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My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope

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

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23:20

Getting Early Feedback on an Outline

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2024/02/12

Watch on YouTube Mentioned: How to Revise Your Novel workshop Imaginary Worldbuilding course - https://lpen.co/worlds Story Seed workbook - https://lpen.co/storyseed Enneagrams - https://www.crystalknows.com/enneagram/types Pro Writing Aid's romance week - https://lpen.co/romanceweek All the Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby - (Amazon), (Bookshop) 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

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22:48

Crafting the Villain

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2024/01/29

Watch in YouTube: https://youtu.be/DeIidsoalEY - Footnotes newsletter - https://myimaginaryfriends.net/footnotes - Savage City is on sale! - https://books2read.com/savagecity - Preordder Daughter of the Merciful Deep - https://lpenelope.com/book/daughter-of-the-merciful-deep/ Mentioned: - Bookbub - ebook deals - Scribecount - track book sales - FaRoFeb - Fantasy Romance February - Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell - Creating Character Arcs by K.M. Weiland - Structuring Your

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25:09

Starting A New Novel From The Beginning. Again.

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2024/01/15

Pre-order Daughter of the Merciful Deep – coming June 4, 2024 Pre-order Brutal Fortress – get it from me March 1 and everywhere March 15! Mentioned: Bridgerton Tea photos - https://www.instagram.com/p/C2GS35brisd/ Bookbub - https://www.bookbub.com/ FaRoFeb (Fantasy Romance February) - https://farofeb.com/ Scapple - https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scapple/overview Story Seed Workbook & Mini-course - https://lpen.co/storyseed American Fiction film The Color Purple film The Wishing Game by

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25:29

Which One Are You Feeding?

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2024/01/01

Watch on Youtube! - Become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net/footnotes - Revision Workshop: Monday, January 24, 2024 at 7pm ET - Imaginary Worldbuilding cohort - https://learn.myimaginaryfriends.net/courses/imaginary-worldbuilding - Pre-order Daughter of the Merciful Deep - coming June 4, 2024 - Pre-order Brutal Fortress - get it from me March 1 and everywhere March 15 Book Recomendations: - Paladin’s Faith by T. Kingfisher - https://amzn.to/48Cfdhr - Passion by

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20:10

The Manuscript Strikes Back!

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/12/04

Watch in YouTube Mentioned: My other podcast! Ink and Magic Psy-Changeling series by Nalini Singh Pre-order my new book, Daughter of the Merciful Deep My upcoming revision course – https://myimaginaryfriends.net/revision Final Imaginary Worldbuilding course cohort in January – https://lpen.co/worlds My author newsletter: https://lpenelope.com/newsletter Footnotes newsletter: https://myimaginaryfriends.net/footnotes The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen Pushing Daisies TV The Muse

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22:47

Three Books at Once??

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/11/20

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AMZyTkoOz_s Mentioned: Writers Craft 5.0 bundle deal! Ink and Magic podcast episode 1 is out now! https://inkandmagic.net Pre-order Daughter of the Merciful Deep - https://lpenelope.com/book/daughter-of-the-merciful-deep/ My upcoming revision course - https://myimaginaryfriends.net/revision Imaginary Worldbuilding cohort in January - https://lpen.co/worlds Jane Friedman's business clinic - https://janefriedman.com/business-clinic/ The My Imaginary Friends

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11:44

NaNoWriMo update

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/11/13

Watch on YouTube Mentioned: The Faceless Mage by Kenley Davidson My author newsletter: https://lpenelope.com/newsletter/ 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

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31:24

Conquering Dictation for NaNoWriMo

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/11/06

Watch on YouTube Mentioned: Footnotes newsletter 1:1 Writer Mentorship with me My new podcast! Ink and Magic Jane Friedman The Hot Sheet newsletter My Preptober video playlist & live write-in info My novel revision course waiting list My Nanowrimo novel inspiration cover The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating

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27:39

Creating with Purpose & Planning for the Second Draft

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/10/23

Get on the Footnotes newsletter Watch on YouTube Preptober & NaNoWriMo write-ins, Mondays & Wednesdays, 7pm ET. Get reminder emails: https://myimaginaryfriends.net/nano Mentioned: Tara McMullin "The Work You Were Born to Do" (paywall) - https://www.whatworks.fyi/p/the-work-you-were-born-to-do Nalini Singh interview on Fated Mates podcast - https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2023/10/17/s0606-trailblazer-nalini-singh Holly Lisle "How to Revise a Novel" -

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24:03

Re-working the Writing Schedule

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/10/09

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8OGi3Voyeaw Become an Imaginary Best Friend! https://myimaginaryfriends.net/footnotes Plan your NaNoWriMo novel in Preptober with me - https://myimaginaryfriends.net/nano Writing schedule calculator - https://thrivingscribes.com/publishing-timeline/ "There are no problems, only puzzles" - https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx_TWKJYuyKSGfkzrhXVCfJVEbaJx9eieZ NINC - https://ninc.com/ Capclave - https://www.capclave.org/ The Pomegranate Gate by Ariel Kaplan NPR Tiny Desk

