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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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15:38

Conferences, Awards & Endings

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/04/03

Watch on YouTube Mentioned: Center for Black Literature Sheree Renee Thomas Jewell Parker Rhodes My interview on the “New Books in Science Fiction Podcast” 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:

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28:08

Creativity is Connecting the Dots

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/03/27

Chapter Titles | Character Descriptions | Surprising yet inevitable revelations Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BZkHDIsCzk0 Imaginary Worldbuilding: Creating Fictional Worlds for Writers https://myimaginaryfriends.net/iw Mentioned: Fated Mates podcast Beastly Kingdom preorder Preorder campaign ARC request Fairy Plot Mother Becca Mysoor Center for Black Literature - 2023 National Black Writers Conference Biennial Symposium - March 31 - April 1, 2023 Pro Writing Aid One Stop For Writers Weather

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19:58

Managing Your To-Do List and Your Emotions

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/03/20

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/islz3nUEQ3E Imaginary Worldbuilding: Creating Fictional Worlds for Writers Mahogany Books Black Women in Fantasy replay Beastly Kingdom preorder My author newsletter The Cupid Mixup - AI narration via Apple Books Marie Poulin website 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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24:22

Staying On Track: Battling Resistance & Other Shiny...

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/03/13

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/6APXzkMzbZM Imaginary Worldbuilding Course Mentioned: Mahogany Books, DC - Black Women in Fantasy - March 18, 2023 Huberman Lab podcast - "How to Breathe Correctly for Optimal Health, Mood, Learning & Performance" Story Forge cards The Story Engine cards My Story Engine Spread: photo 1 | photo 2 Tara McMullin - Can I Squeeze This In? video "Seth Godin: embrace the idea of a smallest viable audience" "Benefits of a daily diary and topic journals" by Derek

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25:33

Taking Feedback & Managing Stress

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/03/06

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yaI7qniSa5w Sponsor: Imaginary Worldbuilding: Creating Fictional Worlds for Writers Course Mentioned: "Leslye Penelope Imbues Black Broadway With Literal Magic" — Washington City Paper Author Cerece Rennie Murphy Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover Character Arc Progression Worksheet - https://onestopforwriters.com/about_cbt "How to Breathe Correctly for Optimal Health, Mood, Learning & Performance" - Huberman Lab Podcast The Tapping Solution "7 False Beliefs That

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23:32

On Doing Less & Being Better

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/02/27

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5bp2YTm-Vew Mentioned: - My course: Imaginary Worldbuilding is open! - Join my affiliate program - Audie audiobook awards - The Monsters We Defy audiobook - Devotions by Mary Oliver - Maryland Romance Writers - Becca Syme & Better Faster Academy - Tár film - Picard on Paramount + - Bel-Air on Peacock - Black Men Reading Speculative Fiction - March 10, 2023 - Free registration The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of

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22:26

It’s All in the Name

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/02/20

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dlzR5Ykwv4s Mentioned: - Indie Author Forum 2/25/23 - 50% off promo code: FRIEND - https://indieauthorforum.com - VirtuousCon 2/25-2/26 - https://virtuouscon.com - Mahogany Books DC: Black Women in Fantasy Event, March 18, 2023 - https://lpen.co/march18 - Philippine-Louisiana Historical Society - https://filipinola.com - Lexicon Valley podcast - https://lexiconvalley.substack.com/ - Wiktionary - https://www.wiktionary.org/ - Galaxy's edge column -

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23:27

How to Know When You’re Ready to Start Writing

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/02/13

Youtube: https://youtu.be/tMVYEUekqvk Mentioned: - Booklife Indie Author Forum - February 25, 2023 - 50% off with code FRIEND. I'm the opening keynote speaker. - Fairy Plot-Mother - https://www.fairyplotmother.me/ - "Lift Every Voice & Sing" - Melba Moore & Friends version - Lit Service Podcast - "Prewriting 101: Everything You Need to Write Before You Write" - One Stop for Writers - Valentine's Sale. Use code: ONESTOPVALENTINE for 25% off - (1881) What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern

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28:05

The Outlining Process for a Second Draft

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/02/06

Youtube: https://youtu.be/PU3IGUhMVzM Mentioned: - The Monsters We Defy 6 month book birthday spoiler chat - Feb 9, 2023, 8pm ET: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw3UlayiJV4 - Preorder Beastly Kingdom (The Bliss Wars, Book 2) - Thinkific course software - Whimsical software - Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody - Whimsical Save the Cat template - FaRoBub February 8, 2023 - Shop free fantasy romance books - My Author Newsletter - https://lpenelope.com/newsletter/ - "Pathway to Becoming a

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21:00

Every ”Yes” is a Sacrifice

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/01/30

Youtube: https://youtu.be/tFjcTkxgctA Mentioned: - Nerds, Erbs, and Words podcast (coming soon) https://twitter.com/nerdserbswords - Adrian Gibson - TBRCon - https://fanfiaddict.com/tbrcon2023/ - SFFAddicts podcast - https://fanfiaddict.com/category/sff-addicts-podcast/ - Bookfly Design - https://www.bookflydesign.com/ - Indie Author Forum, Feb. 25, 2023 - https://indieauthorforum.com/ - "David Sedaris Has 1 Very Smart Lesson About How to Be Super Successful" -

