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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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19:38

Writing Souls

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/10/31

Mentioned: - Atlanta episode "The Goof Who Sat by the Door" - Book Exploder with George Saunders - https://bookexploder.com/episodes/george-saunders - Black Adam - Vampire Academy on Peacock 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

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22:47

Fall Retreat!

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/10/24

Mentioned: - Highlights Foundation Retreats - https://thebarnatboydsmills.com/highlights-foundation-workshops-retreats/ - Becca Syme - https://betterfasteracademy.com/ - Erin Bowman: Enjoyability over all else - https://erinbowman.substack.com/p/enjoyability-over-all-else - Stephanie Perkins: Love lists - http://betweenfactandfiction.blogspot.com/2011/01/happy-writers-society-love-lists-by.html - Calendly appointment scheduling - https://calendly.com/ - Reclaim.ai - https://reclaim.ai/r/s/TpyPY

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20:02

Burdens & Responsibilities

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/10/17

Mentioned: - The Soul of Good Character Design - https://youtu.be/SM3IQFgP-d8 - The "Done" Planner: Combating the Dark Side of the Traditional To Do List - https://roniloren.com/blog/2018/9/17/the-done-planner-combating-the-dark-side-of-the-traditional-to-do-list - NPR Codeswitch "Black reality in a world of fantasy" - https://www.npr.org/2022/10/11/1128226741/tochi-onyebuchi-leslye-penelope-black-science-fiction-fantasy - Washingtonian magazine - "'The Monsters We Defy' Is a Historical Ghost Novel

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22:52

Success vs. Happiness

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/10/10

Mentioned: - Capclave - https://www.capclave.org/capclave/capclave22/ - Freewrite Alpha - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/freewrite-alpha-distraction-free-writing-anywhere#/ - My Freewrite reviews on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPWpOldzxmoFtoJMjg6iSUuxU1kDichvn - Kindle Scribe - https://amzn.to/3CeFBzc - Remarkable - https://remarkable.com/ - Does pursuing success make authors unhappy? - https://erinbowman.substack.com/p/does-pursuing-success-make-authors - And Neil Gaiman

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24:09

The Finish Line

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/10/03

Sponsor: A Ghost in Shining Armor by Therese Beharrie https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781420153408/a-ghost-in-shining-armor/ Mentioned: - Inkarnate map software - https://inkarnate.com/ - Whimsical - https://whimsical.com/ - Miro - https://miro.com/ - EdrawMax - https://www.edrawsoft.com/edraw-max/ - Author Naomi Novik - https://www.naominovik.com/ - On Aphantasia "What It's Like to Be 'Mind Blind'" - https://time.com/6155443/aphantasia-mind-blind/ - 750words.com - https://750words.com/ The My

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18:00

Getting Closer

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/09/19

Mentioned: - The Woman King film (5 stars from me!) - Once Upon a Forbidden Desire - https://books2read.com/forbiddenfairytales - My TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@leslyepenelope - TikTok Sells Books course - https://tiktoksellsbooks.com/ - TikTok warning - https://twitter.com/BrendanCarrFCC/status/1559896054514028546 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

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27:43

Doubling Down

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/09/12

Mentioned: - B2Weird book club - https://www.instagram.com/b2weird/ - Rings of Power - House of the Dragon - She-Hulk - Once Upon a Forbidden Desire releases Sep. 13 - https://books2read.com/forbiddenfairytales - "Her Majesty's Wolf" excerpt - https://lpenelope.com/2022/09/her-majestys-wolf-excerpt/ - My newsletter - https://lpenelope.com/newsletter/ - Hidden Black towns beneath America's lakes - https://www.instagram.com/p/CiTAeKvLbSx/ - Beyond Tulsa: The Secret History of Flooding Black Towns to

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25:00

National Book Festival

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/09/05

Mentioned: - The National Book Festival - https://www.loc.gov/events/2022-national-book-festival/ - B.L. Blanchard - blblanchard.com - Tochi Onyebuchi - tochionyebuchi.com - NPR Codeswitch - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch - The Hot Sheet newsletter - https://hotsheetpub.com/ - "Notes from Across the Pond" Banished newsletter (paywall) https://banished.substack.com/p/notes-from-across-the-pond - Purple Hearts on Netflix - Susan Dennard - The Luminaries Street Team -

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25:46

Worldbuilding on the Go

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/08/29

10 Things I Learned from Junot Diaz: 1. “Unless it’s breaking you, why would anyone else care?” 2. Give readers a chance to interact with the work - don’t chew it up and put it in their mouths. Let them come to different conclusions. Give them choices to let them decide what to think. 3. Writers cannot be "in cahoots" with the story - safeguard a space for the reader in the story. The story shouldn’t be dictated by the author. 4. Memory is contained and not dangerous. Memory work disrupts the

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19:25

Deepening POV

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/08/21

Mentioned: - Mama Day by Gloria Naylor - https://amzn.to/3ceURU4 - Author Marie Force - https://marieforce.com/ - The Sandman on Netflix - Day Shift on Netflix - Graveyard Shift by Michael F. Haspil - https://amzn.to/3R4I7y9 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

