My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope

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 - ht...

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://writi...

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: h...

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. Ha...

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...

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, inspir...

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 Weil...

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://a...

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/...

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...

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://w...

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/leslyepenelo...

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:...

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 G...

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...

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...

This week's best thing: "Fye Fye" by Tobe Nwigwe - https://www.instagram.com/p/CO8JJVqnZfl/ (Behind the Scenes - https://www.instagram.com/p/CPLpJbpnT9a/ ) Mentioned: - Soundtrack on Netflix - My events - https://lpenelope.com/calendar - Edelweiss Bookfest - ( https://abovethetreeline.com/bookfest ) promo code for $30 off! Code: LPKEYBF30  - Register at https://edelweissbookfest.regfox.com/edelwei...

Sponsor: Lone Wolf by Diana Palmer, Kate Pearce and Rebecca Zanetti. Lone Wolf by Diana Palmer, Kate Pearce and Rebecca Zanetti. https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781420151497/lone-wolf/ - Norah, Yarah, Rosa dance video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CD8_-kDlU2t/ - In Our Mother's Gardens on Netflix - Earthsinger Chronicles Readalong - https://lpenelope.com/2021/05/join-the-earthsinger-chronicles-rea...

- Plottr software - https://plottr.com?ref=136 (affiliate) - Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell - https://amzn.to/2RHatVr - Wide for the Win FB group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/wideforthewin - https://www.edelweiss.plus/ - The Creative Penn podcast - https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2021/05/03/translation-and-marketing-in-foreign-languages/ - Vampires Never Get Old antholog...

Sponsor: An Earl, the Girl, and a Toddler by Vanessa Riley  - Shadow & Bone on Netflix - Shadow & Bone by Leigh Bardugo - https://amzn.to/3vEmutN - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - https://amzn.to/3uaWIN7 - My interview on Elodie Nowodazkij's podcast - Imaginarium Book Festival - May 8 & 9, 2021 - https://www.imaginariumbookfestival.com/ - My events: https://lpenelope.com/calendar - Colleen Hoover...

- "Peter Warner, 90, Seafarer Who Discovered Shipwrecked Boys, Dies" - New York Times - CL Polk tweet - https://twitter.com/clpolk/status/1377231534374129664?s=21   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 wr...

- My current paranormal romance series: Angelborn - https://books2read.com/angelborn & Angelfall - https://books2read.com/angelfall-eternalflame - Dianne DuVall's Immortal Guardians series - https://amzn.to/3v5tHmS - Ann Aguirre's Ars Numina series - https://amzn.to/3ec95nc - New podcast: A Self-Published Author's Diary with Elodie Nowodazkij - https://elodienowodazkij.com , http://aselfpublisheda...

Have questions for me? Email me at podcast@lpenelope.com for a future Q&A show! – Draft2Digital – https://www.draft2digital.com/ – ClickUp project management – https://clickup.com/ – SmartSheet – https://www.smartsheet.com/ – REQUIEM on Netgalley ( https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/211122 ) and Edelweiss ( https://www.abovethetreeline.com ) – Sarra Cannon’s HB 90 Method – https://heartbreathi...

Sponsor: Breakfast at the Honey Creek Café by Jodie Thomas Mentioned: - Write Better Faster with Becca Syme - SPA Girls Podcast – EP285 – Interview with Janie Crouch : Launching a romance series  - Linear Tactical series by Janie Crouch  - Ars Numina series by Ann Aguirre  - Author Colleen Hoover - Virtuouscon panel replay: Breaking Borders: Black Representation in Speculative Fiction Panel with T...

Mentioned: - Benni masks - Galaxy's Edge magazine - https://750words.com/ - https://sprinter.getfreewrite.com/ - The Snyder Cut of Justice League - Double Vision Editorial   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...