My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope

Mentioned: - The Woman King film (5 stars from me!) - Once Upon a Forbidden Desire - https://books2read.com/forbiddenfairytales - My TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@leslyepenelope - TikTok Sells Books course - https://tiktoksellsbooks.com/ - TikTok warning - https://twitter.com/BrendanCarrFCC/status/1559896054514028546   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the jour...

Mentioned: - B2Weird book club - https://www.instagram.com/b2weird/ - Rings of Power - House of the Dragon - She-Hulk - Once Upon a Forbidden Desire releases Sep. 13 - https://books2read.com/forbiddenfairytales - "Her Majesty's Wolf" excerpt - https://lpenelope.com/2022/09/her-majestys-wolf-excerpt/ - My newsletter - https://lpenelope.com/newsletter/ - Hidden Black towns beneath America's lakes -...

Mentioned: - The National Book Festival - https://www.loc.gov/events/2022-national-book-festival/ - B.L. Blanchard - blblanchard.com - Tochi Onyebuchi - tochionyebuchi.com - NPR Codeswitch - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch - The Hot Sheet newsletter - https://hotsheetpub.com/ - "Notes from Across the Pond" Banished newsletter (paywall) https://banished.substack.com/p/notes-from-acro...

10 Things I Learned from Junot Diaz: 1. “Unless it’s breaking you, why would anyone else care?” 2. Give readers a chance to interact with the work - don’t chew it up and put it in their mouths. Let them come to different conclusions. Give them choices to let them decide what to think.  3. Writers cannot be "in cahoots" with the story - safeguard a space for the reader in the story. The story shoul...

Mentioned: - Mama Day by Gloria Naylor - https://amzn.to/3ceURU4 - Author Marie Force - https://marieforce.com/ - The Sandman on Netflix - Day Shift on Netflix - Graveyard Shift by Michael F. Haspil - https://amzn.to/3R4I7y9   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 paranorm...

- Sistah Scifi interview replay - https://www.instagram.com/p/ChGaUAooXat/ - Miro - online whiteboard & stickies - https://miro.com - Turning points article - https://leeallenhoward.com/2020/06/04/scene-structure-understanding-turning-points/ - The Sandman on Netflix - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - https://amzn.to/3QJZPXg - Brandon Sanderson's Laws of Magic - https://faq.brando...

Mentioned: - The Monsters We Defy is out on Tuesday! https://lpen.co/monsters - Zelda twitter thread for Albinism Awareness Day - https://twitter.com/leslyepenelope/status/1536405352228474880 - New Moon Daughter by Cassandra Wilson - https://open.spotify.com/album/7jV22JIrWgtCKCX34cJrzA?si=yjp1JccuRcW2zLgFZA0pwA - The Monsters We Defy playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2pHG7NlC3I2dwQuko0...

Mentioned: - Apollycon - https://jenniferlarmentrout.com/apollycon/ - Try This: Beat Yourself Up Or Write Yourself Upbeat -  Chuck Palahniuk: https://chuckpalahniuk.substack.com/p/try-this-beat-yourself-up-or-write - Ran Walker - https://www.ranwalker.com/ - The Monsters We Defy - https://lpenelope.com/monsters-preorder The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the jo...

Mentioned: - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever teaser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlOB3UALvrQ - How to use a comptometer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf4nYUXJHnk - America’s Next Great Author - https://writerbeware.blog/2022/07/15/americas-next-great-author-the-author-reality-show-idea-rides-again/ - The Hot Sheet - https://hotsheetpub.com/ - Paul Bogaards Substack - https://paulbogaards.su...

Mentioned: - Plottr software - https://plottr.com?ref=136 (affiliate link) - The Story Grid - https://storygrid.com/ - Scene and Sequel chart - Scene turning points - https://leeallenhoward.com/2020/06/04/scene-structure-understanding-turning-points/ - Writing Excuses Podcast - https://writingexcuses.com/ - Save the Cat - https://savethecat.com/ - One Stop for Writers Character Builder - https://o...

Mentioned: - Plottr - https://plottr.com?ref=136 (affiliate link) - Scrivener -   https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview - Romancing the Beat - https://www.romancingthebeat.com/ - The Story Grid - https://storygrid.com/ - Whimsical - http://whimsical.com/ - Miro - https://miro.com/ - My board - https://lpenelope.com/wp-content/uploads/MiroBoard2.png - Save the Cat by Blake Snyder -...

Mentioned: - The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne – https://amzn.to/2Yw6Elx  Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody – https://amzn.to/3xf7TFV - Sarah Beth Yoga - https://www.youtube.com/c/sarahbethyoga - Yoga with Kassandra - https://www.youtube.com/c/yogawithkassandra - Yoga with Bird - https://www.youtube.com/c/YogaWithBird - A Midsummer Night's Dream @ Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA - https://...

