My Imaginary Friends With L. Penelope

- Order signed, personalized copies of THE MONSTERS WE DEFY from Loyalty Books and get a free swag pack: https://www.loyaltybookstores.com/preordermonsters - Artwork of Zeli from Earthsinger Chronicles: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSxKOH7nUKe/. Art by Nicole Deal: https://www.instagram.com/nicole.deal.art/ - Pysthache character artist: https://www.instagram.com/mlle_pysthache/ - THE MONSTERS WE DEFY starred Publishers Weekly review - https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780316377911 - Severance on Apple TV - Top Gun Maverick!! - Kenobi on Disney+   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! S

Mentioned: - Imaginarium Book Festival - https://www.imaginariumbookfestival.com/ - Apollycon - https://jenniferlarmentrout.com/apollycon/ - Little Shop of Horrors - Tiny Desk at Home w/ commentary by co-writer Alan Menken  https://youtu.be/ymqKPz5kRXE?t=523  - In The Heights - Hamilton - Holly Black on Lit Service podcast -  https://litservicepodcast.wixsite.com/litnation/podcast-1/episode/24fa79a0/concise-world-building-with-holly-black - Severance on Apple TV 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

Mentioned: - Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody – https://amzn.to/3xf7TFV - The Anatomy of Story by John Truby - https://amzn.to/3wwAzLE - Dan Wells’ 7 Point Plot Structure - https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/story-structure/seven-point-story-structure/ - Structuring Your Novel by K.M. Weiland - https://amzn.to/3Mc5pjD - The Creative Penn podcast - https://www.thecreativepenn.com/podcasts/ - Storyist writing software - https://storyist.com/ - Scrivener - https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview - Notion software - https://notion.so - ClickUp project management software - http://clickup.com - My author publication DB video & template - https://lpenelope.com/2020/08/manage-your-published-book-details-with-notion/ - Asana project management software - https://asana.com/ - "Second Brain" - a good, very short overview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBOHUBTsvHk - BB Edit - text editor - https://asana.com/ - Google Keep - https://keep.google.com     The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a wee

Mentioned:  - Structuring Your Novel by K.M. Weiland - https://amzn.to/3Mc5pjD - Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody – https://amzn.to/3xf7TFV - Agents vs. attorneys - https://kriswrites.com/2022/04/27/business-musings-attorneys/ - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - Moonknight 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/

Mentioned: - Song of Blood & Stone - https://lpenelope.com/book/song-of-blood-and-stone/ - The Monsters We Defy - https://lpenelope.com/book/the-monsters-we-defy/ - Remarkable 2 tablet - https://remarkable.com/ - The 10 Awful Truths about Book Publishing - https://ideas.bkconnection.com/10-awful-truths-about-publishing - Wheel of Time casting   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

Mentioned: - Rebecca Roanhorse Black Sun & Fevered Star - https://amzn.to/3Kbl0hp - Junot Diaz - Whimsical.com - kanban boards, mind maps and virtual stickie notes - Killjoys on SyFy - Deep Space 9 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 Affiliate Disclosure: I may re

Mentioned: - Atlanta on FX: Season 3, Episode 4 "The Big Payback" - 6 Figure Author Podcast - Episode 124: Scheduling vs Winging It: Which Is More Sane for Your Author Career? https://6figureauthors.com/podcast/ - "Skip the Boring Parts" - https://austinkleon.com/2021/07/28/skip-the-boring-parts/ - Linden Hills by Gloria Naylor - https://amzn.to/3usuZKH - Interactive maps-  https://www.scribblemaps.com/ - On Dealing with Burnout - https://wellnessmadeeasy.medium.com/i-dont-want-to-work-anymore-how-to-deal-with-burnout-78a2d1b0d38d 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 wi

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