Pre-order Brutal Fortress –  get it from me March 1  and everywhere  March 15!   Mentioned: Bridgerton Tea photos - https://www.instagram.com/p/C2GS35brisd/ Bookbub - https://www.bookbub.com/ FaRoFeb (Fantasy Romance February) - https://farofeb.com/ Scapple - https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scapple/overview Story Seed Workbook &am...

Watch on Youtube!   - Become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net/footnotes   - Revision Workshop: Monday, January 24, 2024 at 7pm ET   - Imaginary Worldbuilding cohort - https://learn.myimaginaryfriends.net/courses/imaginary-worldbuilding   - Pre-order Daughter of the Merciful Deep - coming June 4, 2024   - Pre-order Brutal Fortress - get it from me March 1 and everywhere Marc...

Watch in YouTube Mentioned: My other podcast! Ink and Magic Psy-Changeling series by Nalini Singh Pre-order my new book, Daughter of the Merciful Deep   My upcoming revision course – https://myimaginaryfriends.net/revision Final Imaginary Worldbuilding course cohort in January – https://lpen.co/worlds My author newsletter: https://lpenelope.com/newsletter Footnotes newsletter: https://myimaginaryf...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AMZyTkoOz_s Mentioned: Writers Craft 5.0 bundle deal! Ink and Magic podcast episode 1 is out now! https://inkandmagic.net Pre-order Daughter of the Merciful Deep - https://lpenelope.com/book/daughter-of-the-merciful-deep/ My upcoming revision course - https://myimaginaryfriends.net/revision Imaginary Worldbuilding cohort in January - https://lpen.co/worlds Jane F...

Watch on YouTube Mentioned: The Faceless Mage by Kenley Davidson My author newsletter: https://lpenelope.com/newsletter/   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 t...

Watch on YouTube Mentioned: Footnotes newsletter 1:1 Writer Mentorship with me My new podcast! Ink and Magic Jane Friedman The Hot Sheet newsletter My Preptober video playlist & live write-in info My novel revision course waiting list My Nanowrimo novel inspiration cover The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna The My Imag...

Get on the Footnotes newsletter Watch on YouTube Preptober & NaNoWriMo write-ins, Mondays & Wednesdays, 7pm ET. Get reminder emails: https://myimaginaryfriends.net/nano  Mentioned: Tara McMullin "The Work You Were Born to Do" (paywall) - https://www.whatworks.fyi/p/the-work-you-were-born-to-do Nalini Singh interview on Fated Mates podcast - https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2023/10/17/s0606-...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8OGi3Voyeaw Become an Imaginary Best Friend! https://myimaginaryfriends.net/footnotes Plan your NaNoWriMo novel in Preptober with me -   https://myimaginaryfriends.net/nano Writing schedule calculator - https://thrivingscribes.com/publishing-timeline/ "There are no problems, only puzzles" - https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx_TWKJYuyKSGfkzrhXVCfJVEbaJx9eieZ NINC -...

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/XI92ZBNSvDg NINC (Novelists, Inc.) Maryland Romance Writers - https://marylandromancewriters.com/ Capclave - https://www.capclave.org/ Imaginary Worldbuilding course - https://learn.myimaginaryfriends.net/courses/imaginary-worldbuilding Preptober 2023 - prep your NaNoWriMo with me - https://myimaginaryfriends.net/nano  East City Bookstore, Washington, DC with Ari...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HWjjXkRIO_o Yale Romance Conference - https://romancefictionconference.yale.edu/ Love Between the Covers documentary - https://www.lovebetweenthecovers.com/ RWA implosion in detail - https://claireryanauthor.com/blog/2019/12/27/the-implosion-of-the-rwa/ The Black Romance Podcast - https://blackromancepodcast.libsyn.com/ Virgil Abloh on perfectionism   My YouTube:...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/z2wDPB6W9q0 "Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it." - Eckhart Tolle via InspiringQuotes.com The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer My interview on the Black Writer Therapy podcast - The Write Women Book Festival Novelists, Inc. (NINC) The Muse Writers Center workshops:  Building a World Around Your Characters & Plot  and  Fan...

Watch on YouTube Become an Imaginary Best Friend to support the show! Mentioned: InkersCon Authortube Writing Conference ApollyCon - https://jenniferlarmentrout.com/apollycon/ Imaginarium Book Festival   "Advice I would give to baby author me" by Angelina M. Lopez https://snazzymaps.com/ - custom Google Maps https://www.wellspent.so/ - App to stop mindless scrolling on social media The My Imaginar...

Developing story ideas, novel playlists, and mapping Watch on Youtube Mentioned: - Imaginarium Book Festival - The Story Seed Mini-course - Footnotes newsletter - Scribblemaps - "It's Our World, AI Just "Lives" In It" by Tara McMullin  - Circle of Control graphic - Fast X - InkersCon   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigatin...

Watch on Youtube Mentioned: Sistah Scifi bookstore  Afrofuturism exhibit at NMAAHC   Our group at the exhibit   Ytasha Womack Plottr software (affiliate link) GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict by Debra Dixon C.S. Lakin courses Scene Turning Points article Story by Robert McKee The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne Genres of writing   Susan Dennard "How to Level Up Your Settings, Part 1" Queen Charlotte...

Watch on Youtube Mentioned: Savage City on sale for $.99 (limited time) Calendar I use for my writing calendar My Resources Page   https://todoist.com/ The Story Seed Workbook Mini-course Imaginary Worldbuilding: Creating Fictional Worlds for Writers Save the Cat  Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes ChatGPT Whimsical OneStopForWriters.com Michael Hauge character development - The Inner Struggle   Enn...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-plK0hBFKig Mentioned: Beastly Kingdom is here ! Apollycon Draft 2 Digital Scribecount for book sales tracking  Imaginarium Book Festival - May 20-21, 2023, Washington, DC Imaginary Worldbuilding Course Autonomous Creative with Jessica Abel "Why it’s so hard for writers to ask for money for their work" by Mason Currey Backwater Books "Meet the Romance Writers of...

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/eg1ZHOp1yf4 Mentioned: Ram's Promo Stacker ChatGPT Sudowrite "What's Your North Star?" post "Hi Ren" music video A reaction video compilation Sarra Cannon's HB90 Method 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. Pe...

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/LQB3as3Z8RM Mentioned: ProWriting Aid software Scrivener Shayna Small audiobook narrator Street Faërie by Cree Summer ( Spotify link ) Author Author bad copies of Monsters photo 1 | photo 2 My essay “When Fantasy & STEM Collide" on the Fantasy Cafe  Jane Friedman The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working auth...