My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope

“Imagining Success” is an interview series where I talk to authors who have achieved career milestones that others only dream about and ask them how they got there and where they go from here. In this interview, I speak with #1 New York Times Bestseller Kelley Armstrong about maintaining longevity in a career, her refreshing perspective from her time in the publishing trenches, and what keeps her going. Find her online at https://www.kelleyarmstrong.com/. Her latest release is Disturbing the Dead, book 3 in the Rip Through Time historical mystery series.   Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UWQwCkosISQ. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Get the Footnotes newsletter and become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net Support the show - https://paypal.me/heartspell

Watch the live podcast on YouTube. Mentioned: EF Go Ahead Tours - https://www.goaheadtours.com/tours A few of my photos from Greece - https://www.instagram.com/p/C5orMwfOgpR/ - https://www.instagram.com/p/C5qZl7-OWsO/?img_index=1 Read my post: "Beyond Bestsellers: Yes, People Still Buy Books" 3000 Years of Longing The Fall of Souls by R. A. Moreau -  https://amzn.to/3WfYQ7d The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a 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 & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net Support the show: https://paypal.me/heartspell Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

“Imagining Success” is an interview series where I talk to authors who have achieved career milestones that others only dream about and ask them how they got there and where they go from here. In this interview, I speak with multi-award winner P. Djèlí Clark about the publishing industry, shifting ideas of success, and something all Gen-Xers should know: why reading is fundamental. Find him online at https://pdjeliclark.com/.  His most recent releases is Abeni's Song. Watch this episode on YouTube.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/umqeMohkOC0 Mentioned: ARC Giveaway - https://lpenelope.com/2024/03/daughter-of-the-merciful-deep-arc-giveaway/ Daughter of the Merciful Deep - preorder Publishers Weekly starred review Creating Character Arcs by K.M. Weiland  Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell Plot vs. Character by Jeff Gerke  Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody  OneStopforWriters.com The Negative Trait Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi  Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin  Events:- The Authorprenuer Path workshop - 3/26/34 - Poconos Writers' Conference - 4/20/24 - My calendar - https://lpenelope.com/calendar/ The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a 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 & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net Support the show: https://paypal.me/heartspell Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

“Imagining Success” is an interview series where I talk to authors who have achieved career milestones that others only dream about and ask them how they got there and where they go from here.  In this interview, I speak with legendary romance author Beverly Jenkins about the power of representation, her unique relationship with her readers, and why she doesn't have imposter syndrome.  Find Beverly Jenkins at https://www.beverlyjenkins.net/ Her most recent novel is A Christmas to Remember. Watch this episode on YouTube. Want a "Slayer of Words" t-shirt?   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a 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 to the podcast: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Get the Footnotes newsletter & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net Support the show: https://paypal.me/heartspell Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Facebook Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Watch on YouTube Mentioned: Imaginary Worldbuilding course  Zcal Meeting Scheduler - https://zcal.co/ My interview on the Wish I’d Known podcast Washington Post mention! https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/02/11/romantasy-explainer-maas-yarros/ - Gift article link: https://wapo.st/3uJ2YkN https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/ Grammar refresher workshop - 03/02/2024 Punctuation refresher workshop - 03/03/2024 My Awesome Con schedule - https://lpenelope.com/calendar March Madness Writing Sprints - Schedule | YouTube Playlist The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest  Origin by Ava DuVernay   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a 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 & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net Support the show: https://paypal.me/heartspell Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

