June 01, 2026

The Fire That Forges You

26 minutes

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/AedkGHaBsVI

Book News!

Zahara Preorder Campaign is live! - https://lpenelope.com/preorder

made list of “Books That Feed an Elder Millennial’s 90s Nostalgia” from SheReads magazine - https://shereads.com/books-that-feed-an-elder-millennials-90s-nostalgia/

Angelborn/Angelfall flip book is available! https://shop.lpenelope.com/

Announcements

Mastermind Retreat - September 4-6, near Baltimore, MD - https://inkandmagicretreat.com/

Storybeast - Build Your Author Empire Conference - June 27, online - https://www.storybeastpodcast.com/buildyourauthorempire

Mahogany Books Texture Book Club - June 28, National Harbor, MD

Jane Friedman - Writing from Your Why workshop - July 29, online - https://janefriedman.com/writing-from-your-why-with-leslye-penelope/ - $25 early registration

Fiction Makers Conference - August 22, in-person, Baltimore, MD - https://lpen.co/fictionmakers

From SF to Gaza Book Raffle fundraiser - bit.ly/sfgzraffle

The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a 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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