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15:02

Prepping for Preptober

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/09/25

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/XI92ZBNSvDg NINC (Novelists, Inc.) Maryland Romance Writers - https://marylandromancewriters.com/ Capclave - https://www.capclave.org/ Imaginary Worldbuilding course - https://learn.myimaginaryfriends.net/courses/imaginary-worldbuilding Preptober 2023 - prep your NaNoWriMo with me - https://myimaginaryfriends.net/nano East City Bookstore, Washington, DC with Ariel Kaplan (hybrid event) Thursday October 5, 2032 - https://eastcitybookshop.com/events/20231005 My

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23:13

Respecting Romance + Story Surgery

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/09/11

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HWjjXkRIO_o Yale Romance Conference - https://romancefictionconference.yale.edu/ Love Between the Covers documentary - https://www.lovebetweenthecovers.com/ RWA implosion in detail - https://claireryanauthor.com/blog/2019/12/27/the-implosion-of-the-rwa/ The Black Romance Podcast - https://blackromancepodcast.libsyn.com/ Virgil Abloh on perfectionism My YouTube: https://youtube.com/@leslyepenelope The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes

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18:49

Writing Through Difficult Times

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/09/04

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/z2wDPB6W9q0 "Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it." - Eckhart Tolle via InspiringQuotes.com The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer My interview on the Black Writer Therapy podcast - The Write Women Book Festival Novelists, Inc. (NINC) The Muse Writers Center workshops: Building a World Around Your Characters & Plot and Fantasy Worldbuilding Author websites by me: https://theauthor.digital/ Joy Harris GoFundMe The My

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20:58

Advice to My Younger Self

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/05/29

Watch on YouTube Become an Imaginary Best Friend to support the show! Mentioned: InkersCon Authortube Writing Conference ApollyCon - https://jenniferlarmentrout.com/apollycon/ Imaginarium Book Festival "Advice I would give to baby author me" by Angelina M. Lopez https://snazzymaps.com/ - custom Google Maps https://www.wellspent.so/ - App to stop mindless scrolling on social media The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating

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20:58

What’s In Your Circle of Control?

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/05/23

Developing story ideas, novel playlists, and mapping Watch on Youtube Mentioned: - Imaginarium Book Festival - The Story Seed Mini-course - Footnotes newsletter - Scribblemaps - "It's Our World, AI Just "Lives" In It" by Tara McMullin - Circle of Control graphic - Fast X - InkersCon 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

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28:58

Scene Values and Turning Points

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/05/15

Watch on Youtube Mentioned: Sistah Scifi bookstore Afrofuturism exhibit at NMAAHC Our group at the exhibit Ytasha Womack Plottr software (affiliate link) GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict by Debra Dixon C.S. Lakin courses Scene Turning Points article Story by Robert McKee The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne Genres of writing Susan Dennard "How to Level Up Your Settings, Part 1" Queen Charlotte on Netflix Leap Year movie Guardians of the Galaxy 3 SciFiTalk podcast with me and narrator Shayna

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27:04

My First Week Plotting a New Novel

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/05/08

Watch on Youtube Mentioned: Savage City on sale for $.99 (limited time) Calendar I use for my writing calendar My Resources Page https://todoist.com/ The Story Seed Workbook Mini-course Imaginary Worldbuilding: Creating Fictional Worlds for Writers Save the Cat Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes ChatGPT Whimsical OneStopForWriters.com Michael Hauge character development - The Inner Struggle Enneagrams Prioritize Like a Pro free webinar mentioned last week Freewrite Traveler Imaginarium Book

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19:14

Prioritize Your Projects

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/05/01

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-plK0hBFKig Mentioned: Beastly Kingdom is here! Apollycon Draft 2 Digital Scribecount for book sales tracking Imaginarium Book Festival - May 20-21, 2023, Washington, DC Imaginary Worldbuilding Course Autonomous Creative with Jessica Abel "Why it’s so hard for writers to ask for money for their work" by Mason Currey Backwater Books "Meet the Romance Writers of Maryland" - Ellicott City, MD - May 4, 2023 The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the

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24:49

Doubling Down on Being Human in an A.I. World

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/04/24

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/eg1ZHOp1yf4 Mentioned: Ram's Promo Stacker ChatGPT Sudowrite "What's Your North Star?" post "Hi Ren" music video A reaction video compilation Sarra Cannon's HB90 Method 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

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31:22

The Opportunity Costs of Saying ”Yes”

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/04/17

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/LQB3as3Z8RM Mentioned: ProWriting Aid software Scrivener Shayna Small audiobook narrator Street Faërie by Cree Summer (Spotify link) Author Author bad copies of Monsters photo 1 | photo 2 My essay “When Fantasy & STEM Collide" on the Fantasy Cafe Jane Friedman 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

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