“Imagining Success” is an interview series where I talk to authors who have achieved career milestones that others only dream about and ask them how they got there and where they go from here.  In this interview, I speak with award-winning SFF author Mary Robinette Kowal about the meaning of success and how it evolves over time. She discusses the motivations behind her writing, the challenges she faces, and the importance of authenticity in her work. We also touch on impostor syndrome, goal setting, and finding the essence of what drives us as writers. Find Mary Robinette online at https://maryrobinettekowal.com/ Her latest novel is The Spare Man Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WFL5WPFDwr8   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a 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 to the podcast: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Get the Footnotes newsletter & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net Support the show: https://paypal.me/heartspell Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Facebook Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Watch on YouTube  Mentioned: How to Revise Your Novel workshop Imaginary Worldbuilding course - https://lpen.co/worlds Story Seed workbook - https://lpen.co/storyseed Enneagrams - https://www.crystalknows.com/enneagram/types Pro Writing Aid's romance week - https://lpen.co/romanceweek All the Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby - (Amazon), (Bookshop) The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a 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 & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net Support the show: https://paypal.me/heartspell Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Watch in YouTube: https://youtu.be/DeIidsoalEY - Footnotes newsletter - https://myimaginaryfriends.net/footnotes - Savage City is on sale! - https://books2read.com/savagecity- Preordder Daughter of the Merciful Deep - https://lpenelope.com/book/daughter-of-the-merciful-deep/ Mentioned:- Bookbub - ebook deals- Scribecount - track book sales- FaRoFeb - Fantasy Romance February- Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell - Creating Character Arcs by K.M. Weiland - Structuring Your Novel by K.M. Weiland - Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody - "Designing Thriller and Mystery Twists That Work" by Samantha Skal - Ink & Magic podcast - 13 Steps to Evil: How to Craft Superbad Villains by Sacha Black - - Imaginary Worldbuilding course     The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a 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 & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net Support the show: https://paypal.me/heartspell Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Pre-order Daughter of the Merciful Deep – coming June 4, 2024   Pre-order Brutal Fortress – get it from me March 1 and everywhere March 15!   Mentioned: Bridgerton Tea photos - https://www.instagram.com/p/C2GS35brisd/ Bookbub - https://www.bookbub.com/ FaRoFeb (Fantasy Romance February) - https://farofeb.com/ Scapple - https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scapple/overview Story Seed Workbook & Mini-course - https://lpen.co/storyseed American Fiction film The Color Purple film The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer - https://amzn.to/48wNCyp The Book of Clarence film Saltburn film Jeymes Samuels Breakfast Club interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zyrdLjoHgI Filmmaker Hal Hartley - https://www.halhartley.com/ The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a 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 & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net Support the show: https://paypal.me/heartspell Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Watch on Youtube!   - Become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net/footnotes   - Revision Workshop: Monday, January 24, 2024 at 7pm ET   - Imaginary Worldbuilding cohort - https://learn.myimaginaryfriends.net/courses/imaginary-worldbuilding   - Pre-order Daughter of the Merciful Deep - coming June 4, 2024   - Pre-order Brutal Fortress - get it from me March 1 and everywhere March 15    Book Recomendations: - Paladin’s Faith by T. Kingfisher - https://amzn.to/48Cfdhr - Passion by Lisa Valdez - https://amzn.to/3S1Q4r0 - The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata - https://amzn.to/47iyqne   - Ink and Magic podcast   - Some Lines a Day Journal - Leuchtturm1917   - Tabitha Brown IG post #1 - https://www.instagram.com/p/C1fU9yXP06k/ - post #2 - https://www.instagram.com/p/C1gLuKFrQ40/   - My year end post    - Insight Timer app   - Author Nillu Nasser - https://nillunasser.com/   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a 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 & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net Support the show: https://paypal.me/heartspell Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Watch in YouTube Mentioned: My other podcast! Ink and Magic Psy-Changeling series by Nalini Singh Pre-order my new book, Daughter of the Merciful Deep  My upcoming revision course – https://myimaginaryfriends.net/revision Final Imaginary Worldbuilding course cohort in January – https://lpen.co/worlds My author newsletter: https://lpenelope.com/newsletter Footnotes newsletter: https://myimaginaryfriends.net/footnotes The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen  Pushing Daisies TV The Muse Writers Center - https://the-muse.org Insight Timer - https://insighttimer.com/ Junot Díaz Substack - https://junot.substack.com/ The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a 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 & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net Support the show: https://paypal.me/heartspell Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AMZyTkoOz_s Mentioned: Writers Craft 5.0 bundle deal! Ink and Magic podcast episode 1 is out now! https://inkandmagic.net Pre-order Daughter of the Merciful Deep - https://lpenelope.com/book/daughter-of-the-merciful-deep/ My upcoming revision course - https://myimaginaryfriends.net/revision Imaginary Worldbuilding cohort in January - https://lpen.co/worlds Jane Friedman's business clinic - https://janefriedman.com/business-clinic/   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a 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 & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net Support the show: https://paypal.me/heartspell Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Watch on YouTube Mentioned: The Faceless Mage by Kenley Davidson My author newsletter: https://lpenelope.com/newsletter/   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 & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net Support the show: https://paypal.me/heartspell Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 Genius by Lisa Cron - https://amzn.to/3wl96LN - Creating Character Arcs by K.M. Weiland - https://amzn.to/3vls5Ez - Enneagrams Relationships - https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/the-enneagram-type-combinations - Sequences - https://medium.com/your-first-novel/what-is-a-sequence-in-a-novel-or-a-movie-ddd9f0f35d78 - Screenwriting Tricks for Authors by Alexandra Sokoloff - https://amzn.to/2P4HUNW - Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody - https://amzn.to/3xf7TFV - Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell - https://amzn.to/35eBwLu - Dramatica Plot Steps - https://www.how-to-write-a-book-now.com/plot-outline.html - http://onestopforwriters.com/ - Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes - https://amzn.to/3vob3FQ - Anne Aguirre's Ars Numina series - https://amzn.to/3ec95nc   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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/edelweiss-bookfest - Publishers Weekly review of REQUIEM OF SILENCE - https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781250148131 - Temptation moment (Alternate to Dark Moment) - https://youtu.be/ceZbrDrecFg - The Underground Railroad on TV show on Amazon Prime - The Good Lord Bird on Showtime - The Conductors by Nicole Glover - https://amzn.to/2SlPyrC - https://pirateship.com - for shipping & postage from home   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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-readalong/ - Author Daniel Jose Older - https://www.instagram.com/danieljose1/ - "No one will read your book (and other truths about publishing)" - https://ellegriffin.substack.com/p/publishing-industry-truth) - "The one where writing books is not really a good idea" - https://ellegriffin.substack.com/p/creator-economy-for-fiction-authors - Nobody (film) & Wrath of Man (film) 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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

