My Imaginary Friends With L. Penelope

Mentioned: - Savage City is out! - https://books2read.com/savagecity - What is success? https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-know-when-youre-a-successful-author/ - HB90 Bootcamp - https://heartbreathings.teachable.com/p/hb90-bootcamp - Is it Time for a Break? https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/should-you-take-a-break-from-writing/ - Bridgerton on Netflix  - Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover - https://amzn.to/3uNNBUp 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 Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud

Mentioned: - Savage City book release - https://lpen.co/savagecity - Canva graphic design - https://canva.com - I Love That For You on Showtime - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjdhfiGA8BU (Premieres April 29) w/ Paul James! (my brother) - Beforeigners on HBO Max - Imaginary Worlds podcast - https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/beforeigners - The Lost City movie - Bridgerton on Netflix   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 Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creati

Mentioned: - Savage City Preorder Giveaway: https://lpenelope.com/savagecity-preorder/ - The Empires Strikes Back structure: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/movie-storystructure/star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back/ - Save the Cat Beat sheet: https://lpenelope.com/extras/resources-for-writers/ - 7 Point Plot Structure: https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/story-structure/seven-point-story-structure/ - Romance Beat Sheet: https://jamigold.com/2012/11/write-romance-get-your-beat-sheet-here/ - Dramatica Plot Steps worksheet: https://lpenelope.com/extras/resources-for-writers/ - Editor Jessica Snyder: https://www.instagram.com/icaedits/ - StoryOrigin: https://storyoriginapp.com/ - BookFunnel: https://bookfunnel.com - Prettylinks WordPress plugin: https://prettylinks.com/ - Ruses of Lenore series by Kate Stradling: https://amzn.to/3N8i1cn - Cinderella Must Die by W.R. Gingell: https://amzn.to/3JwS57V   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigat

Mentioned: - The Batman - Savage City Pre-order giveaway: https://lpenelope.com/savagecity-preorder/ - Savage City audiobook clip: https://soundcloud.com/orangeskyaudio/savage-city-by-l-penelope - Savage City on NetGalley eBook: https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/250716 - Savage City on Netgalley audiobook: https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/251674 - The Monsters We Defy galleys: https://www.instagram.com/p/CavaWFDFfTQ/   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 Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://so

Mentioned: - Jeen-yuhs on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/81426972 - https://okayplayer.com - Savage City Preorder Giveaway - https://lpenelope.com/savagecity-preorder/ - Savage City Goodreads Giveaway - https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/340869-savage-city - Savage City on Netgalley - https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/250716 - Buffer social media scheduling - https://buffer.com/ - Later social media scheduling - https://later.com/ - Brandon Sanderson's Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson   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 Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the

Mentioned: - Relationship Toolbox worksheet - http://www.kathycarmichael.com/SynopsisForms.pdf - OneStopForWriters.com - Emotional Wound Thesaurus - Enneagram Tracking (and Cheat Sheet) - http://nadineavola.com/treasure-box/ - Savage City - first 5 chapters - https://dl.bookfunnel.com/pq969fquqz - Artbreeder - https://www.artbreeder.com - My meet the characters post - https://www.instagram.com/p/CaPjHXuLv8l/ - Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals -  https://amzn.to/3JUGYFu - The War of Art by Steven Pressfield - https://amzn.to/3HmNnry   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 Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcast

Mentioned: - FaRoFeb microstory - "A Ride with the Vampire Prince" https://farofeb.com/micro-stories/a-ride-with-the-vampire-prince/ - The Nap Ministry - https://www.instagram.com/thenapministry/ - Asana - https://asana.com/ - ClickUp - https://clickup.com/ - Vellum - https://vellum.pub/ - Canva - https://www.canva.com/ - BookFunnel - https://bookfunnel.com/ - AppSumo - https://appsumo.com/ - DepositPhotos - https://depositphotos.com/ - MailPoet - https://www.mailpoet.com/  - Peacemaker on HBO Max. Forbes article - https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/02/19/the-peacemaker-finale-just-set-a-big-record-for-hbo-max/?sh=22218aba3737 - Bel-Air on Peacock - The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay - https://amzn.to/3p2BC2Z - Kristen Cashore - http://kristincashore.blogspot.com/ - Marry Me film - Book of Love film 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. Penelo

