My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope

Trusting Yourself

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Soundtrack on Netflix starts Dec 13 - Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bRqe7eBqmw
Paul James IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1482818
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo - https://amzn.to/36eZBjH
Screenwriting Tricks for Authors by Alexandra Sokoloff - https://amzn.to/2P4HUNW
The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne - https://amzn.to/2Yw6Elx
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron - https://amzn.to/2PpExQS
750words.com - for daily writing
My books:Angelborn - https://amzn.to/2Yw6ElxAngelfall - http://amzn.com/B019E3JHSYCry of Metal & Bone - https://amzn.to/33W6qVW
 
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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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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Giving Thanks & Combatting Jealousy

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - https://amzn.to/2P5FnSr
Queen & Slim movie - https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/queen-slim
My interview on the kt literary podcast - https://kt-literary-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/l-penelope-on-worldbuilding-craft-and-representation-in-sff
5 Commandments of Storytelling from The Story Grid - https://storygrid.com/466/
 
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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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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life, the universe, and anything you want

THIS WEEK'S BEST THING: Dolemite is My Name on Netflix! https://www.netflix.com/title/80182014
 
Much Ado About Nothing on PBS - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/much-ado-about-nothing-full-episode/10194/
 
The true meaning of 42! https://leslyepenelope.tumblr.com/image/189136452520
 
ODB “Baby I Got Your Money” music video with Dolemite film clips - https://youtu.be/XXTzm5GtqVo
 
Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora - https://amzn.to/2OFRkyb
 
On Em Dashes - https://twitter.com/britrbennett/status/1196245362622844928?s=21
 
"How to Overcome Fear as a Writer and Embrace Your Profound Courage" by K.M. Weiland- https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-overcome-fear-as-a-writer-and-embrace-your-profound-courage/
 
 
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.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelopeTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelopeFacebook: 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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Raising Your Energy Level

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 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.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelopeTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelopeFacebook: 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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Protect Your Equilibrium

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 shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing.
Subscribe and view show notes at: http://myimaginaryfriendsshow.com/
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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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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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Running Uphill

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
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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.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelopeTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelopeFacebook: 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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Making an Impact

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
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Music credit:
Website: https://www.lpenelope.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelopeTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelopeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope 
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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Milestones on the Journey

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
 
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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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Inner Motivation & Fire

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
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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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Rolling With the Ups and Downs

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
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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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