- 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 anthology podcast - https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2021/05/03/translation-and-marketing-in-foreign-languages/ - Imaginary Worlds podcast: episode 171 The Zen of Sci-fi - https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/the-zen-of-sci-fi - Brett Burnham - Chapterhouse Tattoo, Baltimore, MD - https://www.chapterhousetattoo.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 Support the show - https://paypal.me/heartspell My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 in process and failing (and not giving up) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL-6pcxJwDw/?igshid=5wbvwx2wdbuz   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

- "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 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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

- 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://aselfpublishedauthorsdiary.com - Dear Romance Writer podcast!! https://www.dearromancewriter.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 Support the show - https://paypal.me/heartspell My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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://heartbreathings.teachable.com/p/hb90-bootcamp – Kanban boards – https://www.projectmanager.com/kanban – Chrome Extension – Author Sanity Saver for Goodreads – shows only 4 or 5 star reviews!!! – Ines Johnson Bookbub post! – https://insights.bookbub.com/how-make-six-figures-self-published-author/ 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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes, L. Penelope, Tonia Ransom, and Mellow Brown - Virtuouscon    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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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Podcast giveaway - https://lpenelope.com/podcastgiveaway Mentioned: - The Creative Penn podcast - Save the Cat by Blake Snyder - Dan Wells 7-Point Plot Structure - Video: https://youtu.be/KcmiqQ9NpPE - How to use it: https://thewritingkylie.com/blog/the-basics-of-the-seven-point-story-structure-and-how-to-use-it - Plottr software: https://plottr.com?ref=136 - Plot Formula Cheatsheet by Eva Deverell - Dramatica - https://dramatica.com/ - Understanding the Arc of a Main Character - Forget the Cat, Save Yourself - Act Your Age Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert - https://amzn.to/390K1vU - Audio in Color grant - http://www.lyricaudiobooks.com/audioincolor/  - you can also donate to the grant fund here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/audio-in-color-brownnipplechallenge-audiobooks   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

