My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope

Mentioned: 

- Savage City starred review in Publishers Weekly - https://www.publishersweekly.com/ASINB09Q282K7K

- 2 starred reviews on 1 page video - https://www.instagram.com/p/CegnehSLCS-/

- Booklife - free submission to Publishers Weekly - https://booklife.com/about-us/review-submission-guidelines.html

- https://awario.com/ - web conversation monitoring

- Virtuous Con Summer Workshop Series - https://virtuouscon.com/

- My events page - https://lpenelope.com/calendar/

- The Monsters We Defy ARC giveaway & signed books from Loyalty Books - https://lpenelope.com/2022/06/the-monsters-we-defy-arc-giveaway/

- https://clickup.com/ - project management

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 - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

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

Music credit:

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

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:

- Galaxy's Edge magazine - http://www.galaxysedge.com

- Deep Work by Cal Newport - https://amzn.to/3mgpA4p

- Paragraph Workspace for Writers in New York City - https://www.paragraphny.com

- Adjustable portable laptop stand - https://amzn.to/38QHhEH

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

- ConTinual interview with Jean Marie Ward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxqnMWauhbA

- Bookfly Design, cover designer - https://www.bookflydesign.com

- Preorder THE MONSTERS WE DEFY - https://lpen.co/monsters

- THE MONSTERS WE DEFY character art - https://www.instagram.com/p/CeWIinFu-Jb/

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 - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

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

Music credit:

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

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.

- Order signed, personalized copies of THE MONSTERS WE DEFY from Loyalty Books and get a free swag pack: https://www.loyaltybookstores.com/preordermonsters

- Artwork of Zeli from Earthsinger Chronicles: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSxKOH7nUKe/. Art by Nicole Deal: https://www.instagram.com/nicole.deal.art/

- Pysthache character artist: https://www.instagram.com/mlle_pysthache/

- THE MONSTERS WE DEFY starred Publishers Weekly review - https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780316377911

- Severance on Apple TV

- Top Gun Maverick!!

- Kenobi on Disney+

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 - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

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

Music credit:

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

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:

- Imaginarium Book Festival - https://www.imaginariumbookfestival.com/

- Apollycon - https://jenniferlarmentrout.com/apollycon/

- Little Shop of Horrors - Tiny Desk at Home w/ commentary by co-writer Alan Menken  https://youtu.be/ymqKPz5kRXE?t=523 

- In The Heights

- Hamilton

- Holly Black on Lit Service podcast -  https://litservicepodcast.wixsite.com/litnation/podcast-1/episode/24fa79a0/concise-world-building-with-holly-black

- Severance on Apple TV

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 - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

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

Music credit:

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

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:

- Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody – https://amzn.to/3xf7TFV

- The Anatomy of Story by John Truby - https://amzn.to/3wwAzLE

- Dan Wells’ 7 Point Plot Structure - https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/story-structure/seven-point-story-structure/

- Structuring Your Novel by K.M. Weiland - https://amzn.to/3Mc5pjD

- The Creative Penn podcast - https://www.thecreativepenn.com/podcasts/

- Storyist writing software - https://storyist.com/

- Scrivener - https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview

- Notion software - https://notion.so

- ClickUp project management software - http://clickup.com

- My author publication DB video & template - https://lpenelope.com/2020/08/manage-your-published-book-details-with-notion/

- Asana project management software - https://asana.com/

- "Second Brain" - a good, very short overview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBOHUBTsvHk

- BB Edit - text editor - https://asana.com/

- Google Keep - https://keep.google.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 - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

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

Music credit:

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

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: 

- Structuring Your Novel by K.M. Weiland - https://amzn.to/3Mc5pjD

- Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody – https://amzn.to/3xf7TFV

- Agents vs. attorneys - https://kriswrites.com/2022/04/27/business-musings-attorneys/

- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

- Moonknight

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 - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

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

Music credit:

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

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:

- Song of Blood & Stone - https://lpenelope.com/book/song-of-blood-and-stone/

- The Monsters We Defy - https://lpenelope.com/book/the-monsters-we-defy/

- Remarkable 2 tablet - https://remarkable.com/

- The 10 Awful Truths about Book Publishing - https://ideas.bkconnection.com/10-awful-truths-about-publishing

- Wheel of Time casting

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 - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

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

Music credit:

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

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:

- Rebecca Roanhorse Black Sun & Fevered Star - https://amzn.to/3Kbl0hp

- Junot Diaz

- Whimsical.com - kanban boards, mind maps and virtual stickie notes

- Killjoys on SyFy

- Deep Space 9

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 - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

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

Music credit:

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

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:

- Atlanta on FX: Season 3, Episode 4 "The Big Payback"

- 6 Figure Author Podcast - Episode 124: Scheduling vs Winging It: Which Is More Sane for Your Author Career? https://6figureauthors.com/podcast/

- "Skip the Boring Parts" - https://austinkleon.com/2021/07/28/skip-the-boring-parts/

- Linden Hills by Gloria Naylor - https://amzn.to/3usuZKH

- Interactive maps-  https://www.scribblemaps.com/

- On Dealing with Burnout - https://wellnessmadeeasy.medium.com/i-dont-want-to-work-anymore-how-to-deal-with-burnout-78a2d1b0d38d

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 - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

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

Music credit:

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

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:

- Savage City is out! - https://books2read.com/savagecity

- What is success? https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-know-when-youre-a-successful-author/

- HB90 Bootcamp - https://heartbreathings.teachable.com/p/hb90-bootcamp

- Is it Time for a Break? https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/should-you-take-a-break-from-writing/

- Bridgerton on Netflix 

- Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover - https://amzn.to/3uNNBUp

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 - http://frolic.media/podcasts!

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

Music credit:

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

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.