My Imaginary Friends With L. Penelope

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 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://creativecom

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/ - Africa Brooke interview https://youtu.be/q6KGsI6QzD4?t=5080 - Apollycon - https://jenniferlarmentrout.com/apollycon/   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:/

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 - https://www.crystalknows.com/enneagram/types - Leftie Aubé’s Writing podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/leftie-aubes-writing-podcast/id1634709729 - Authortube Writing Conference - check out the replays - https://www.authortubewritingconference.com/schedule2022 - Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher - https://amzn.to/3cqEqDy - Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher - https://amzn.to/3oeEn0C - Alice Coldbreath Vawdrey Brothers series - https://amzn.to/3aQbWTt - An Inconvenient Vow by Alice Coldbreath - https://amzn.to/3zcCbNm - The Hating Game by Sally Thorn

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 - https://www.masterclass.com/articles/writing-101-what-is-the-heros-journey - Jami Gold spreadsheets - https://jamigold.com/for-writers/worksheets-for-writers/ - How Rocky Debunks Save the Cat -  https://screencraft.org/blog/how-rocky-debunks-save-the-cat/ - Rocky: Why You Don't Need Writing Formulas -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TGwjiBV2w8 - On Writing - Rocky and Why You Need A Formula - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy59b-qCVjA - Story by Robert McKee - https://amzn.to/3moY8AW - Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell – https://amzn.to/35eBwLu - Thor

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 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

- 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/ - The Heir and the Spare by Kate Stradling - https://amzn.to/3xYCZnd - The Heir and the Spare - Author's note part 1 of 4 - https://katestradling.com/2022/05/31/iona-of-wessett-author-notes-part-1/  - Author Margaret Pinard - http://www.margaretpinard.com & https://www.youtube.com/c/MargaretPinard - My Events - https://lpenelope.com/calendar/ - Everything Everywhere All at Once - good review: https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-review-1234707051/ - Authortube Writing Conference - htt

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 giveaway & signed books from Loyalty Books - https://lpenelope.com/2022/06/the-monsters-we-defy-arc-giveaway/ - https://clickup.com/ - project management   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/podcas

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 - Preorder THE MONSTERS WE DEFY - https://lpen.co/monsters - THE MONSTERS WE DEFY character art - https://www.instagram.com/p/CeWIinFu-Jb/ 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 newsle

- 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