- Plottr software  - Sarra Cannon Notion video - Podcast Giveaway!  Enter to win a copy of SO TO SPEAK by Shirley Kobliner & Harold Kobliner, PhD   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Mentioned: - Coming 2 America film - WandaVision TV show - Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins - https://amzn.to/3bmtXGm - On binging an author - https://twitter.com/Tuphlos/status/1366495229235195905 - Dianne DuVall's Immortal Guardians series - https://amzn.to/3v5tHmS - N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth Trilogy - https://amzn.to/3rrQF5x - Ann Aguirre's Ars Numina series - https://amzn.to/3ec95nc - Maggie Stiefvater recaps - Becky Albertalli author - Rod Pulido “Who has the right to tell a particular story, and who gets to decide this?“ https://www.rodpulido.com/blog/late-to-the-party - Kwame Mbalia's Substack newsletter "Black by Popular Demand" on black book releases - https://kwamembalia.substack.com/ - Plottr software: https://plottr.com?ref=136   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

- Sponsor: LOVE AT FIRST by Kate Clayborn - https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496725196/love-at-first/ - Shadow & Bone trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHJYYd_RnJc - OneStopforWriters.com - workshops & thesauruses - Twitter thread on Western storytelling   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Sponsor: Hopeless Romantic by Marina Adair  Featured Podcast: This Lesbian Ship is Intense   Mentioned: - The Heir and the Spare by Kate Stradling - Judas and the Black Messiah movie - The Expanse - Star Trek Discovery - Save the Cate Beat Sheet worksheet   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Sponsor: THE DUKE HEIST by Erica Ridley - https://ericaridley.com/   MENTIONED: Cat-faced lawyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDNP-SWgn2w Lit Service podcast - 5.03 - Author-Agent Relationships with Ben Grange https://litservicepodcast.wixsite.com/litnation Lessons from a Screenplay - The Soul of Good Character Design - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM3IQFgP-d8 VirtuousCon - https://virtuouscon.com My Upcoming Events: https://lpenelope.com/calendar/   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

