My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope

Come to my live reading Thursday, April 9th @ 8pm ET!!  https://www.howwriterswrite.com/onlinereading/ THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: I wrote the last scenes of REQUIEM OF SILENCE!!! MENTIONS: -The Hunger Games series -  https://amzn.to/3bMb2lM -The Lumatere Chronicles series -  https://amzn.to/3bLd1qz -The Tiger King on Netflix -  https://www.netflix.com/watch/81115994 -Entreat Me by Grace Draven -  htt...

Podcast Survey: http://lpenelope.com/survey THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Queen Sono on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/81035137 - Lexicon Valley podcast: https://slate.com/podcasts/lexicon-valley - Self Made on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80202462 - Washington Post mention of Earthsinger Chronicles: http://lpen.co/washpo-mar2020 - Stealing Hollywood by Alexandra Sokoloff: https://amz...

PODCAST SURVEY!  https://lpenelope.com/survey THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Debbie Allen’s dance class on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/tv/B9-f0CajrL3/ – Written in Melanin interview : https://youtu.be/ud9bMPceIEM – Written in Melanin – Spoiler Talk! https://youtu.be/K4BEXXTH6gw – Fiona Apple in The New Yorker – https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/23/fiona-apples-art-of-radical-sensitivity...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Hush of Storm & Sorrow releases March 16!  Podcast survey still going on! https://lpenelope.com/survey MENTIONS: - Jeffe Kennedy article on Writer's Block - https://sffseven.blogspot.com/2020/03/when-writers-block-means-to-dig-deeper.html - Don't Take the Monkey Pass by Kelly Robson - https://kellyrobson.com/dont-take-the-monkey-bypass/ - Clickup.com - Project Management -...

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Finished Act 2 of Requiem of Silence ! *** Please complete my survey of podcast listeners: http://lpenelope.com/survey HB90 Bootcamp planning course for writers starts March 15 – http://lpen.co/bootcamp HUSH OF STORM & SORROW out March 16! – Sarah J. Maass on Smart Bitches podcast – https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/395-house-of-earth-and-blood-with-courts-of-thor...

Comment on this episode: https://lpenelope.com/2020/02/podcast-anniversary-my-imaginary-friends-episode-57 It's the one year anniversary of the podcast! Celebrate with me! **** Podcast Survey - https://lpenelope.com/survey   THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: I started marketing HUSH OF STORM & SORROW -  https://lpenelope.com/book/hush-of-storm-sorrow/ HUSH OF STORM & SORROW Book Blitz signup:   http://xpres...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: kt literary retreat in Austin, TX - kt literary agency - https://ktliterary.com/ - Pintip Dunn - http://www.pintipdunn.com/ - Burnout by Emily & Amelia Nagoski - https://amzn.to/3a0WHB3 - Angelina M. Lopez - http://www.angelinamlopez.com/ - Notion software - https://www.notion.so/ - The Writer's Well podcast on cultivating boredom - https://shows.acast.com/thewriterswell/ep...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: My first date-iversary! (Kind of like Valentine’s Day, but better!) - Me on the local news circa 2005 - https://youtu.be/wBd9a5ZjgkA - Stealing Hollywood by Alexandra Sokoloff - https://amzn.to/2Hx50IO - Earthsinger Chronicles Playlist - Lush Money by Angelina M. Lopez - https://amzn.to/2wnoAot The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the jour...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Oscar Nominated Shorts - https://shorts.tv/theoscarshorts/ MENTIONS: Kickstarter for Where the Veil is Thin - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1982216861/where-the-veil-is-thin-anthology Atomic Habits by James Clear -  https://amzn.to/3brkrQc Bustle article on the Doctor -  https://www.bustle.com/p/14-books-to-read-in-honor-of-doctor-whos-first-black-doctor-21766593 #Re...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: My new tattoo & series finale of The Good Place MENTIONED: HUSH OF STORM & SORROW pre-order - use coupon code: FRIENDS to get it for $0.99! - My new tattoo is from Brett Burnham at Chapterhouse Tattoo , Baltimore, MD - onestopforwriters.com - Jeffe Kennedy's First Cup of Coffee podcast - Sanditon on PBS - Lizzie Bennet Diaries web series - http://www.pemberleydigital.com/th...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: ARCs for CRY OF METAL & BONE have arrived! MENTIONS: - The Obelisk Gate by NK Jemisin - New Yorker article on NK Jemisin  - Kenya Goree-Bell / Karis Bell - Facebook book club - Hamilton "I Wrote My Way Out" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zhR6d6LDzM - Then, Now, Always by Mona Shroff - onestopforwriters.com Worksheets & Thesauruses galor! - Earthsinger Chronicles: https:...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller -  https://amzn.to/30J8CQI  MENTIONS: - Eating the Fantastic podcast-  http://www.scottedelman.com/2020/01/10/l-penelope/ - CRY OF METAL & BONE cover -  https://lpenelope.com/book/cry-of-metal-bone/ Other Great Recent Reads: - Grumpy Jake by Melissa Blue -  https://amzn.to/36fB7Xq - The Cruel Prince by Holly Black -  https://amzn.to/3...