- Joanna Penn - https://www.thecreativepenn.com/ - ProWritingAid - https://prowritingaid.com/ - Remarkable 2 tablet - https://remarkable.com/ - Draft 2 Digital buys Smashwords https://www.draft2digital.com/blog/draft2digital-has-acquired-smashwords/ - Bookbrush - https://bookbrush.com/ - Canva - https://www.canva.com/ - My February sale! 50% off selected ebooks at https://lpenelope.com/store/ Coupon code: VALENTINE22 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 Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/

Mentioned: – Once Upon a Forbidden Desire: Fairy Tales and Other Stories – https://lpenelope.com/book/once-upon-a-forbidden-desire/ – https://lpenelope.com/store – 50% off select ebooks – COUPON CODE: VALENTINE22 – Savage City – https://lpenelope.com/book/savage-city/ – Story vs Plot – https://medium.com/@storycentral/story-vs-plot-bf2cf1baa2c7 – The Daily Stoic – https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/ – The Big Short movie – Galaxy’s Edge magazine – https://www.galaxysedge.com/ – In From the Cold on Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/81123055 – If NFTs Were Honest –  https://youtu.be/sG_v4bb2e4k – Make a Scene by Jordan Rosenfeld – https://amzn.to/3guvKLg 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

Mentioned: – THE MONSTERS WE DEFY cover – https://lpenelope.com/book/the-monsters-we-defy/ – SAVAGE CITY book blitz sign up – https://xpressobooktours.com/2022/01/26/blitz-sign-up-savage-city-by-l-penelope/ – 70 over 70 ““SLOWLY IS THE FASTEST WAY TO GET TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE” WITH ANDRÉ DE SHIELDS” – https://pineapple.fm/70-over-70-ep-2 – Dopesick – https://www.hulu.com/series/dopesick-227de06a-d3d4-42e0-9df1-bb5495e1738d – In From the Cold – https://www.netflix.com/title/81123055 – BCALA 2022 Self-Publishing Literary Award open – https://www.bcala.org/bcala-awards/literary-award-e-book 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 Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Suppo

Mentioned: – The Expanse – Writers Digest – Jan/Feb 2022 issue – https://www.writersdigest.com/be-inspired/writers-digest-january-february-2022-cover-reveal – Plottr – https://plottr.com?ref=136 (affiliate link) – Scapple mind mapping tool – https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scapple/overview – Notion – https://www.notion.so/ – OneStop for Writers – https://onestopforwriters.com/ – Foolscap Method from The Story Grid – https://storygrid.com/the-foolscap-method/ – Lisa Cron – http://wiredforstory.com/ – 6 Figure Author Podcast Episode 115 – https://6figureauthors.com/podcast/making-more-money-selling-your-books-direct-katie-cross/ - My episode 86: Selling Direct - https://lpenelope.com/2020/09/selling-direct-my-imaginary-friends-episode-86 – Payhip – https://payhip.com/ – Bookfunnel – https://bookfunnel.com/ – Shopify – https://www.shopify.com/ 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 par

Mentioned: - SAVAGE CITY cover reveal: https://lpenelope.com/book/savage-city/ - Mailerite - Get a $20 credit when you sign up with my referral link: https://www.mailerlite.com/invite/9d4b89533d585 - Real Talk for Writers with Talena Winters: https://www.talenawinters.com/realtalkforwriters - Michael Pietsch Looks at Publishing’s (Near) Future: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/88114-michael-pietsch-looks-at-publishing-s-near-future.html - Funding artists like startups:  https://ellegriffin.substack.com/p/fund-artists-like-startups - Joanna Penn on NFTs: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/future/ - Stevie Wonder Happy Birthday - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anWx36QPmco   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 thi

Mentioned: - Author & podcaster Elodie Nowodazkij - https://elodienowodazkij.com/ - "I feel this pressure to be (insert thing here)" - https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxfesmgR-QiSppOvWUU2WIpH55N_jY-gz4 - Kintsugi and the Art of Repair: life is what makes us - https://medium.com/@andreamantovani/kintsugi-and-the-art-of-repair-life-is-what-makes-us-b4af13a39921   - Wide Wizard - https://widewizard.co/ - The Case Against the Trauma Plot - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/03/the-case-against-the-trauma-plot 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 Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website

