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My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope

Award-winning fantasy & paranormal romance author Leslye Penelope shares perspectives on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week’s best thing.

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Feeling the Spark Apr 27, 2020

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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/joakimkarud
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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.

Where to Go Next? Apr 20, 2020

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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/joakimkarud
Creative 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.

Requiem for a Manuscript Apr 13, 2020

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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/joakimkarud
Creative 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.

Are You Finished, Or Are You Done? Apr 06, 2020

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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/joakimkarud
Creative 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.

The End. Is Near? Mar 30, 2020

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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/joakimkarud
Creative 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.

Be Gentle With Yourself Mar 23, 2020

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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/joakimkarud
Creative 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.

Surprising, But Inevitable Mar 16, 2020

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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/joakimkarud
Creative 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.

Landing the Plane Mar 09, 2020

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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/joakimkarud
Creative 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 Anniversary! Mar 02, 2020

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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/joakimkarud
Creative 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.

Cultivating Boredom for Creativity Feb 24, 2020

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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/joakimkarud
Creative 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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