My Imaginary Friends With L. Penelope

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: My new tattoo! https://www.instagram.com/p/B45XYmSgUny/ Honorable Mention: this little girl playing the drums & screaming: https://twitter.com/Nandi_Bushell/status/1193970718381395968 MENTIONS: "Here's why it feels so good to watch those Hallmark holiday movies” -https://www.nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle/here-s-why-it-feels-so-good-watch-those-hallmark-ncna1080841 “Sweet Little Angel Eyes” from the musical Polly - https://youtu.be/rWZpzZ1y0R0 Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse - https://amzn.to/33QUHZv NK Jemisin on worldbuilding (2 hour workshop video) https://www.wired.com/story/nk-jemisin-how-to-write-science-fiction-wired25/ 32 Candles by Ernessa T. Carter - https://amzn.to/2qYKKKY   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

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Anniversary trip to Georgia & seeing the musical Wicked (again)! The Creative Penn podcast – Writing for Audio First Jeffe Kennedy’s First Cup of Coffee – daily podcast for Nanowrimo “You’re not making a whole body. You’re making its bones. You don’t need the muscle, the sinew, the skin. You certainly don’t need the makeup or the clothes. You just need bones. Something to work with. Something to build on. Something to make better, make whole.” – Victoria Schwab, Nano Pep Talk  The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas Last Christmas: Paul Feig’s perfect response to a negative review is a must-read for romcom fans  The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holliday Photo by Jared Rice on Unsplash 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

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Sleater-Kinney live show in DC! MRW Auction – I’m offering 2 hours WordPress website maintenance or training! Auction ends 11/15/19. Start bidding at marylandromancewriters.com/auction. My Facebook Group – facebook.com/groups/lpenelope. Cover reveal coming soon! If it’s not a hell yeah, it’s a no. https://sivers.org/hellyeah OneStopForWriters.com – writerly thesauruses and worksheets galore. Weiss and Benioff on how mediocre white men messed up Game of Thrones – https://twitter.com/ForArya/status/1188186578071556102 --- 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 My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Net

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Watchmen on HBO! MENTIONS: – Frolic Podcast Network – Austin Kleon on why he does what he does – Capclave – https://www.capclave.org – Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames – The Reluctant Queen by Sarah Beth Durst – The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett – Wild Seed by Octavia Butler – Jeffe Kennedy “Magical Pantsing and Finding Your Creative Flow” – KM Weiland “A Writer’s Guide to Understanding People” – VE Schwab tweet on enjoying every moment Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts! Music credit: Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons —

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Virginian-Pilot “L. Penelope is Coming to Norfolk” https://www.instagram.com/p/B3sP-ksA7LG/   MENTIONS:  The Muse Writers Center, Norfolk, VA - http://the-muse.org  Vellum - ebook creation software for Macs - https://vellum.pub/ http://clippings.io - export Kindle notes & highlights Quantum Froth Dispatches podcast episode on JOKER - http://qfdpodcast.libsyn.com/joker-thoughts-and-observations  Kristen Lamb’s blog - https://authorkristenlamb.com/2019/09/motive-stories-readers/  The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith - https://amzn.to/2J1Lo0w   Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC

THIS WEEK’S BEST THINGS: My 11th wedding anniversary! MENTIONS You’re Doing Great podcast - http://www.cinderly.com/posts/introducing-youre-doing-great/ Writing life-changing fiction - https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/write-life-changing-fiction/ The Writer’s Well episode 144: Is it Worth It? - https://shows.pippa.io/thewriterswell/episodes/ep144 Delilah Dawson tweet thread - https://twitter.com/DelilahSDawson/status/1173963217279864833 Robin LaFevers IG - https://www.instagram.com/rllafevers/ Footnotes tumblr - https://leslyepenelope.tumblr.com/ Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.com/footnotes Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative C

THIS WEEK’S BEST THINGS! Figuring out my plot for Earthsinger Chronicles book Whispers of Shadow & Flame book release! New York Comic Con signing  Pre-order Cry of Metal & Bone (Earthsinger Chronicles book 3) FUN FACTS: How spiders fly https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/the-electric-flight-of-spiders/564437/ MENTIONS: The Wolf Queen Book I and Book II by Cerece Rennie Murphy  Author Lynne Emory - https://www.lynnemery.com My Man Godfrey - film The Orchid Throne by Jeffe Kennedy Before She Ignites by Jodi Meadows Masterwriter.com OneStopForWriters.com Scrivener writing software Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  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://creati

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Brooklyn Book Festival! PLUS Whispers of Shadow & Flame is out this week!  Mentions: - N.K. Jemisin - P. Djèlí Clark - #SupportBlackWomenWhoWriteWeirdShit Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  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 receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising an

This week’s best thing: Southside on Comedy Central Whispers of Shadow & Flame comes out October 1! Sign up for my newsletter – https://lpenelope.com/newsletter Mentions: The First Girl Child by Amy Harmon – https://amzn.to/30fkr46 Jeffe Kennedy podcast – https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/ The Orchid Throne by Jeffe Kennedy – https://jeffekennedy.com/the-orchid-throne Psychic Distance in writing: https://emmadarwin.typepad.com/thisitchofwriting/psychic-distance-what-it-is-and-how-to-use-it.html Sheltered by Charlotte Stein – https://amzn.to/30hla4E Article: 10 Things to Know about Being Published – https://emmadarwin.typepad.com/thisitchofwriting/2019/08/ten-things-to-know-about-being-published.html   Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundclo