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22:02

How I Find My Story’s Theme

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/01/23

Youtube: https://youtu.be/Cib9iRjYGwk Mentioned: - Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen - https://onestopforwriters.com - TBRCon at the FanFiAddict YouTube Channel - The Last of Us - HBO - Missing movie 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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25:21

How to Start Fixing a Broken Book

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/01/16

Youtube: https://youtu.be/53Aw84jqh3A Mentioned: - Limited discounted beta slots for my worldbuilding course: https://myimaginaryfriends.net/beta/ - Mind mapping software: Whimsical and Miro - https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/ - The Menu film - Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen - Erin Roberts on SMART goals for magic system - Rule of Thirds video The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing

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23:15

Creating a Novel Revision Schedule

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2023/01/09

Youtube: https://youtu.be/Qn63oWp-OUM Sponsor: Bright Bird Press - Use code: Imaginary15 for 15% off! https://brightbirdpress.com/discount/Imaginary15 Mentioned: - Will My Resolutions Really Work? (Quitcast 423) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWrfgklFs_Q - K.M. Weiland Year Review - https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/new-year/ - The Top 10 Publishing Trends for 2023 - https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-top-10-publishing-trends-for-2023/ - How Will BookTok Change Publishing in 2023

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31:49

Goodbye 2022!

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/12/19

Mentioned: - Download my Worldbuilding Checklist - https://myimaginaryfriends.net - Erin Bowman workshop "Fundamentals of Design" - https://embowman.com/workshops/fundamentals-of-design/ - The Release Ratio: How to Make Use of Everything You Know - https://moretothat.com/release-ratio/ - “How Writing Your Synopsis Can Fix Your Book” by Allison K Williams - https://www.janefriedman.com/how-writing-your-synopsis-can-fix-your-book/ - Unravel Your Year Free Guide -

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22:43

Good Procrastination

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/12/12

Sponsor: YOU CAN HIDE by Rebecca Zanetti - "Last Week I Gave Up" - https://nikesh.substack.com/p/last-week-i-gave-up - Last week's newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.com/x0r3p5u1f0/2098860738008320578/b4j7/ - Strengths for Writers - https://betterfasteracademy.com/sfw101/ - Wednesday on Netflix - Book Lovers by Emily Henry - https://bookshop.org/a/582/9780593334836 The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional

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11:52

Measure the Gains

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/12/05

Yet another writing retreat, and celebrating the wins! Sponsor: YOU CAN HIDE by Rebecca Zanetti Mentioned: - My signed paperback sale with coupon code: WINTER22 - https://shop.lpenelope.com - Apollycon 2022 preorder link - Devon House Jamaica - https://www.devonhouseja.com/ - DeepStash app - https://deepstash.com/ - Measure the gain instead of the gap - https://deepstash.com/idea/14774/measure-the-gain The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a

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25:54

Plot as Vehicle for Character Change

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/11/28

Mentioned: - One Stop for Writers - Conflict Thesaurus - https://onestopforwriters.com/ - Michael Hauge’s 6 Stage Plot Structure (Character Journey) - https://writershelpingwriters.net/2018/08/the-six-stages-of-your-heros-character-arc/ - Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell – https://amzn.to/35eBwLu - The Story Grid Foolscap Method - https://storygrid.com/using-the-foolscap-to-draft-your-next-novel/ - Enneagrams - https://www.crystalknows.com/enneagram/types - The Science of

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20:20

How I Got Unstuck

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/11/21

Mentioned: - Jane Friedman Electric Speed newsletter - https://janefriedman.ac-page.com/jf-espeed-30 - Opal HD web camera - https://opalcamera.com/ - Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody – https://amzn.to/3xf7TFV - Whimsical - online whiteboard software - https://whimsical.com/ - My Save The Cat Whimsical template - https://lpen.co/stc-whimsical - Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers - http://www.bsfwriters.com/ - Galaxy's Edge magazine - https://galaxysedge.com - Becca Syme kickstarter

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20:57

Unconscious Decisions That Affect Worldbuilding

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/11/14

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/e9wAyW2mtw4 Mentioned: - Black Panther Wakanda Forever - My course survey - https://lpen.co/coursesurvey - HoSaS ebook giveaway - https://lpen.co/hosas - until Nov 20 - What I Wish Every Author Knew About Productivity (Quitcast 418) - https://youtu.be/Eh085bQ5p4k - The Conflict Box - https://bob-mayer.medium.com/writer-wednesday-conflict-the-fuel-of-your-story-and-the-conflict-box-920aa0592763 - Ancient Greek weddings -

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20:15

Slogging Through the Draft

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/11/07

Mentioned: - My Course Survey - https://lpen.co/coursesurvey - SFF Addicts - Heists and Capers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhyKtaEU-9s & https://linktr.ee/SFFAddicts - Kindlepreneur course software review - https://kindlepreneur.com/thinkific-vs-teachable/ - Author Roni Loren - https://roniloren.com/ - Daily Writing Tips - https://www.dailywritingtips.com/ - Between the Reads podcast - https://www.betweenthereads.com/ - Ray Bradbury’s creative formula -

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