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21:54

Getting Unstuck

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/08/15

- Sistah Scifi interview replay - https://www.instagram.com/p/ChGaUAooXat/ - Miro - online whiteboard & stickies - https://miro.com - Turning points article - https://leeallenhoward.com/2020/06/04/scene-structure-understanding-turning-points/ - The Sandman on Netflix - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - https://amzn.to/3QJZPXg - Brandon Sanderson's Laws of Magic - https://faq.brandonsanderson.com/knowledge-base/what-are-sandersons-laws-of-magic/ - Confrontation at Nuxvar by Judith

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21:18

Inspiration & Worldbuilding for The Monsters We Defy

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/08/08

Mentioned: - The Monsters We Defy is out on Tuesday! https://lpen.co/monsters - Zelda twitter thread for Albinism Awareness Day - https://twitter.com/leslyepenelope/status/1536405352228474880 - New Moon Daughter by Cassandra Wilson - https://open.spotify.com/album/7jV22JIrWgtCKCX34cJrzA?si=yjp1JccuRcW2zLgFZA0pwA - The Monsters We Defy playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2pHG7NlC3I2dwQuko0He8w?si=a58d8a83f0d04b38 - Leslye's upcoming events: https://lpenelope.com/calendar/ - Manila Village -

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20:54

Events, Ads & Promo

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/08/01

Mentioned: - Apollycon - https://jenniferlarmentrout.com/apollycon/ - Try This: Beat Yourself Up Or Write Yourself Upbeat - Chuck Palahniuk: https://chuckpalahniuk.substack.com/p/try-this-beat-yourself-up-or-write - Ran Walker - https://www.ranwalker.com/ - The Monsters We Defy - https://lpenelope.com/monsters-preorder 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

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23:02

Considering Success & Failure

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/07/25

Mentioned: - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever teaser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlOB3UALvrQ - How to use a comptometer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf4nYUXJHnk - America’s Next Great Author - https://writerbeware.blog/2022/07/15/americas-next-great-author-the-author-reality-show-idea-rides-again/ - The Hot Sheet - https://hotsheetpub.com/ - Paul Bogaards Substack - https://paulbogaards.substack.com/p/introducing-kill-your-darlings-oh - Deadline City podcast - https://deadlinecity.com/ -

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22:21

Scene Planning

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/07/18

Mentioned: - Plottr software - https://plottr.com?ref=136 (affiliate link) - The Story Grid - https://storygrid.com/ - Scene and Sequel chart - Scene turning points - https://leeallenhoward.com/2020/06/04/scene-structure-understanding-turning-points/ - Writing Excuses Podcast - https://writingexcuses.com/ - Save the Cat - https://savethecat.com/ - One Stop for Writers Character Builder - https://onestopforwriters.com/about_cbt - Enneagram relationships -

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25:25

Structure vs. ”Formula”

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/07/11

Mentioned: - Plottr - https://plottr.com?ref=136 (affiliate link) - Scrivener - https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview - Romancing the Beat - https://www.romancingthebeat.com/ - The Story Grid - https://storygrid.com/ - Whimsical - http://whimsical.com/ - Miro - https://miro.com/ - My board - https://lpenelope.com/wp-content/uploads/MiroBoard2.png - Save the Cat by Blake Snyder - https://amzn.to/3yrCEK1 - The Hero's Journey -

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17:25

Morning Routines & Powering Through

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/07/04

Mentioned: - The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne – https://amzn.to/2Yw6Elx Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody – https://amzn.to/3xf7TFV - Sarah Beth Yoga - https://www.youtube.com/c/sarahbethyoga - Yoga with Kassandra - https://www.youtube.com/c/yogawithkassandra - Yoga with Bird - https://www.youtube.com/c/YogaWithBird - A Midsummer Night's Dream @ Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA - https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/22-season/a-midsummer-nights-dream The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a

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22:47

Life, Dictation and Everything

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/06/27

- Freewrite Traveler - https://getfreewrite.com/products/freewrite-traveler - Spoke transcription app - https://landing.spoke.app/en - Otter meeting transcription app - https://otter.ai/ - Dragon dictation software - https://www.nuance.com/index.html - Galaxy's Edge magazine - https://www.galaxysedge.com/ - One Stop for Writers, character profile builder - https://onestopforwriters.com/ - 4 Ways to Write a More Cathartic Story - https://mystorydoctor.com/4-ways-to-write-a-more-cathartic-story/ -

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20:57

Approaching POV & Worldbuild Now or Worldbuild Later?

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/06/13

Mentioned: - Savage City starred review in Publishers Weekly - https://www.publishersweekly.com/ASINB09Q282K7K - 2 starred reviews on 1 page video - https://www.instagram.com/p/CegnehSLCS-/ - Booklife - free submission to Publishers Weekly - https://booklife.com/about-us/review-submission-guidelines.html - https://awario.com/ - web conversation monitoring - Virtuous Con Summer Workshop Series - https://virtuouscon.com/ - My events page - https://lpenelope.com/calendar/ - The Monsters We Defy ARC

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22:22

Successful Writing Retreats

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2022/06/06

Mentioned: - Galaxy's Edge magazine - http://www.galaxysedge.com - Deep Work by Cal Newport - https://amzn.to/3mgpA4p - Paragraph Workspace for Writers in New York City - https://www.paragraphny.com - Adjustable portable laptop stand - https://amzn.to/38QHhEH - Write Your Novel From the Middle by James Scott Bell - https://amzn.to/35eBwLu - ConTinual interview with Jean Marie Ward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxqnMWauhbA - Bookfly Design, cover designer - https://www.bookflydesign.com -

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