- Freewrite Traveler - https://getfreewrite.com/products/freewrite-traveler - Spoke transcription app - https://landing.spoke.app/en - Otter meeting transcription app - https://otter.ai/ - Dragon dictation software - https://www.nuance.com/index.html - Galaxy's Edge magazine - https://www.galaxysedge.com/ - One Stop for Writers, character profile builder - https://onestopforwriters.com/ - 4 Ways t...

Mentioned:  - Savage City starred review in Publishers Weekly - https://www.publishersweekly.com/ASINB09Q282K7K - 2 starred reviews on 1 page video - https://www.instagram.com/p/CegnehSLCS-/ - Booklife - free submission to Publishers Weekly - https://booklife.com/about-us/review-submission-guidelines.html - https://awario.com/ - web conversation monitoring - Virtuous Con Summer Workshop Series - h...

Mentioned: - Galaxy's Edge magazine - http://www.galaxysedge.com - Deep Work by Cal Newport - https://amzn.to/3mgpA4p - Paragraph Workspace for Writers in New York City - https://www.paragraphny.com - Adjustable portable laptop stand - https://amzn.to/38QHhEH - Write Your Novel From the Middle by James Scott Bell -  https://amzn.to/35eBwLu - ConTinual interview with Jean Marie Ward: https://www.yo...

- Order signed, personalized copies of THE MONSTERS WE DEFY from Loyalty Books and get a free swag pack: https://www.loyaltybookstores.com/preordermonsters - Artwork of Zeli from Earthsinger Chronicles: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSxKOH7nUKe/ . Art by Nicole Deal: https://www.instagram.com/nicole.deal.art/ - Pysthache character artist: https://www.instagram.com/mlle_pysthache/ - THE MONSTERS WE D...

Mentioned: - Imaginarium Book Festival - https://www.imaginariumbookfestival.com/ - Apollycon - https://jenniferlarmentrout.com/apollycon/ - Little Shop of Horrors - Tiny Desk at Home w/ commentary by co-writer Alan Menken  https://youtu.be/ymqKPz5kRXE?t=523   - In The Heights - Hamilton - Holly Black on Lit Service podcast -   https://litservicepodcast.wixsite.com/litnation/podcast-1/episode/24fa...

Mentioned: - Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody –  https://amzn.to/3xf7TFV - The Anatomy of Story by John Truby - https://amzn.to/3wwAzLE - Dan Wells’ 7 Point Plot Structure - https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/story-structure/seven-point-story-structure/ - Structuring Your Novel by K.M. Weiland - https://amzn.to/3Mc5pjD - The Creative Penn podcast - https://www.thecreativepenn.com/podcasts/...

Mentioned:  - Structuring Your Novel by K.M. Weiland - https://amzn.to/3Mc5pjD - Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody – https://amzn.to/3xf7TFV - Agents vs. attorneys - https://kriswrites.com/2022/04/27/business-musings-attorneys/ - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - Moonknight The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working autho...

Mentioned: - Song of Blood & Stone - https://lpenelope.com/book/song-of-blood-and-stone/ - The Monsters We Defy - https://lpenelope.com/book/the-monsters-we-defy/ - Remarkable 2 tablet - https://remarkable.com/ - The 10 Awful Truths about Book Publishing - https://ideas.bkconnection.com/10-awful-truths-about-publishing - Wheel of Time casting   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind...

Mentioned: - Rebecca Roanhorse Black Sun & Fevered Star - https://amzn.to/3Kbl0hp - Junot Diaz - Whimsical.com - kanban boards, mind maps and virtual stickie notes - Killjoys on SyFy - Deep Space 9 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...

Mentioned: - Atlanta on FX: Season 3, Episode 4 "The Big Payback" - 6 Figure Author Podcast - Episode 124: Scheduling vs Winging It: Which Is More Sane for Your Author Career? https://6figureauthors.com/podcast/ - "Skip the Boring Parts" - https://austinkleon.com/2021/07/28/skip-the-boring-parts/ - Linden Hills by Gloria Naylor - https://amzn.to/3usuZKH - Interactive maps-  https://www.scribblemap...

Mentioned: - Savage City is out! - https://books2read.com/savagecity - What is success? https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-know-when-youre-a-successful-author/ - HB90 Bootcamp - https://heartbreathings.teachable.com/p/hb90-bootcamp - Is it Time for a Break? https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/should-you-take-a-break-from-writing/ - Bridgerton on Netflix  - Reminders of Him...

Mentioned: - Savage City book release - https://lpen.co/savagecity - Canva graphic design - https://canva.com - I Love That For You on Showtime - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjdhfiGA8BU (Premieres April 29) w/ Paul James! (my brother) - Beforeigners on HBO Max - Imaginary Worlds podcast - https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/beforeigners - The Lost City movie - Bridgerton on Netflix...

Mentioned: - Savage City Preorder Giveaway: https://lpenelope.com/savagecity-preorder/ - The Empires Strikes Back structure: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/movie-storystructure/star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back/ - Save the Cat Beat sheet: https://lpenelope.com/extras/resources-for-writers/ - 7 Point Plot Structure: https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/story-structure/seven-point-story-struct...