This episode is sponsored by THE DUKE HEIST by Erica Ridley - https://ericaridley.com/ Mentioned: - Kwame Mbalia - https://twitter.com/KSekouM/status/1357356812266311680 - FaRoFeb (Fantasy Romance February) - https://farofeb.com/ - Fantasy Romance Panel 2/20/21 @ 3pm ET - https://www.libraryinsight.com/eventdetails.asp?jx=gx&lmx=%CF%60c%26%AF%AE%7C&v=3 - Descript app - https://www.descript.com/ - #219 RomBkPod "A Little Magic" https://linktr.ee/rombkpod - Melanin Library - https://www.melaninlibrary.com/ - Kenya Goree Bell - https://kenyagoreebell.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 Support the show - https://paypal.me/heartspell My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Sponsor: Driven by Rebecca Zanetti Mentioned: Laziness Does Not Exist with Dr. Devon Price - Smart Podcast Trashy Books  Plottr software Zotero research organization software - https://www.zotero.org/ Scrivener Story Bible template - https://lpenelope.com/extras/resources-for-writers/ The Nap Ministry - https://www.instagram.com/thenapministry/   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Earthsinger Chronicles Complete novellas audiobook on Audible Last week of podcast giveaway - https://lpenelope.com/podcastgiveaway Spotlight: Choose Your Romance - game featuring THE PRINCESS PROBLEM by Christi Barth - iOS  and Android June's Journey - hidden object game   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Sponsor: The Rancher Meets His Match by Kate Pearce   This week's best thing: "Earth is Ghetto" by Aliah Sheffield - https://www.instagram.com/nikkialiah/   Mentioned:2021 Publishing Trends  Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik - https://amzn.to/3nS5zQ7 Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater - https://amzn.to/35OD7Z3   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Sponsor: Fairy Godmother, Inc. by Saranna DeWylde  Mentioned:  - Susan Dennard's story a month challenge: https://susandennard.com/story-a-month-challenge/  - Roni Loren - Fighting for Focus course: https://roni-loren.teachable.com/p/fighting-for-focus-productivity-for-writersjan2021  - Editor Savannah Gilbo on year planning - https://www.savannahgilbo.com/blog/planning   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Sarra Cannon's Create Your 2021 Writing Schedule - https://youtu.be/qUySuFGnla4 Francis Ford Coppola on NPR's Fresh Air - https://www.npr.org/2020/12/31/952282734/francis-ford-coppola-on-making-the-godfather Enter the podcast giveaway! https://lpenelope.com/podcastgiveaway   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Enter the giveaway here: https://lpenelope.com/podcastgiveaway/   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody https://amzn.to/2VhFD6Y Plottr - http://getplottr.com My Scrivener Template - https://lpenelope.com/extras/resources-for-writers/ Campfire - https://www.campfiretechnology.com/ Ergo 2 chair - https://www.autonomous.ai/office-chairs/ergonomic-chair The New York Times "Just How White Is the Book Industry?" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/11/opinion/culture/diversity-publishing-industry.html Deadline City - "The Library" - https://deadlinecity.com/2020/12/09/season-3-episode-8-the-library/ Agent DongWon Song on the canon - https://publishingishard.substack.com/p/drinking-from-a-poisoned-well   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

- "Once Upon a Winter Ever After" replay: https://bit.ly/WinterEverAfter  - Finished story will be on the SMP Romance newsletter: https://smpromance.com/ - Kate Messner on vision cards: https://katemessner.com/countdown-to-chirp-outlining-drafting-and-outlining-again-and-how-scrivener-helps-with-the-process/ - Alice Smith https://www.alicesmith.com/ - Purchased Husband by Noelle Adams: https://amzn.to/3gHBOPU Featured podcast: The Mermaid Podcast - http://www.cinderly.com/posts/category/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 Support the show - https://paypal.me/heartspell My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Between the World & Me on HBO Max The Queen's Gambit on Netflix 1919 DC Maps https://www.scribblemaps.com/ HB90 Bootcamp Course Harassing Nora Roberts on her own blog about publication schedules.  https://fallintothestory.com/the-awakening-discussion-thread/#comment-229135 T-shirt: https://twitter.com/KMLwrites/status/1334628638973698054  Once Upon a Winter Ever After - 12/9/20 - https://bit.ly/WinterEverAfter   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Mentioned: Agendio.com planners Remarkable 2 - e-ink tablet Enneagram Relationships & Wings   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Mentioned: - UNDER A WINTER SKY anthology launch! - http://lpen.co/uaws - Double Vision Editorial - https://doublevisioneditorial.com/ - Author Support Network on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/AuthorSupportNetwork - The Seven Stages of Writerly Grief - https://thewingedpen.com/2016/07/15/the-seven-stages-of-writerly-grief/  - MAMA DAY by Gloria Naylor - https://amzn.to/3eXAo31 - CLOCKWORK BOYS by T. Kingfisher - https://amzn.to/3l1xFXO     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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Leave a comment on your ideas for how I should celebrate my 100th episode. - PRACTICAL MAGIC by Alice Hoffman - https://amzn.to/3pwMl4k - MAMA DAY by Gloria Naylor - https://amzn.to/3eXAo31 - BIRD BY BIRD by Anne Lamott - https://amzn.to/3nnpyGr with "Shitty First Drafts" essay - Romancing the Runoff - http://www.romancingtherunoff.com/ - Lexicon Valley - "White Author, Black English. Problem?" https://twitter.com/JohnHMcWhorter/status/1326240548211073024   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Featured podcast: Boobies & Noobies - https://boobiesandnoobies.com/   Mentioned: Masterwriter.com Audible return policy   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

