My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope

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Conquering Dictation for NaNoWriMo Nov 06, 2023

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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.

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Creating with Purpose & Planning for the Second Draft Oct 23, 2023

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Preptober & NaNoWriMo write-ins, Mondays & Wednesdays, 7pm ET.
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Tara McMullin "The Work You Were Born to Do" (paywall) - https://www.whatworks.fyi/p/the-work-you-were-born-to-do
Nalini Singh interview on Fated Mates podcast - https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2023/10/17/s0606-trailblazer-nalini-singh
Holly Lisle "How to Revise a Novel" - https://hollylisle.com/how-to-revise-a-novel/
My Resources for writers - https://lpenelope.com/resources-for-writers/
Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody – https://amzn.to/3xf7TFV
My interview with Author Montrez (The Novel Creature Network) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuGQQLwNx40
ZigZag Claybourne Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidiansky/breath-warmth-and-dream-book-one-of-the-khumalo-trilogy
My author newsletter - https://lpenelope.com/newsletter

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Re-working the Writing Schedule Oct 09, 2023

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Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8OGi3Voyeaw

Become an Imaginary Best Friend! https://myimaginaryfriends.net/footnotes
Plan your NaNoWriMo novel in Preptober with me - https://myimaginaryfriends.net/nano
Writing schedule calculator - https://thrivingscribes.com/publishing-timeline/
"There are no problems, only puzzles" - https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx_TWKJYuyKSGfkzrhXVCfJVEbaJx9eieZ
NINC - https://ninc.com/
Capclave - https://www.capclave.org/
The Pomegranate Gate by Ariel Kaplan
NPR Tiny Desk Wicked
AI training book checker
Zig Zag Clayborne Kickstarter for Breath, Warmth & Dream

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Prepping for Preptober Sep 25, 2023

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Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/XI92ZBNSvDg

NINC (Novelists, Inc.)
Maryland Romance Writers - https://marylandromancewriters.com/
Capclave - https://www.capclave.org/
Imaginary Worldbuilding course - https://learn.myimaginaryfriends.net/courses/imaginary-worldbuilding
Preptober 2023 - prep your NaNoWriMo with me - https://myimaginaryfriends.net/nano
East City Bookstore, Washington, DC with Ariel Kaplan (hybrid event) Thursday October 5, 2032 - https://eastcitybookshop.com/events/20231005
My events - https://lpenelope.com/calendar/
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - https://bookshop.org/a/582/9780593321201

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