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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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27:29

Writing My Novel's First Draft as a Script

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2025/11/11

Mentioned:ProWriting Aid Novel November My brother's short film Writer Duet Ines Johnson Ink & Magic podcast How to Write a Movie in 21 Days by Viki King 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. Subscribe and view show notes at:

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24:28

When Inspiration Strikes

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2025/05/12

Watch on YoutubeMentioned: - The Bliss Wars Special Edition Omnibus - The Obsidian Curse - releases June 12! - Author Website Audit - A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience by Stephanie Burgis 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. Subscribe and view

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30:27

10 Lessons From 10 Years of Publishing

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2025/04/18

Pre-order The Bliss Wars Special Limited Edition Hardcover OmnibusPre-order The Obsidian Curse https://myimaginaryfriends.substack.com/ 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 Leslye 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

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28:55

The New Year So Far

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2025/01/20

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Magic in the Melanin anthology (Hardcover preorder | Kindle: https://amzn.to/42bbxTZ) PENN/Faulkner - https://www.penfaulkner.org/ My Craft Book club Johnny B Truant "We're Entering the Age of the Iconoclast Writer" 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,

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27:35

Planning for 2025

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2024/12/16

Watch on YouTubeMy decision matrix video Mentioned: Novel Revision Workshop ClickUp - https://clickup.com/ Todoist - https://todoist.com/ Trello - https://trello.com/ https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net Support the show: Website | Instagram | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0

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19:34

Drafting Woes (Technology Edition)

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2024/10/14

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVAYHjhD8hkMentioned: Freewrite writing machines My Freewrite reviews - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33u95y8_hYY&list=PLPWpOldzxmoFtoJMjg6iSUuxU1kDichvn The device I couldn't remember in the podcast - BYOK (Bring Your Own Keyboard): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/byok/byok-the-ultimate-distraction-free-writing-tool. Now that I've watched the video, I've changed my mind and I'm actually going to get one. LOL, I'm a mess. The My

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30:04

How to Know When You're Ready to Write

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2024/09/23

Mentioned:A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience by Stephanie Burgis - https://amzn.to/4dbeN3D Bookfly Design covers Ink & Magic podcast - https://www.inkandmagic.net/ My Events - https://lpenelope.com/calendar/ 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

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58:10

Imagining Success with Daniel José Older

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2024/09/16

Today, I speak with New York Times bestselling author Daniel José Older. Daniel has been nominated for the Kirkus Prize, The World Fantasy Award, the Locus, and the Mythopoeic Award among others and is a winner of the International Latino Book Award. He writes novels for teens and adults, as well a monthly comic book series, and is a lead story architect for Star Wars: The High Republic. He and his wife Brittany N. Williams also have a podcast called Inkbottle, where they talk about writing,

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30:02

Back to the Drawing Board

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2024/08/13

Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/jp0EkiGHlQ0Mentioned: Artist Morning - https://www.artistmorning.com/ Story Seed Workbook - https://lpen.co/storyseed Bookbub's 17 Authors on YouTube with Writing & Publishing Tips - https://insights.bookbub.com/authors-youtube-writing-publishing-tips/ My events calendar - https://lpenelope.com/calendar/ Oliver Burkeman's The Imperfectionist: What would it mean to be done for the day? "The Importance of Reaching a Point in Your Day when You Feel

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54:39

Imagining Success with Tananarive Due

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2024/07/08

“Imagining Success” is an interview series where I talk to authors who have achieved career milestones that others only dream about and ask them how they got there and where they go from here.Today, I speak with someone who is one of my personal influences, speculative fiction author Tananarive Due. Over her two decades in publishing, she has won an American Book Award, an NAACP Image Award, as well as British and World Fantasy Awards. Find her online at https://www.tananarivedue.com/. Her Life

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19:55

Creating a Character's Personality

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2024/06/10

Mentioned:Ink & Magic Writing Retreat: https://inkandmagicretreat.com/ Daughter of the Merciful Deep is out! https://books2read.com/dotmd Imaginarium Book Festival - https://www.imaginariumbookfestival.com/ - The Complete Writer's Guide to Heroes and Heroines: Sixteen Master Archetypes - https://amzn.to/3yTVk91 | https://bookshop.org/a/582/9780615908113 Enneagram relationships: https://www.crystalknows.com/enneagram/types Creating Character Arcs by K.M. Weiland -