This week's best thing: The Boys on Amazon Prime   Mentions:   The Story Grid - https://storygrid.com   Margie Lawson - https://www.margielawson.com   Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  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 receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to pr

This week's best thing: I'm climbing again (a little) & Carnival Row on Amazon Prime - I loved it!   Mentions   - Paragraph NYC co-working writing space - https://www.paragraphny.com/   - Deep Work by Cal Newport - https://amzn.to/2LBMr7   - NK Jemisin on fanfic - https://twitter.com/nkjemisin/status/116926504826459750   - My events calendar - https://lpenelope.com/calendar   - Whispers of Shadow & Flame Pre-order giveaway - http://lpen.co/preorder   Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  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 receive compensation for

This week's best thing: My doctor said I can try rock climbing with my wrist braces!   Mentions:   * #20kin5days challenge post - https://www.tashalharrison.com/blog/i-might-live-to-regret-this-20kin5days   * The Creative Penn episode on podcasting - https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2019/08/28/podcasting-goes-mainstream-podcast-movement-2019/   * Tim Grahl's Productivity Guide - https://booklaunch.com/writer-productivity/   * Song of Blood & Stone readalong - https://facebook.com/groups/lpenelope     Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  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 Affilia

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: My writer mastermind group and my homegirls Ines Johnson and Cerece Rennie Murphy. My Facebook group and readalong – https://www.facebook.com/groups/lpenelope/ * Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor – https://amzn.to/2zjcfQk * Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert – https://amzn.to/2LaZ0a5 * Zen and the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury – https://amzn.to/2HnTKys * Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield – https://amzn.to/32500mC * The Writer’s Well podcast – http://thewriterswell.org * Octavia Butler journal – https://blavity.com/octavia-butler/ * Dear White People on Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/80095698 * Darynda Jones outline: http://www.magicalwords.net/specialgueststars/darynda-jones-the-writing-process-of-an-ocd-plotter/ * A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas- https://amzn.to/2HpTCyt   Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com

This Week’s Best Thing: Jamila Woods "GIOVANNI”  - https://soundcloud.com/jamilawoods/giovanni-1   Mentions: * Nikki Giovanni “Ego-Tripping”- https://poets.org/poem/ego-tripping-there-may-be-reason-why * Gemini by Nikki Giovanni – video of her reading from it – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=084lIpz3yvY * Scene planning notecard image - https://lpenelope.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5429-300x225.jpg * RWA podcast on productivity – https://rwa-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/productivity08 * Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri – http://lpen.co/empireofsand * Death’s Dancer by Jasmine Silvera – https://amzn.to/2YIdoLE * A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas – https://amzn.to/2H5cdzV   Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Cre

This week’s best thing: Toni Morrison’s legacy   Mentions: * Beloved by Toni Morrison - https://amzn.to/31zH13k * Jeffe Kennedy’s podcast on YA vs Adult SFF - https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2019/08/09/first-cup-of-coffee-august-9-2019/ * MarsCon - http://www.marscon.net/wp/ * Brooklyn Book Festival - https://brooklynbookfestival.org/ * Roni Loren - Done Planner - https://roniloren.com/blog/2018/9/17/the-done-planner-combating-the-dark-side-of-the-traditional-to-do-list * My Event Schedule - http://lpenelope.com/calendar * My newsletter - https://lpenelope.com/newsletter Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  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.

This week’s best thing: Creating Character Arcs by KM Weiland - her website: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/ Mentions: * Double Vision Editorial - developmental editor - http://doublevisioneditorial.com/ * Write Better Faster class - https://betterfasteracademy.com * Verbalize by Damon Suede * Actions: the Actor’s Thesaurus * Janet Mullany author - https://www.janetmullany.com/ * Death’s Dancer by Jasmine Silvera * Teacher’s Pet Wolf by Kati Wilde * Wild Seed by Octavia Butler * Lindsay Emory - Women with Books podcast - https://lindsayemory.com/womenwithbooks * Laura von Holt - The Mermaid Podcast - http://www.cinderly.com/posts/category/podcast/ * "Defining Disciplined: When You Realize You’re Doing It Wrong" article   Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  Music credit: Say Good Night

A bonus episode, in which I read new material from the special edition of SONG OF BLOOD & STONE (Earthsinger Chronicles Book 1). Recorded July 17, 2019 as part of the Charm City Spec reading series at Bird in Hand bookstore in Baltimore, MD.   https://charmcityspec.com https://birdinhandcharlesvillage.com   Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast   Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope    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 receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services

This Week's Best Thing: RWA National Conference! Mentioned: - Marjorie M. Liu - http://marjoriemliu.com/ - Monstress graphic novel - RITA Award winners - https://www.rwa.org/Online/Awards/RITA/2019_RITA_Winners.aspx -#WeNeedDiverseRomance   Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  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 receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Song of Blood & Stone special edition is out now! MENTIONS: - The War of Art by Steven Pressfield   - egg timer - https://e.ggtimer.com/ - JR Ward post on reviews and feedback - Megan Rapinoe tweet - Top 10 Fantasy Books of 2018   Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast  Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  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 receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program de

This week’s best thing: Readercon! Mentions: Hamilton in Baltimore Fast Color movie Sycorax’s Daughters – Anthology of Black women horror writers “What Screenwriters Get Wrong About Outlines” – video with Alan Watt     Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Website: https://www.lpenelope.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope  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 receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to ear