My thread on the magic system in The Witcher - https://twitter.com/leslyepenelope/status/1213942354568200192 Raymond Chandler sci-fi parody: https://twitter.com/richard_kadrey/status/1214684318720647168?s=21 Calling out vs. calling in - https://twitter.com/LeeFlower/status/1214370497124880389 Washington Post on Ricky Gervais   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Top Rope Climbing again! - Ember warming mug - https://amzn.to/2ZQWXyC - On Introverts - https://twitter.com/LindsayTedds/status/1213273890115338240 "Introverts are not shy. I know that, but new thinking and MRIs consider their brain (mine) to be wired such that their brains have difficulty processing different noises at once. This is what causes the dislike of noisy places...

- Charity Water - https://www.charitywater.org/ - Soundtrack on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/80241410 - The Mandalorian on Disney+ - https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/show/the-mandalorian - The Witcher on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/80189685 - My Books - https://lpenelope.com/books - HB90 Bootcamp & Planner at https://heartbreathings.com/   The My Imaginary Friends podc...

Good overviews of the latest situation with the Romance Writers of America (RWA): https://www.claireryanauthor.com/blog/2019/12/27/the-implosion-of-the-rwa https://allaboutromance.com/has-rwa-lost-its-way-editing/   Comment at:  https://lpenelope.com/2019/12/rwa-caught-in-a-bad-romance-my-imaginary-friends-episode-47 The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journ...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Soundtrack on Netflix ! Starring my brother Paul James. Mentions: On Writing and Health (Both Physical and Emotional) by Rena Barron :: self care! https://twitter.com/renathedreamer/status/1196947767953887232 Andre 3000 on not making music anymore https://twitter.com/gafollowers/status/1207029477043245058?s=21 Power nap meditation - https://youtu.be/h6PNJaWGrwE   The My Ima...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THINGS: Our new kitten: Stokely -  https://www.instagram.com/p/B5_8__3ADqL Watchmen: masterful episode “A God Walks into Abar”  Great recap:  https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-recaps/watchmen-recap-episode-8-god-walks-into-bar-921528/ In the Heights trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0CL-ZSuCrQ   Mentions: 1960 Ocean’s 11 Gloria E. Anzaldúa quotes -  https://www.instagram....

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Soundtrack on Netflix starts Dec 13 - Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bRqe7eBqmw Paul James IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1482818 Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo - https://amzn.to/36eZBjH Screenwriting Tricks for Authors by Alexandra Sokoloff - https://amzn.to/2P4HUNW The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne - https://amzn.to/2Yw6Elx The Artist's Way by Julia...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - https://amzn.to/2P5FnSr Queen & Slim movie - https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/queen-slim My interview on the kt literary podcast - https://kt-literary-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/l-penelope-on-worldbuilding-craft-and-representation-in-sff 5 Commandments of Storytelling from The Story Grid - https://storygrid.com/466/   The My Imag...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Dolemite is My Name on Netflix!  https://www.netflix.com/title/80182014   Much Ado About Nothing on PBS -  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/much-ado-about-nothing-full-episode/10194/   The true meaning of 42!  https://leslyepenelope.tumblr.com/image/189136452520   ODB “Baby I Got Your Money” music video with Dolemite film clips -  https://youtu.be/XXTzm5GtqVo   Dark Matter: A...

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: My new tattoo!  https://www.instagram.com/p/B45XYmSgUny/ Honorable Mention: this little girl playing the drums & screaming: https://twitter.com/Nandi_Bushell/status/1193970718381395968 MENTIONS: "Here's why it feels so good to watch those Hallmark holiday movies” - https://www.nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle/here-s-why-it-feels-so-good-watch-those-hallmark-ncna1080841 “Sweet L...

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Anniversary trip to Georgia & seeing the musical Wicked (again)! The Creative Penn podcast – Writing for Audio First Jeffe Kennedy’s First Cup of Coffee – daily podcast for Nanowrimo “You’re not making a whole body. You’re making its bones. You don’t need the muscle, the sinew, the skin. You certainly don’t need the makeup or the clothes. You just need bones. Something to w...

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Sleater-Kinney live show in DC! MRW Auction – I’m offering 2 hours WordPress website maintenance or training! Auction ends 11/15/19. Start bidding at  marylandromancewriters.com/auction . My Facebook Group – facebook.com/groups/lpenelope . Cover reveal coming soon! If it’s not a hell yeah, it’s a no.  https://sivers.org/hellyeah OneStopForWriters.com  – writerly thesauruses...

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Watchmen on HBO! MENTIONS: – Frolic Podcast Network – Austin Kleon on why he does what he does – Capclave – https://www.capclave.org – Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames – The Reluctant Queen by Sarah Beth Durst – The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett – Wild Seed by Octavia Butler – Jeffe Kennedy “Magical Pantsing and Finding Your Creative Flow” – KM Weiland “A Writ...