Mentioned: – Don’t Look Up movie on Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/81252357 – “You’ve gotta LOVE it. Don’t let it go until you love it. Then it doesn’t REALLY matter if someone doesn’t like it. Because you LOVE it. When I’ve done this, other opinions truly haven’t mattered. The time I didn’t, other opinions had oversized importance. LOVE it, then let it go.” – Ava DuVernay, https://twitter.com/ava/status/1475601976029171715?s=21 – Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo – https://amzn.to/3sPs2Dq – The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne – https://amzn.to/2Yw6Elx – SMART Goals – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria – Atomic Habits by James Clear – https://amzn.to/3j74GTZ – Jason Stanford’s Grapevine newsletter via Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/jasonsanford/posts – “How Twitter can ruin a life: Isabel Fall’s sci-fi story ‘I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter’ drew the ire of the internet. This is what happened next” – https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22543858/isabel-fall-attack-helicopter The My Imagin

Mentioned: - 2022 Calendar in columns - https://www.blank-calendar.com/download-printable/2022/printable-yearly-2022-calendar-month-in-column.pdf - Gantt charts! https://www.teamgantt.com/ - QFD Episode 52 - Matrix 4 - An Epic Trolling - https://qfdpodcast.libsyn.com/qfd-episode-52-matrix-4-an-epic-trolling 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 Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | 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 http://creativecommons.org/lice

Mentioned: - AITA on Jean & Jorts - https://twitter.com/AITA_online/status/1470862918908624908 - Bonus: the cats have their own Twitter!: https://twitter.com/JortsTheCat - Savage City - preorder coming soon - https://lpenelope.com/book/savage-city/ - The Monsters We Defy - Aug 2022 - https://lpenelope.com/book/the-monsters-we-defy/   - Author Dolen Perkin Valdez - https://dolenperkinsvaldez.com/ - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne - https://amzn.to/3EctTEj - The Hating Game movie - https://www.instagram.com/hatinggamemovie/   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 Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with

Mentioned: - FaRoFeb (Fantasy Romance February) - https://farofeb.com/ - Sheltered by Charlotte Stein - https://amzn.to/30hla4E - Darkness Dawns by Dianne DuVall - https://amzn.to/3v5tHmS - DisCon 3 - https://discon3.org/   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 Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | 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 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliat

The somewhat chaotic process of going from premise to story. - Stardust movie - https://www.netflix.com/title/70054920 - Story Engine Cards - https://storyenginedeck.myshopify.com/ - Id List - Jennifer Lyn Barnes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/red-sneaker-writers/using-the-id-list-to-enhance-nuydI5K9e2h/#episode (Interview starts at 13:58) - DisCon 3 - https://discon3.org/   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 Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attr

Worldbuilding and revision in miniature, plus finding the truest expression of your heart. – Nicole Glover in conversation with L. Penelope replay – https://www.crowdcast.io/e/nicole-glover/register – Galaxy’s Edge magazine – https://www.galaxysedge.com/ – Cover Reveal – THE MONSTERS WE DEFY – https://lpenelope.com/2021/11/the-monsters-we-defy-cover-reveal/ – “I think the main purpose of art …. is to create an empathy window. so just to create feeling whether it’s happiness, sadness, fear, or outrage, because life can be monotonous and it can be mundane and it gives a little break inside that monotony.” — Ren, https://www.instagram.com/tv/B3m4yavgLsw/ – “You’re here to find the truest expression of your heart that you can share with the world” — Marc Scott Zicree, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arWQV6f0lJk – Wheel of Time series on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/3E4XoIZ – Author P. Djeli Clark on The Wheel of Time – https://disgruntledharadrim.com/2021/11/23/the-wheel-of-time-series-beginnings/ – Nash Bridge

Help with prompts, character names, and sinking into a new story. Mentioned: - The Story Engine - https://storyenginedeck.myshopify.com/ - Story Forge Cards - http://www.storyforgecards.com/ - http://www.thinkbabynames.com/ - search for names by meaning - Nash Bridges - November 27, 2021 on USA Network - Trailer: https://twitter.com/USA_Network/status/1459249647256494080 - Paul James - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1482818/ - Nicole Glover in conversation with L. Penelope - 11/22/21 https://www.booksoup.com/event/nicole-glover-undertakers   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 Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in