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My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope episodes

November 16, 2020 The Enemy of the Good
Leave a comment on your ideas for how I should celebrate my 100th episode.
- PRACTICAL MAGIC by Alice Hoffman - https://amzn.to/3pwMl4k
- MAMA DAY by Gloria Naylor - https://amzn.to/3eXAo31
- BIRD BY BIRD by Anne Lamott - https://amzn.to/3nnpyGr
with "Shitty First Drafts" essay
- Romancing the Runoff - http://www.romancingtherunoff.com/
- Lexicon Valley - "White Author, Black English. Problem?" https://twitter.com/JohnHMcWhorter/status/1326240548211073024

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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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
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24 min
November 09, 2020 First Draft Woes
Featured podcast: Boobies & Noobies - https://boobiesandnoobies.com/

Mentioned:
Masterwriter.com
Audible return policy

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
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.
21 min
November 02, 2020 Imaginary Castles
If the Boot Fits by Rebekah Weatherspoon - https://amzn.to/3mIHIC4
This week's best thing: My Freewrite Traveler - My review: https://youtu.be/33u95y8_hYY
NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month - http://nanowrimo.org/
Jeffe Kennedy on writing towards a core image: https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2020/10/29/first-cup-of-coffee-october-29-2020/
VONA Writers Workshop - http://vonavoices.org/
Hustle (TV show) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hustle_(TV_series)
The Killing - Stanley Kubrick - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Killing_(film)

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
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.
28 min
October 26, 2020 POV, Narrative Voice & Drive
Mentioned:
- OneStopForWriters.com Character Builder
- Enneagrams: https://www.crystalknows.com/enneagram-test
- Writer's Digest Conference: https://writersdigestconference.com/
- My Events: https://lpenelope.com/calendar/

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
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.
28 min
October 19, 2020 When Good News Strikes
This week's best thing: SONG OF BLOOD & STONE makes TIME Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time
Featured Podcast: Tea & Strumpets - https://www.romancepod.com/
Structuring Your Novel by K. M. Weiland - https://amzn.to/3j9IRAG
Screenwriting Tips for Authors by Alexandra Sokoloff - https://amzn.to/37k7us8
Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell - https://amzn.to/2H52gps
Super Structure: The Key to Unleashing the Power of Story by James Scott Bell - https://amzn.to/3jcpEy9
How To Create A Plot Outline In 8 Easy Steps (Dramatica theory) https://www.how-to-write-a-book-now.com/plot-outline.html
The Good Lord Bird on Showtime

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
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.
29 min
October 12, 2020 Building Fences
DongWon Song on giving and receiving advice
My upcoming events: https://lpenelope.com/calendar/
Under a Winter Sky pre-order: https://lpenelope.com/book/echoes-of-ash-and-tears/

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
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.
29 min
October 05, 2020Research Rabbit Hole Redux
This week's best thing: Leverage (TV show)
JSTOR - a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.
WorldCat - a global catalog of library collections
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Alexis Daria post on time tracking to create the ideal week https://www.instagram.com/p/CF04IVlg7Ks/?igshid=qpqydc4q0cag
Sarra Cannon's HB90 Method
Enola Holmes on Netflix
PitchWars.org
Moose stalking in New Hampshire https://www.instagram.com/p/BpDNuS2FL_b/
Featured podcast: Tea & Strumpets - https://www.romancepod.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
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.
22 min
September 28, 2020 The Universe is Conspiring to Help You
This week's best thing: Inspiration!
- Austin Kleon on ideas
- The Thomas Crowne Affair (1999)
- The Great American Barbecue Showdown on Netflix
- Featured podcast: First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy

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
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.
24 min
September 21, 2020 Selling Direct
This week's best thing: I didn't work this weekend! Deadlines 1/2 done!
Under a Winter Sky anthology on pre-order - https://lpen.co/uaws
PayHip.com - for direct ebook sales
The Creative Penn podcast: How To Get Your Book Into Libraries And Bookstores With Mark Leslie Lefebvre (Recommends setting your ebook at 2x or 3x the normal price for libraries.)
Bookfunnel.com - for ebook delivery
Author Elodie Nowodazkij
Galaxy's Edge magazine - http://www.galaxysedge.com/
Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover - https://amzn.to/32NaKcQ
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover - https://amzn.to/3iQgoQR

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
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.
24 min
September 14, 2020 Worldbuilding in a Hurry
This week's best thing: Requiem of Silence home stretch
Sponsor: The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea by Kerrelyn Sparks
(The entire series: https://www.kerrelynsparks.com/books-embraced.html)
Jeffe Kennedy Podcast on story structure
Courtney Milan on Smart Bitches podcast
FantasyNameGenerators.com
The Bank Job movie
Ronin movie
Heist with Michael Caine on Audible
Plot versus Character by Jeff Gerke - https://amzn.to/2RnGm2g

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
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.
28 min

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