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49:10

Imagining Success with Dhonielle Clayton

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2024/06/03

“Imagining Success” is an interview series where I talk to authors who have achieved career milestones that others only dream about and ask them how they got there and where they go from here. In this episode, I speak with New York Times Bestseller Dhonielle Clayton about writing with purpose, real markers of success, and of course, imposter syndrome. Find her online at https://www.dhonielleclayton.com/. Her latest book is The Memory Thieves, the second entry in the middle grade Conjurverse

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28:53

Building a Story World First

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2024/05/27

Watch on YoutubeDaughter of the Merciful Deep out on June 4, 2024 - Release Giveaway! Launch event @ Sankofa Books My events Launch event @ Sankofa Books in Washington, DC - https://www.sankofa.com/events/daughter-of-the-merciful-deep My events - https://lpenelope.com/calendar/ NPR mention - https://www.npr.org/2024/05/21/1251024211/best-books-2024-what-to-read My online plotting workshop - June 15, 2024 -

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46:27

Imagining Success with Kelley Armstrong

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2024/05/20

“Imagining Success” is an interview series where I talk to authors who have achieved career milestones that others only dream about and ask them how they got there and where they go from here.In this interview, I speak with #1 New York Times Bestseller Kelley Armstrong about maintaining longevity in a career, her refreshing perspective from her time in the publishing trenches, and what keeps her going. Find her online at https://www.kelleyarmstrong.com/. Her latest release is Disturbing the Dead,

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34:13

Five Years of Podcasting! Plus Updates!

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2024/04/29

Watch the live podcast on YouTube.Mentioned: EF Go Ahead Tours - https://www.goaheadtours.com/tours A few of my photos from Greece - https://www.instagram.com/p/C5orMwfOgpR/ - https://www.instagram.com/p/C5qZl7-OWsO/?img_index=1 Read my post: "Beyond Bestsellers: Yes, People Still Buy Books" 3000 Years of Longing The Fall of Souls by R. A. Moreau - https://amzn.to/3WfYQ7d The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and

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55:12

Imagining Success with P. Djèlí Clark

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2024/04/15

“Imagining Success” is an interview series where I talk to authors who have achieved career milestones that others only dream about and ask them how they got there and where they go from here.In this interview, I speak with multi-award winner P. Djèlí Clark about the publishing industry, shifting ideas of success, and something all Gen-Xers should know: why reading is fundamental. Find him online at https://pdjeliclark.com/. His most recent releases is Abeni's Song. Watch this episode on

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23:44

Choosing the Right POV for Your Novel

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2024/03/25

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/umqeMohkOC0Mentioned: ARC Giveaway - https://lpenelope.com/2024/03/daughter-of-the-merciful-deep-arc-giveaway/ Daughter of the Merciful Deep - preorder Publishers Weekly starred review Creating Character Arcs by K.M. Weiland Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell Plot vs. Character by Jeff Gerke Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody OneStopforWriters.com The Negative Trait Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi Tomorrow, and

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47:36

Imagining Success with Beverly Jenkins

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2024/03/11

“Imagining Success” is an interview series where I talk to authors who have achieved career milestones that others only dream about and ask them how they got there and where they go from here. In this interview, I speak with legendary romance author Beverly Jenkins about the power of representation, her unique relationship with her readers, and why she doesn't have imposter syndrome. Find Beverly Jenkins at https://www.beverlyjenkins.net/ Her most recent novel is A Christmas to Remember. Watch

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25:26

Revising the Outline

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2024/02/26

Watch on YouTubeMentioned: Imaginary Worldbuilding course Zcal Meeting Scheduler - https://zcal.co/ My interview on the Wish I’d Known podcast Washington Post mention! https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/02/11/romantasy-explainer-maas-yarros/ - Gift article link: https://wapo.st/3uJ2YkN https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/ Grammar refresher workshop - 03/02/2024 Punctuation refresher workshop - 03/03/2024 My Awesome Con schedule - https://lpenelope.com/calendar March Madness Writing Sprints

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37:54

Imagining Success with Mary Robinette Kowal

My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope ·

2024/02/19

“Imagining Success” is an interview series where I talk to authors who have achieved career milestones that others only dream about and ask them how they got there and where they go from here. In this interview, I speak with award-winning SFF author Mary Robinette Kowal about the meaning of success and how it evolves over time. She discusses the motivations behind her writing, the challenges she faces, and the importance of authenticity in her work. We also touch on impostor syndrome, goal setting,

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