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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.

Latest Episodes:

How to Know When You’re Ready to Start Writing Feb 13, 2023

Show notes

Youtube: https://youtu.be/tMVYEUekqvk

Mentioned:

- Booklife Indie Author Forum - February 25, 2023 - 50% off with code FRIEND. I'm the opening keynote speaker.

- Fairy Plot-Mother - https://www.fairyplotmother.me/

- "Lift Every Voice & Sing" - Melba Moore & Friends version

- Lit Service Podcast - "Prewriting 101: Everything You Need to Write Before You Write"

- One Stop for Writers - Valentine's Sale. Use code: ONESTOPVALENTINE for 25% off

- (1881) What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking by Abby Fisher -

- "Why you should add a 'Shultz hour' to your weekly schedule"

- Hampton Roads Writers - https://hamptonroadswriters.org/

- The Little Teleprompter - https://amzn.to/3RVWlmg

- VirtuousCon - Feb 25-26, 2023

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 - https://myimaginaryfriends.net

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The Outlining Process for a Second Draft Feb 06, 2023

Show notes

Youtube: https://youtu.be/PU3IGUhMVzM

Mentioned:

- The Monsters We Defy 6 month book birthday spoiler chat - Feb 9, 2023, 8pm ET: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw3UlayiJV4

- Preorder Beastly Kingdom (The Bliss Wars, Book 2)

- Thinkific course software

- Whimsical software

- Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody

- Whimsical Save the Cat template

- FaRoBub February 8, 2023 - Shop free fantasy romance books

- My Author Newsletter - https://lpenelope.com/newsletter/

- "Pathway to Becoming a Published Author" panel - 2/21/23 Bowie Library, Maryland

- My Events Page

- ProWritingAid Fantasy Week - 2/27/23-3/7/23- https://lpen.co/fantasyweek

- Lockwood and Co - Netflix

- The Last of Us - HBO

- The New Gurus - BBC Radio - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001g9sq

Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - https://myimaginaryfriends.net

Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

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Every ”Yes” is a Sacrifice Jan 30, 2023

Show notes

Youtube: https://youtu.be/tFjcTkxgctA

Mentioned:

- Nerds, Erbs, and Words podcast (coming soon) https://twitter.com/nerdserbswords

- Adrian Gibson - TBRCon - https://fanfiaddict.com/tbrcon2023/

- SFFAddicts podcast - https://fanfiaddict.com/category/sff-addicts-podcast/

- Bookfly Design - https://www.bookflydesign.com/

- Indie Author Forum, Feb. 25, 2023 - https://indieauthorforum.com/

- "David Sedaris Has 1 Very Smart Lesson About How to Be Super Successful" - https://www.inc.com/ayse-birsel/david-sedaris-on-most-important-work-and-life-lesson-you-need-to-learn.html

- Bedphones - https://dubslabs.com/

(I said in the podcast I wasn't getting paid for the following links, but I figured out how to make referral links, though neither of these companies is a sponsor. :) )

- Athletic Greens - https://fbuy.io/ag/asace7n3

- Incrediwear - (Get $20 off your first order) http://rwrd.io/8ihrl57?c

Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - https://myimaginaryfriends.net

Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

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How I Find My Story’s Theme Jan 23, 2023

Show notes

Youtube: https://youtu.be/Cib9iRjYGwk

Mentioned:

- Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

- https://onestopforwriters.com

- TBRCon at the FanFiAddict YouTube Channel

- The Last of Us - HBO

- Missing movie

Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - https://myimaginaryfriends.net

Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

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How to Start Fixing a Broken Book Jan 16, 2023

Show notes

Youtube: https://youtu.be/53Aw84jqh3A

Mentioned:

- Limited discounted beta slots for my worldbuilding course: https://myimaginaryfriends.net/beta/

- Mind mapping software: Whimsical and Miro

- https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/

- The Menu film

- Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

- Erin Roberts on SMART goals for magic system

- Rule of Thirds video

Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - https://myimaginaryfriends.net

Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

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Creating a Novel Revision Schedule Jan 09, 2023

Show notes

Youtube: https://youtu.be/Qn63oWp-OUM

Sponsor: Bright Bird Press - Use code: Imaginary15 for 15% off! https://brightbirdpress.com/discount/Imaginary15

Mentioned:

- Will My Resolutions Really Work? (Quitcast 423) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWrfgklFs_Q

- K.M. Weiland Year Review - https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/new-year/

- The Top 10 Publishing Trends for 2023 - https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-top-10-publishing-trends-for-2023/

- How Will BookTok Change Publishing in 2023? https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/booktok-tiktok-creator-publishing-1234649819/

Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - https://myimaginaryfriends.net

Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

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Goodbye 2022! Dec 19, 2022

Show notes

Mentioned:

- Download my Worldbuilding Checklist - https://myimaginaryfriends.net

- Erin Bowman workshop "Fundamentals of Design" - https://embowman.com/workshops/fundamentals-of-design/

- The Release Ratio: How to Make Use of Everything You Know - https://moretothat.com/release-ratio/

- “How Writing Your Synopsis Can Fix Your Book” by Allison K Williams - https://www.janefriedman.com/how-writing-your-synopsis-can-fix-your-book/

- Unravel Your Year Free Guide - https://susannahconway.mykajabi.com/unravel-your-year-2023

- VirtuousCon Feb. 25-26, 2023 - https://virtuouscon.com/

- TBRCon - Jan. 22-29, 2023 - https://youtube.com/@FanFiAddict

- ChatGPT bot - https://chat.openai.com/chat

- Joanna Penn - https://www.thecreativepenn.com/future/

- Junot Diaz in Limbo - https://www.semafor.com/article/11/27/2022/junot-diaz-in-limbo

Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - https://myimaginaryfriends.net

Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

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Good Procrastination Dec 12, 2022

Show notes

Sponsor: YOU CAN HIDE by Rebecca Zanetti

- "Last Week I Gave Up" - https://nikesh.substack.com/p/last-week-i-gave-up

- Last week's newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.com/x0r3p5u1f0/2098860738008320578/b4j7/

- Strengths for Writers - https://betterfasteracademy.com/sfw101/

- Wednesday on Netflix

- Book Lovers by Emily Henry - https://bookshop.org/a/582/9780593334836

Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - https://myimaginaryfriends.net

Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

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Measure the Gains Dec 05, 2022

Show notes

Yet another writing retreat, and celebrating the wins!

Sponsor: YOU CAN HIDE by Rebecca Zanetti

Mentioned:

- My signed paperback sale with coupon code: WINTER22 - https://shop.lpenelope.com

- Apollycon 2022 preorder link

- Devon House Jamaica - https://www.devonhouseja.com/

- DeepStash app - https://deepstash.com/

- Measure the gain instead of the gap - https://deepstash.com/idea/14774/measure-the-gain

Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - https://myimaginaryfriends.net

Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

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Plot as Vehicle for Character Change Nov 28, 2022

Show notes

Mentioned:

- One Stop for Writers - Conflict Thesaurus - https://onestopforwriters.com/

- Michael Hauge’s 6 Stage Plot Structure (Character Journey) - https://writershelpingwriters.net/2018/08/the-six-stages-of-your-heros-character-arc/

- Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell – https://amzn.to/35eBwLu

- The Story Grid Foolscap Method - https://storygrid.com/using-the-foolscap-to-draft-your-next-novel/

- Enneagrams - https://www.crystalknows.com/enneagram/types

- The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr – https://amzn.to/3wywbLf

- HB90 Bootcamp registration open until December 11 - Plan your quarter in 2023 - https://heartbreathings.teachable.com/courses/hb90-bootcamp?affcode=145068_ffrxnd9f

Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - https://myimaginaryfriends.net

Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

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