My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope

Rolling With the Ups and Downs Oct 07, 2019

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THIS WEEK’S BEST THINGS!

Figuring out my plot for Earthsinger Chronicles book

Whispers of Shadow & Flame book release!

New York Comic Con signing

Pre-order Cry of Metal & Bone (Earthsinger Chronicles book 3)

FUN FACTS: How spiders fly https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/the-electric-flight-of-spiders/564437/

MENTIONS:

The Wolf Queen Book I and Book II by Cerece Rennie Murphy

Author Lynne Emory - https://www.lynnemery.com

My Man Godfrey - film

The Orchid Throne by Jeffe Kennedy

Before She Ignites by Jodi Meadows

Masterwriter.com

OneStopForWriters.com

Scrivener writing software

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It's Release Week! Sep 30, 2019

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THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Brooklyn Book Festival! PLUS Whispers of Shadow & Flame is out this week!

Mentions:

- N.K. Jemisin

- P. Djèlí Clark

- #SupportBlackWomenWhoWriteWeirdShit

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Organizing My Revision Sep 23, 2019

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This week’s best thing: Southside on Comedy Central

Whispers of Shadow & Flame comes out October 1!

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Mentions:

The First Girl Child by Amy Harmon – https://amzn.to/30fkr46
Jeffe Kennedy podcast – https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/
The Orchid Throne by Jeffe Kennedy – https://jeffekennedy.com/the-orchid-throne
Psychic Distance in writing: https://emmadarwin.typepad.com/thisitchofwriting/psychic-distance-what-it-is-and-how-to-use-it.html
Sheltered by Charlotte Stein – https://amzn.to/30hla4E
Article: 10 Things to Know about Being Published – https://emmadarwin.typepad.com/thisitchofwriting/2019/08/ten-things-to-know-about-being-published.html

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Leveling Up Sep 16, 2019

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This week's best thing: The Boys on Amazon Prime Mentions: The Story Grid - https://storygrid.com Margie Lawson - https://www.margielawson.com

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What I learned from writing 20k in 5 days Sep 09, 2019

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This week's best thing: I'm climbing again (a little) & Carnival Row on Amazon Prime - I loved it! Mentions - Paragraph NYC co-working writing space - https://www.paragraphny.com/ - Deep Work by Cal Newport - https://amzn.to/2LBMr7 - NK Jemisin on fanfic - https://twitter.com/nkjemisin/status/116926504826459750 - My events calendar - https://lpenelope.com/calendar - Whispers of Shadow & Flame Pre-order giveaway - http://lpen.co/preorder

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Time to Write Sep 02, 2019

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This week's best thing: My doctor said I can try rock climbing with my wrist braces! Mentions: * #20kin5days challenge post - https://www.tashalharrison.com/blog/i-might-live-to-regret-this-20kin5days * The Creative Penn episode on podcasting - https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2019/08/28/podcasting-goes-mainstream-podcast-movement-2019/ * Tim Grahl's Productivity Guide - https://booklaunch.com/writer-productivity/ * Song of Blood & Stone readalong - https://facebook.com/groups/lpenelope

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Finding your Zest and Gusto! Aug 26, 2019

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THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: My writer mastermind group and my homegirls Ines Johnson and Cerece Rennie Murphy.

My Facebook group and readalong – https://www.facebook.com/groups/lpenelope/

* Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor – https://amzn.to/2zjcfQk

* Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert – https://amzn.to/2LaZ0a5

* Zen and the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury – https://amzn.to/2HnTKys

* Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield – https://amzn.to/32500mC

* The Writer’s Well podcast – http://thewriterswell.org

* Octavia Butler journal – https://blavity.com/octavia-butler/

* Dear White People on Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/80095698

* Darynda Jones outline: http://www.magicalwords.net/specialgueststars/darynda-jones-the-writing-process-of-an-ocd-plotter/

* A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas- https://amzn.to/2HpTCyt

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There Must Be a Reason Aug 19, 2019

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This Week’s Best Thing: Jamila Woods "GIOVANNI” - https://soundcloud.com/jamilawoods/giovanni-1

Mentions:

* Nikki Giovanni “Ego-Tripping”- https://poets.org/poem/ego-tripping-there-may-be-reason-why

* Gemini by Nikki Giovanni – video of her reading from it – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=084lIpz3yvY

* Scene planning notecard image - https://lpenelope.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5429-300x225.jpg

* RWA podcast on productivity – https://rwa-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/productivity08

* Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri – http://lpen.co/empireofsand

* Death’s Dancer by Jasmine Silvera – https://amzn.to/2YIdoLE

* A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas – https://amzn.to/2H5cdzV

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Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
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To YA or not to YA? That is the question... Aug 12, 2019

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This week’s best thing: Toni Morrison’s legacy Mentions:

* Beloved by Toni Morrison - https://amzn.to/31zH13k

* Jeffe Kennedy’s podcast on YA vs Adult SFF - https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2019/08/09/first-cup-of-coffee-august-9-2019/

* MarsCon - http://www.marscon.net/wp/

* Brooklyn Book Festival - https://brooklynbookfestival.org/

* Roni Loren - Done Planner - https://roniloren.com/blog/2018/9/17/the-done-planner-combating-the-dark-side-of-the-traditional-to-do-list

* My Event Schedule - http://lpenelope.com/calendar

* My newsletter - https://lpenelope.com/newsletter

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Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
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Getting Unstuck: Earning Inspiration Aug 05, 2019

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This week’s best thing: Creating Character Arcs by KM Weiland - her website: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/

Mentions:
* Double Vision Editorial - developmental editor - http://doublevisioneditorial.com/
* Write Better Faster class - https://betterfasteracademy.com
* Verbalize by Damon Suede
* Actions: the Actor’s Thesaurus
* Janet Mullany author - https://www.janetmullany.com/
* Death’s Dancer by Jasmine Silvera
* Teacher’s Pet Wolf by Kati Wilde
* Wild Seed by Octavia Butler
* Lindsay Emory - Women with Books podcast - https://lindsayemory.com/womenwithbooks
* Laura von Holt - The Mermaid Podcast - http://www.cinderly.com/posts/category/podcast/
* "Defining Disciplined: When You Realize You’re Doing It Wrong" article

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Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
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