My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope

Where to Go Next?

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: My Birthday & Giveaway: Enter to win ARCs of CRY OF METAL & BONE by me & THE FIERY CROWN by Jeffe Kennedy - https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope/
The Cupid Guild - Complete Collection - available for purchase for a limited time on my website https://lpenelope.com/book/the-cupid-guild-the-complete-collection/
John Truby - The Anatomy of Story - https://amzn.to/2VheOOD
Eye doctor mask & glasses advice 
Christina C. Jones - I Think I Might Love You (Love Sisters book 1)  - https://amzn.to/2VzLcuM
 
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.
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Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative 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
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Requiem for a Manuscript

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Some Good News with Hamilton original cast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oilZ1hNZPRM
MENTIONS:
- The Cupid Guild covers
- Canva.com - image editing
- Binding Shadows by Jasmine Silvera - https://amzn.to/2xfcQW1
- Replay of my live reading from Whispers of Shadow & Flame plus Q&A - https://www.howwriterswrite.com/onlinereading/l-penelope-online-reading-replay/
- Giveaway: https://lpenelope.com/giveaway
 
 
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
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My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
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/joakimkarudCreative 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
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Are You Finished, Or Are You Done?

Come to my live reading Thursday, April 9th @ 8pm ET!! https://www.howwriterswrite.com/onlinereading/
THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: I wrote the last scenes of REQUIEM OF SILENCE!!!
MENTIONS:
-The Hunger Games series - https://amzn.to/3bMb2lM
-The Lumatere Chronicles series - https://amzn.to/3bLd1qz
-The Tiger King on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/watch/81115994
-Entreat Me by Grace Draven - https://amzn.to/3aEIrP6
-Master of Crows by Grace Draven - https://amzn.to/349In7O
-Tracey Livesay wig showcase: https://www.instagram.com/tracey.livesay/
-“Stop Trying to Be Productive” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/style/productivity-coronavirus.html
-kt literary podcast - Gaming with Mike Haspil: https://kt-literary-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/gaming-with-mike-haspil
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 Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
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/joakimkarudCreative 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
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The End. Is Near?

Podcast Survey: http://lpenelope.com/survey
THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Queen Sono on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/81035137
- Lexicon Valley podcast: https://slate.com/podcasts/lexicon-valley
- Self Made on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80202462
- Washington Post mention of Earthsinger Chronicles: http://lpen.co/washpo-mar2020
- Stealing Hollywood by Alexandra Sokoloff: https://amzn.to/3bCKrHE
- It's a Wonderful Life - https://www.amazon.com/Its-Wonderful-Life-James-Stewart/dp/B07JMZ4HVH
- Story Grid Core Emotions - https://storygrid.com/discover-storys-core/
 
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
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My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope
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Music credit:
Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative 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
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Be Gentle With Yourself

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THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Debbie Allen’s dance class on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/tv/B9-f0CajrL3/
– Written in Melanin interview : https://youtu.be/ud9bMPceIEM
– Written in Melanin – Spoiler Talk! https://youtu.be/K4BEXXTH6gw
– Fiona Apple in The New Yorker – https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/23/fiona-apples-art-of-radical-sensitivity
 
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 Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope
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Music credit:
Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative 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
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Surprising, But Inevitable

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Hush of Storm & Sorrow releases March 16! 
Podcast survey still going on! https://lpenelope.com/survey
MENTIONS:
- Jeffe Kennedy article on Writer's Block - https://sffseven.blogspot.com/2020/03/when-writers-block-means-to-dig-deeper.html
- Don't Take the Monkey Pass by Kelly Robson - https://kellyrobson.com/dont-take-the-monkey-bypass/
- Clickup.com- Project Management
- Smartsheet.com- More Project Management
- Notion.so & Marie Poulin - https://mariepoulin.com/training/
- Hand cream (I recommend lavender) - http://www.beefolks.com/products/c2-handcream/
 
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 Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
Website: https://www.lpenelope.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope
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Music credit:
Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative 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
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Landing the Plane

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Finished Act 2 of Requiem of Silence!
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HB90 Bootcamp planning course for writers starts March 15 – http://lpen.co/bootcamp
HUSH OF STORM & SORROW out March 16!
– Sarah J. Maass on Smart Bitches podcast – https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/395-house-of-earth-and-blood-with-courts-of-thorns-a-conversation-with-sarah-j-maas/
Book Recommendation: – A Cowboy to Remember by Rebekah Weatherspoon – https://amzn.to/2TMCJUe
Movies:– A Soldier’s Story – https://g.co/kgs/HynkpK – Destination Wedding – https://amzn.to/39z33bd – Trust – https://g.co/kgs/prKzs9
 
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 Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope
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Music credit:
Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative 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
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Podcast Anniversary!

Comment on this episode: https://lpenelope.com/2020/02/podcast-anniversary-my-imaginary-friends-episode-57
It's the one year anniversary of the podcast! Celebrate with me!
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THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: I started marketing HUSH OF STORM & SORROW - https://lpenelope.com/book/hush-of-storm-sorrow/
HUSH OF STORM & SORROW Book Blitz signup:  http://xpressobooktours.com/2020/02/27/blitz-sign-up-hush-of-storm-sorrow-by-l-penelope/
The National Academies Press - http://nap.edu - Free ebooks on the sciences, engineering, and medicine for research
Charm City Books in Baltimore - https://charmcitybooks.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 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 Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope
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Music credit:
Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative 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
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Cultivating Boredom for Creativity

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: kt literary retreat in Austin, TX
- kt literary agency - https://ktliterary.com/
- Pintip Dunn - http://www.pintipdunn.com/
- Burnout by Emily & Amelia Nagoski - https://amzn.to/3a0WHB3
- Angelina M. Lopez - http://www.angelinamlopez.com/
- Notion software - https://www.notion.so/
- The Writer's Well podcast on cultivating boredom - https://shows.acast.com/thewriterswell/episodes/ep163
  
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 Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelope
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Music credit:
Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative 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
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Balancing Action & Emotion

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: My first date-iversary! (Kind of like Valentine’s Day, but better!)
- Me on the local news circa 2005 - https://youtu.be/wBd9a5ZjgkA
- Stealing Hollywood by Alexandra Sokoloff - https://amzn.to/2Hx50IO
- Earthsinger Chronicles Playlist
- Lush Money by Angelina M. Lopez - https://amzn.to/2wnoAot
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 Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
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/joakimkarudCreative 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 and linking to Amazon.com.