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My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope episodes

September 30, 2019 It's Release Week!
THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Brooklyn Book Festival! PLUS Whispers of Shadow & Flame is out this week!
Mentions:
- N.K. Jemisin
- P. Djèlí Clark
- #SupportBlackWomenWhoWriteWeirdShit
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Music credit:
Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
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22 min
September 23, 2019Organizing My Revision
This week’s best thing: Southside on Comedy Central
Whispers of Shadow & Flame comes out October 1!
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Mentions:
The First Girl Child by Amy Harmon – https://amzn.to/30fkr46
Jeffe Kennedy podcast – https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/
The Orchid Throne by Jeffe Kennedy – https://jeffekennedy.com/the-orchid-throne
Psychic Distance in writing: https://emmadarwin.typepad.com/thisitchofwriting/psychic-distance-what-it-is-and-how-to-use-it.html
Sheltered by Charlotte Stein – https://amzn.to/30hla4E
Article: 10 Things to Know about Being Published – https://emmadarwin.typepad.com/thisitchofwriting/2019/08/ten-things-to-know-about-being-published.html

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope
Music credit:
Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
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32 min
September 16, 2019 Leveling Up
This week's best thing: The Boys on Amazon Prime

Mentions:

The Story Grid - https://storygrid.com

Margie Lawson - https://www.margielawson.com

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Music credit:
Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
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27 min
September 09, 2019 What I learned from writing 20k in 5 days
This week's best thing: I'm climbing again (a little) & Carnival Row on Amazon Prime - I loved it!

Mentions

- Paragraph NYC co-working writing space - https://www.paragraphny.com/

- Deep Work by Cal Newport - https://amzn.to/2LBMr7

- NK Jemisin on fanfic - https://twitter.com/nkjemisin/status/116926504826459750

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

- Whispers of Shadow & Flame Pre-order giveaway - http://lpen.co/preorder

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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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30 min
September 02, 2019 Time to Write
This week's best thing: My doctor said I can try rock climbing with my wrist braces!

Mentions:

* #20kin5days challenge post - https://www.tashalharrison.com/blog/i-might-live-to-regret-this-20kin5days

* The Creative Penn episode on podcasting - https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2019/08/28/podcasting-goes-mainstream-podcast-movement-2019/

* Tim Grahl's Productivity Guide - https://booklaunch.com/writer-productivity/

* Song of Blood & Stone readalong - https://facebook.com/groups/lpenelope

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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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26 min
August 26, 2019 Finding your Zest and Gusto!
THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: My writer mastermind group and my homegirls Ines Johnson and Cerece Rennie Murphy.
My Facebook group and readalong – https://www.facebook.com/groups/lpenelope/
* Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor – https://amzn.to/2zjcfQk
* Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert – https://amzn.to/2LaZ0a5
* Zen and the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury – https://amzn.to/2HnTKys
* Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield – https://amzn.to/32500mC
* The Writer’s Well podcast – http://thewriterswell.org
* Octavia Butler journal – https://blavity.com/octavia-butler/
* Dear White People on Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/80095698
* Darynda Jones outline: http://www.magicalwords.net/specialgueststars/darynda-jones-the-writing-process-of-an-ocd-plotter/
* A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas- https://amzn.to/2HpTCyt

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Website: https://www.lpenelope.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope
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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29 min
August 19, 2019 There Must Be a Reason
This Week’s Best Thing: Jamila Woods "GIOVANNI” - https://soundcloud.com/jamilawoods/giovanni-1

Mentions:
* Nikki Giovanni “Ego-Tripping”- https://poets.org/poem/ego-tripping-there-may-be-reason-why
* Gemini by Nikki Giovanni – video of her reading from it – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=084lIpz3yvY
* Scene planning notecard image - https://lpenelope.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5429-300x225.jpg
* RWA podcast on productivity – https://rwa-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/productivity08
* Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri – http://lpen.co/empireofsand
* Death’s Dancer by Jasmine Silvera – https://amzn.to/2YIdoLE
* A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas – https://amzn.to/2H5cdzV

Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast
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
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
August 12, 2019 To YA or not to YA? That is the question...
This week’s best thing: Toni Morrison’s legacy

Mentions:
* Beloved by Toni Morrison - https://amzn.to/31zH13k
* Jeffe Kennedy’s podcast on YA vs Adult SFF - https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2019/08/09/first-cup-of-coffee-august-9-2019/
* MarsCon - http://www.marscon.net/wp/
* Brooklyn Book Festival - https://brooklynbookfestival.org/
* Roni Loren - Done Planner - https://roniloren.com/blog/2018/9/17/the-done-planner-combating-the-dark-side-of-the-traditional-to-do-list
* My Event Schedule - http://lpenelope.com/calendar
* My newsletter - https://lpenelope.com/newsletter
Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast
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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
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.
31 min
August 05, 2019 Getting Unstuck: Earning Inspiration
This week’s best thing: Creating Character Arcs by KM Weiland - her website: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/
Mentions:
* Double Vision Editorial - developmental editor - http://doublevisioneditorial.com/
* Write Better Faster class - https://betterfasteracademy.com
* Verbalize by Damon Suede
* Actions: the Actor’s Thesaurus
* Janet Mullany author - https://www.janetmullany.com/
* Death’s Dancer by Jasmine Silvera
* Teacher’s Pet Wolf by Kati Wilde
* Wild Seed by Octavia Butler
* Lindsay Emory - Women with Books podcast - https://lindsayemory.com/womenwithbooks
* Laura von Holt - The Mermaid Podcast - http://www.cinderly.com/posts/category/podcast/
* "Defining Disciplined: When You Realize You’re Doing It Wrong" article

Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast
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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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28 min
August 02, 2019 BONUS: Charm City Spec Reading
A bonus episode, in which I read new material from the special edition of SONG OF BLOOD & STONE (Earthsinger Chronicles Book 1). Recorded July 17, 2019 as part of the Charm City Spec reading series at Bird in Hand bookstore in Baltimore, MD.

https://charmcityspec.com
https://birdinhandcharlesvillage.com

Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast

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

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.
27 min

About My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope

From the publisher's feed

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