My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope

This week's best thing: Writing the ending of REQUIEM OF SILENCE!

Courtney Milan in EW: https://ew.com/books/courtney-milan-reveals-new-romance-cover/

Author Marie Force: https://marieforce.com/

Author Christina C. Jones: http://beingmrsjones.com/

Love Jacked on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81043813

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

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Video version: https://youtu.be/IZEGZUKzxpQ

This week’s best thing: Productivity!

This week's theme song: “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” by Smashing Pumpkins

Co-promotion: Not Your Mom’s Romance Book Club – https://www.buzzsprout.com/113419

Mentioned:

Margie Lawson online class: Visceral Rules: Beyond Hammering Hearts

MRW online class: Writing Kick-Butt Action Adventure 

Jamila Woods Legacy! Legacy! album – http://www.jamila-woods.com/

RIP Chadwick Boseman

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.

This week’s best thing: Woman’s World magazine 

– https://onestopforwriters.com – writing resources and worksheets galore!

– Mysterious Galaxy event with K. Arsenault Rivera (replay)

– Lee Allen Howard on “Scene Structure: Understanding Turning Points”

– Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha – https://amzn.to/39Ny3F4

– Slope desktop white board – https://fluidstance.com/products/slope

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.

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: CRY OF METAL & BONE is out now! - https://lpenelope.com/cry

• Event @ Mysterious Galaxy w/ K. Arsenault Rivera - https://www.mystgalaxy.com/event/l-penelope-virtual-event-cry-metal-bone

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.

Sponsor: The Rebellious Rancher by Kate Pearce

This week's best thing: Cry of Metal & Bone releases on Tuesday, August 11

Mentioned:

My interview on Jeffe Kennedy's First Cup of Coffee 

Pitch Wars - https://pitchwars.org/

Launch events:

Date Night with Alyssa Cole replay - https://alyssacole.com/date-night-video-archives/

Launch Event at One More Page Books w/ Angelina M. Lopez - https://www.onemorepagebooks.com/event/l-penelope-launch-cry-metal-and-bone

The Muse Launch Event w/ Moni Boyce - https://the-muse.org/event/l-penelope-book-launch-reading/

Mysterious Galaxy w/ K. Arsenault Rivera - https://www.mystgalaxy.com/event/l-penelope-virtual-event-cry-metal-bone

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

My Publication Database tutorial - https://lpenelope.com/2020/08/manage-your-published-book-details-with-notion/

"Does Switching to Comic Sans Really Fix Writer’s Block?" https://www.themarysue.com/comic-sans-writing/

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

Plottr app - https://getplottr.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.

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Writer Happy Hour!

Mentioned:

- CRY OF METAL & BONE releases August 11, 2020! https://lpenelope.com/book/cry-of-metal-bone/

- Angelina M. Lopez - http://www.angelinamlopez.com/

- Alexis Daria - https://alexisdaria.com/

- Roni Loren's Fearless Romance Writing Academy - https://www.fearlessromancewriting.com/

- Indian Matchmaking on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/80244565

- Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha - https://amzn.to/39Ny3F4

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.

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: My new pillow is improving my life! https://sleepsutera.com/

Mentioned:

- Diane Peterfreund on plot boards - https://dianapeterfreund.com/son-of-plotting-board/ & https://dianapeterfreund.com/book-signing-and-brand-new-plotting-board/

- Save the Cat Beat Sheet - I use the one available here: http://nadineavola.com/treasure-box/

- My Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/LPenelopeAuthor

- Notion database app - https://notion.so

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 - https://paypal.me/heartspell

My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at 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.

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Great book, movie & tv show!

PALADIN'S GRACE by T. Kingfisher - https://lpen.co/paladinsgrace

THE GREAT on Hulu 

THE OLD GUARD on Netflix 

CRY OF METAL & BONE pre-order campaign

The 40 sentence plot outline: https://sterlingandstone.net/how-to-outline-a-novel/

Writing Excuses podcast - https://writingexcuses.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

My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!

Website: https://www.lpenelope.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope 

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.

YouTube version: https://youtu.be/8KLbwqLrWgg

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: I cut off all my hair, see my IG post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCbqfPuAe8I/

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

- CRY OF METAL & BONE Pre-order campaign - https://lpenelope.com/2020/07/cry-of-metal-bone-pre-order-campaign/

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

My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!

Website: https://www.lpenelope.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope 

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.

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: It’s HamilDay! Hamilton live on Disney+

This episode sponsored by CRUSHING IT by Lorelei Parker 

SSSCat Spray Dog & Cat Deterrent - https://amzn.to/31J7rTM

My Modified Story Grid spreadsheet - https://lpenelope.com/extras/resources-for-writers/

The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne - https://amzn.to/2Yw6Elx

Fiction Writing Made Easy Podcast with Savannah Gilbo -  https://www.savannahgilbo.com/podcast

Sarra Cannon's Heart Breathings - https://heartbreathings.com/

Strange Love by Ann Aguirre - https://amzn.to/2C56biU

365 Days on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/81245964

Deadline City Podcast Episode 2.18 "THE ARENA – FANTASY VS. CONTEMPORARY W/ JASON REYNOLDS" https://deadlinecity.com/2020/06/17/season-2-episode-18-the-arena-fantasy-vs-contemporary-w-jason-reynolds/

Lit Service podcast "Layers of Tension with Katherine Arden" -https://litservicepodcast.wixsite.com/litnation/copy-of-4-4

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

My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!

Website: https://www.lpenelope.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope 

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.