If the Boot Fits by Rebekah Weatherspoon - https://amzn.to/3mIHIC4 This week's best thing: My Freewrite Traveler - My review: https://youtu.be/33u95y8_hYY NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month - http://nanowrimo.org/ Jeffe Kennedy on writing towards a core image: https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2020/10/29/first-cup-of-coffee-october-29-2020/ VONA Writers Workshop - http://vonavoices.org/ Hustle (TV show) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hustle_(TV_series) The Killing - Stanley Kubrick - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Killing_(film)   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Mentioned: - OneStopForWriters.com Character Builder - Enneagrams: https://www.crystalknows.com/enneagram-test - Writer's Digest Conference: https://writersdigestconference.com/ - My Events: https://lpenelope.com/calendar/   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

This week's best thing: SONG OF BLOOD & STONE makes TIME Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time  Featured Podcast: Tea & Strumpets - https://www.romancepod.com/ Structuring Your Novel by  K. M. Weiland - https://amzn.to/3j9IRAG Screenwriting Tips for Authors by Alexandra Sokoloff - https://amzn.to/37k7us8 Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell - https://amzn.to/2H52gps Super Structure: The Key to Unleashing the Power of Story by James Scott Bell - https://amzn.to/3jcpEy9 How To Create A Plot Outline In 8 Easy Steps (Dramatica theory) https://www.how-to-write-a-book-now.com/plot-outline.html The Good Lord Bird on Showtime   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

DongWon Song on giving and receiving advice My upcoming events: https://lpenelope.com/calendar/ Under a Winter Sky pre-order: https://lpenelope.com/book/echoes-of-ash-and-tears/   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

