My Imaginary Friends With L. Penelope

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 Alexis Daria - https://amzn.to/3kNpvDf Project Power on Netflix Not Your Mom's Romance Book Club - https://www.buzzsprout.com/113419 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: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch

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.onemorepagebooks.com/event/l-penelope-launch-cry-metal-and-bone The Muse Launch Event w/ Moni Boyce - https://the-muse.org/event/l-penelope-book-launch-reading/ Mysterious Galaxy w/ K. Arsenault Rivera - https://www.mystgalaxy.com/event/l-penelope-virtual-event-cry-metal-bone   ClickUp for project management - https://clickup.com/ My Publication Database tutorial - https://lpenelope.com/2020/08/manage-your-published-book-details-with-notion/ "Does Switching to Comic Sans Really Fix Writer’s Block?" https://www.themarysue.com/comic-sans-writing/ Scrivener - https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview Plottr a

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.netflix.com/title/80244565   - Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha - https://amzn.to/39Ny3F4   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: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes   Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts!   Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Faceboo

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.youtube.com/c/LPenelopeAuthor   - Notion database app - https://notion.so     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: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes   Support the show - https://paypal.me/heartspell   My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can

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 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: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.

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 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: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope

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.savannahgilbo.com/podcast Sarra Cannon's Heart Breathings - https://heartbreathings.com/ Strange Love by Ann Aguirre - https://amzn.to/2C56biU 365 Days on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/81245964 Deadline City Podcast Episode 2.18 "THE ARENA – FANTASY VS. CONTEMPORARY W/ JASON REYNOLDS" https://deadlinecity.com/2020/06/17/season-2-episode-18-the-arena-fantasy-vs-contemporary-w-jason-reynolds/ Lit Service podcast "Layers of Tension with Katherine Arden" -https://litservicepodcast.wixsite.com/litnation/copy-of-4-4   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working a

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. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/

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 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: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://sou

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 planner (referral link): https://agendio.com/referrals-welcome/jy789Y_1591980696   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: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://

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 inability means. " -ZigZag Claybourne (https://twitter.com/ZZClaybourne/status/1267817694843162626) Cultivate Empathy: https://www.futurity.org/cultivate-empathy-2079842-2/   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: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes My Imaginary Friends is part of the Fr

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 causes them to react different than anyone else would to this situation. That’s volatility." -http://www.secretsofstory.com/2011/08/big-idea-part-7-every-main-character.html - Ultimate Story Checklist: http://www.secretsofstory.com/2011/08/ultimate-story-checklist.html - Writing Tips: How Character Flaws Shape Story With Will Storr on The Creative Penn podcast: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2020/05/25/character-flaws-will-storr/ - Will Storr videos - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ndTx9xbt7UYkxKkgLxydA - The calendar template I use for scheduling: https://www.blank-calendar.com/printable/2020/preview/month-in-

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 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: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.tw

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/) Romancing the capital - POC Fantasy and UF authors - (https://youtu.be/f4Nf2qvCyYE?t=18) https://www.pocparanormalauthors.com/ Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai - https://amzn.to/3fXWHp7  The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morganthaler - https://amzn.to/2X9kdHl Someone to Wed by Mary Balogh - https://amzn.to/3fRDiGq   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

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 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: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.in

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://www.theredhandfiles.com/a-prayer-to-who/      - Fiona Apple Fetch the Bolt Cutters - https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/fiona-apple-fetch-the-bolt-cutters/   - #20kin5days starts May 15 - https://www.tashalharrison.com/20kin5days   - Learning the Tropes Podcast - https://learningthetropes.podbean.com/     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 vi

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 Natasha Lane - https://www.instagram.com/natashadlanewrites/ IngramSpark has a coupon for free title setup and revisions until May 31, 2010 using code: INGRAMSPARK2020. - https://www.ingramspark.com/ Jennifer Lyn Barnes on Writing Your Id: Workshop $6:  - Red Sneaker Writers - Podcast episode (Interview starts at 13:58)   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. Subsc

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 Eye doctor mask & glasses advice  Christina C. Jones - I Think I Might Love You (Love Sisters book 1)  - https://amzn.to/2VzLcuM   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: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network.

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: https://lpenelope.com/giveaway     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: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Website: htt

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 - https://amzn.to/3aEIrP6 -Master of Crows by Grace Draven - https://amzn.to/349In7O -Tracey Livesay wig showcase: https://www.instagram.com/tracey.livesay/ -“Stop Trying to Be Productive” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/style/productivity-coronavirus.html -kt literary podcast - Gaming with Mike Haspil: https://kt-literary-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/gaming-with-mike-haspil 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, cre