My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope

This week's best thing: Inspiration! - Austin Kleon on ideas - The Thomas Crowne Affair (1999) - The Great American Barbecue Showdown on Netflix - Featured podcast: First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy   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....

This week's best thing: I didn't work this weekend! Deadlines 1/2 done! Under a Winter Sky anthology on pre-order - https://lpen.co/uaws PayHip.com - for direct ebook sales The Creative Penn podcast: How To Get Your Book Into Libraries And Bookstores With Mark Leslie Lefebvre   (Recommends setting your ebook at 2x or 3x the normal price for libraries.) Bookfunnel.com - for ebook delivery Author El...

This week's best thing: Requiem of Silence home stretch Sponsor:   The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea  by Kerrelyn Sparks (The entire series: https://www.kerrelynsparks.com/books-embraced.html ) Jeffe Kennedy Podcast on story structure Courtney Milan on Smart Bitches podcast FantasyNameGenerators.com The Bank Job movie Ronin movie Heist with Michael Caine on Audible Plot versus Character by Jeff Gerk...

This week's best thing: Writing the ending of REQUIEM OF SILENCE! Courtney Milan in EW: https://ew.com/books/courtney-milan-reveals-new-romance-cover/ Author Marie Force: https://marieforce.com/ Author Christina C. Jones: http://beingmrsjones.com/ Love Jacked on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81043813   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of...

Video version: https://youtu.be/IZEGZUKzxpQ This week’s best thing: Productivity! This week's theme song: “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” by Smashing Pumpkins Co-promotion: Not Your Mom’s Romance Book Club – https://www.buzzsprout.com/113419 Mentioned: clickup.com – Project Management Margie Lawson online class: Visceral Rules: Beyond Hammering Hearts MRW online class: Writing Kick-Butt Action Adven...

This week’s best thing: Woman’s World magazine   – https://onestopforwriters.com – writing resources and worksheets galore! – Mysterious Galaxy event with K. Arsenault Rivera (replay) – Lee Allen Howard on “Scene Structure: Understanding Turning Points” – Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha – https://amzn.to/39Ny3F4 – Slope desktop white board – https://fluidstance.com/products/slope The My Imaginary...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: CRY OF METAL & BONE is out now! - https://lpenelope.com/cry Event @ Mysterious Galaxy w/ K. Arsenault Rivera - https://www.mystgalaxy.com/event/l-penelope-virtual-event-cry-metal-bone Locus Magazine guest post "The Optimism of Fantasy" - https://locusmag.com/2020/08/l-penelope-the-optimism-of-fantasy/ Bear With Me by Lucy Eden - https://amzn.to/2E4PtBx You Had Me At Hola by...

Sponsor: The Rebellious Rancher by Kate Pearce This week's best thing: Cry of Metal & Bone releases on Tuesday, August 11 Mentioned: My interview on Jeffe Kennedy's First Cup of Coffee   Pitch Wars - https://pitchwars.org/ Launch events: Date Night with Alyssa Cole replay - https://alyssacole.com/date-night-video-archives/ Launch Event at One More Page Books w/ Angelina M. Lopez - https://www.onem...

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Writer Happy Hour!   Mentioned: - CRY OF METAL & BONE releases August 11, 2020!  https://lpenelope.com/book/cry-of-metal-bone/   - Angelina M. Lopez -  http://www.angelinamlopez.com/   - Alexis Daria -  https://alexisdaria.com/   - Roni Loren's Fearless Romance Writing Academy -  https://www.fearlessromancewriting.com/   - Indian Matchmaking on Netflix -  https://www.netfli...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: My new pillow is improving my life! https://sleepsutera.com/   Mentioned:   - Diane Peterfreund on plot boards - https://dianapeterfreund.com/son-of-plotting-board/ & https://dianapeterfreund.com/book-signing-and-brand-new-plotting-board/   - Save the Cat Beat Sheet - I use the one available here: http://nadineavola.com/treasure-box/   - My Youtube channel - https://www.you...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Great book, movie & tv show! PALADIN'S GRACE by T. Kingfisher - https://lpen.co/paladinsgrace THE GREAT on Hulu   THE OLD GUARD on Netflix   CRY OF METAL & BONE pre-order campaign The 40 sentence plot outline: https://sterlingandstone.net/how-to-outline-a-novel/ Writing Excuses podcast - https://writingexcuses.com/   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the...