This week's best thing: Leverage (TV show) JSTOR - a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. WorldCat - a global catalog of library collections Library of Congress Digital Collections Alexis Daria post on time tracking to create the ideal week https://www.instagram.com/p/CF04IVlg7Ks/?igshid=qpqydc4q0cag Sarra Cannon's HB90 Method Enola Holmes on Netflix PitchWars.org Moose stalking in New Hampshire https://www.instagram.com/p/BpDNuS2FL_b/ Featured podcast: Tea & Strumpets - https://www.romancepod.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 Support the show - https://paypal.me/heartspell My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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. 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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 Elodie Nowodazkij Galaxy's Edge magazine - http://www.galaxysedge.com/ Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover - https://amzn.to/32NaKcQ Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover - https://amzn.to/3iQgoQR   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 Gerke - https://amzn.to/2RnGm2g   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 Adventure  Jamila Woods Legacy! Legacy! album – http://www.jamila-woods.com/ RIP Chadwick Boseman   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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 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 find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 - https://paypal.me/heartspell My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 app - https://getplottr.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 Support the show - https://paypal.me/heartspell My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 - https://paypal.me/heartspell   My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!   Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook   Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM   Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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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.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.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://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Primm’s Hood Cinema is back with Belly! https://youtu.be/hwoJPe-oBjYThe 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://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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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-column - Galaxy's Edge magazine - http://www.galaxysedge.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.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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.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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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. 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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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. 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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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: 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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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, 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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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://amzn.to/3bCKrHE - It's a Wonderful Life - https://www.amazon.com/Its-Wonderful-Life-James-Stewart/dp/B07JMZ4HVH - Story Grid Core Emotions - https://storygrid.com/discover-storys-core/   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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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   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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 - Smartsheet.com- More Project Management - Notion.so & Marie Poulin - https://mariepoulin.com/training/ - Hand cream (I recommend lavender) - http://www.beefolks.com/products/c2-handcream/   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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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-thorns-a-conversation-with-sarah-j-maas/ Book Recommendation: – A Cowboy to Remember by Rebekah Weatherspoon – https://amzn.to/2TMCJUe Movies:– A Soldier’s Story – https://g.co/kgs/HynkpK – Destination Wedding – https://amzn.to/39z33bd – Trust – https://g.co/kgs/prKzs9   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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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://xpressobooktours.com/2020/02/27/blitz-sign-up-hush-of-storm-sorrow-by-l-penelope/ The National Academies Press - http://nap.edu - Free ebooks on the sciences, engineering, and medicine for research Charm City Books in Baltimore - https://charmcitybooks.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.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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/episodes/ep163    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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 #ReadingBlackout: 29 Books to Read This Black History Month - https://bookish.netgalley.com/must-reads/02/2020/readingblackout-black-history-month-books/ Awario.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.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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/the-lizzie-bennet-diaries/ - Welcome to Sanditon web series - http://www.pemberleydigital.com/welcome-to-sanditon/story-wts/ - Smart Bitches Podcast - CIMRWA episode https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/388-rwa-one-month-later-c-chilove-laurel-cremant-diana-neal-the-officers-of-cimrwa/ - Writing Excuses with Patrick Rothfuss - https://writingexcuses.com/2020/01/26/15-04-revision-with-patrick-rothfuss/ - Conversation I discuss starts at 17:35 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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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://lpenelope.com/earthsinger-chronicles/HUSH OF STORM & SORROW (book 2.5)REQUIEM OF SILENCE (book 4) - "Here's What Would Happen If Stephen King Were Treated Like a Latina Writer"    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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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/377UXFe - The Meldling by Claire Ryan - https://amzn.to/30BJ2gb - The Beast of Bestwick by Amalie Howard - https://amzn.to/365Vsy5 - My Darling Duke by Stacy Reid - https://amzn.to/2G7KM7K Girls with Glasses newsletter by Alyssa Cole - https://alyssacolelit.substack.com/ The Creative Penn podcast: How to Be Indestractible - https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2020/01/13/how-to-focus-and-be-indistractable-with-nir-eyal/  Agendio.com - customizable planners   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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 & retreat to quiet...It is posited that this could cause introverts that suffer concussions to be much more noise sensitive during recovery and forever after, which I was/am." - Possible roads forward for RWA - https://twitter.com/courtneymilan/status/1213616384392876032 - NINC (Novelists, Inc.) https://ninc.com/ To comment on this episode, go to https://lpenelope.com/2020/01/new-year-same-me-my-imaginary-friends-episode-49    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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

- 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 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/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 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   Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 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.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelopeTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelopeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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.com/p/B56RF3ZFv2W/   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.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelopeTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelopeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 Cameron - https://amzn.to/2PpExQS 750words.com - for daily writing My books:Angelborn - https://amzn.to/2Yw6ElxAngelfall - http://amzn.com/B019E3JHSYCry of Metal & Bone - https://amzn.to/33W6qVW   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.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelopeTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelopeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 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.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelopeTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelopeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora - https://amzn.to/2OFRkyb   On Em Dashes - https://twitter.com/britrbennett/status/1196245362622844928?s=21   "How to Overcome Fear as a Writer and Embrace Your Profound Courage" by K.M. Weiland- https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-overcome-fear-as-a-writer-and-embrace-your-profound-courage/     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.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelopeTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelopeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 Little Angel Eyes” from the musical Polly - https://youtu.be/rWZpzZ1y0R0 Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse - https://amzn.to/33QUHZv NK Jemisin on worldbuilding (2 hour workshop video) https://www.wired.com/story/nk-jemisin-how-to-write-science-fiction-wired25/ 32 Candles by Ernessa T. Carter - https://amzn.to/2qYKKKY   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.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelopeTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelopeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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 work with. Something to build on. Something to make better, make whole.” – Victoria Schwab, Nano Pep Talk  The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas Last Christmas: Paul Feig’s perfect response to a negative review is a must-read for romcom fans  The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holliday Photo by Jared Rice on Unsplash 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: http://myimaginaryfriendsshow.com/ 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.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelopeTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelopeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.