YouTube version: https://youtu.be/8KLbwqLrWgg THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: I cut off all my hair, see my IG post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCbqfPuAe8I/ - Galaxy's Edge magazine - http://www.galaxysedge.com/ - CRY OF METAL & BONE Pre-order campaign - https://lpenelope.com/2020/07/cry-of-metal-bone-pre-order-campaign/   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journe...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: It’s HamilDay! Hamilton live on Disney+ This episode sponsored by CRUSHING IT by Lorelei Parker  SSSCat Spray Dog & Cat Deterrent - https://amzn.to/31J7rTM My Modified Story Grid spreadsheet - https://lpenelope.com/extras/resources-for-writers/ The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne - https://amzn.to/2Yw6Elx Fiction Writing Made Easy Podcast with Savannah Gilbo -  https://www.savann...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Climbing again! - New Octavia Butler podcast "Octavia's Parables"  - "Does Allegory Prevent Star Wars From Being Anti-Racist?" - "John Boyega is doing what Star Wars wouldn’t"    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. Pen...

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Juneteenth!! REQUIEM OF SILENCE cover reveal The Muse Writers Center - https://the-muse.org/ First drag queen was a slave: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/drag-queen-slave-ball/   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 au...

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Primm’s Hood Cinema is back with Belly! https://youtu.be/hwoJPe-oBjY The Creative Penn podcast: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2020/06/08/creativity-artificial-intelligence-and-time-off-with-max-frenzel/ 750words.com - [ example of stats ] Sarra Cannon HB90 bootcamp (affiliate link): https://heartbreathings.teachable.com/p/hb90-bootcamp/?affcode=145068_ffrxnd9f Agendio pla...

This episode is brought to you by Kensington Books’ newest title from Renee Ann Miller, NEVER CONSPIRE WITH A SINFUL BARON .  THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: What if 2020 is the year we’ve been waiting for? Leslie Dwight poem: https://www.instagram.com/p/CA_CXcBp7Rg/ "Saying "I can't imagine how you must feel" to your black friends is part of the problem. Take a minute to think about what such an inabilit...

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Virtual Balticon & Reddit Virtual Fantasy Con Every main character must be volatile: "By that, I don’t mean that they have to blow up yelling at people all the time. I mean that they have to have something unexpected inside them that gets ignited by the plot, and then that ignition turns the plot into a full-blown fire. They have to have some secret or some quality that cau...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: The Expanse (I finished Season 1!) * Author Alexis Daria - https://alexisdaria.com/ * RWA Vivian award - https://www.rwa.org/Online/News/2020/RWA_Announces_a_New_Award_for_a_New_Era.aspx * Jeffe Kennedy - The Fiery Crown: https://amzn.to/2Tstjhq * First Cup of Coffee podcast - https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/tag/podcast/   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind...

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: I started writing words for the new project!  #20kin5days -  https://www.tashalharrison.com/20kin5days Dan Harmon plot embryo - ( https://channel101.fandom.com/wiki/Story_Structure_104:_The_Juicy_Detail ) Rachael Stephen on the plot embryo - ( https://youtu.be/_pZ3ZZd1mms?t=3 ) Code 8 movie Harley Quinn on SyFy  Author Pascale Kavanaugh ( https://www.pekavanagh.com/ ) Roman...

This Week’s Best Thing: Barack Obama Virtual Commencement Honorable Mention: Primm’s Hood Cinema   K.M. Weiland writing books - https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/store/ Save the Cat by Blake Snyder   Kanban Boards - ClickUp: https://clickup.com/ , Trello: https://trello.com/ https://onestopforwriters.com/ Upload on Amazon Prime Lessons from the Screenplay: Sunset Blvd & Parasite     The...

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Megan Thee Stallion - Savage Remix (feat. Beyoncé)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEIqjoO0-Bs   - Trigger Workouts - https://www.precisionnutrition.com/trigger-workouts   - The Red Hand Files - Do you need to be hurt or mentally ill to be a great artist? https://www.theredhandfiles.com/do-you-need-to-be-hurt-or-mentally-ill-to-be-a-great-artist/     - On Prayer: https://...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Finding good things in a tough week John Truby – The Anatomy of Story – https://amzn.to/2VheOOD Sarra Cannon - Heart Breathings Youtube Channel Dan Wells 7 Point Plot Structure - https://hunterswritings.com/2016/09/16/7-point-story-structure-resources/ Story Forge cards - http://www.storyforgecards.com/ Michael Haspil QFD podcast - http://qfdpodcast.libsyn.com/ Author Natas...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: My Birthday & Giveaway: Enter to win ARCs of CRY OF METAL & BONE by me & THE FIERY CROWN by Jeffe Kennedy - https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope/ The Cupid Guild - Complete Collection - available for purchase for a limited time on my website https://lpenelope.com/book/the-cupid-guild-the-complete-collection/ John Truby - The Anatomy of Story -  https://amzn.to/2VheOOD E...

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Some Good News with Hamilton original cast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oilZ1hNZPRM MENTIONS: - The Cupid Guild covers - Canva.com - image editing - Binding Shadows by Jasmine Silvera - https://amzn.to/2xfcQW1 - Replay of my live reading from Whispers of Shadow & Flame plus Q&A - https://www.howwriterswrite.com/onlinereading/l-penelope-online-reading-replay/ - Giveaway:...