My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope

The Outlining Process for a Second Draft

Youtube: https://youtu.be/PU3IGUhMVzM
Mentioned:
- The Monsters We Defy 6 month book birthday spoiler chat - Feb 9, 2023, 8pm ET: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw3UlayiJV4
- Preorder Beastly Kingdom (The Bliss Wars, Book 2) 
- Thinkific course software
- Whimsical software
- Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody
- Whimsical Save the Cat template 
- FaRoBub February 8, 2023 - Shop free fantasy romance books
- My Author Newsletter - https://lpenelope.com/newsletter/
- "Pathway to Becoming a Published Author" panel - 2/21/23 Bowie Library, Maryland 
- My Events Page
- ProWritingAid Fantasy Week - 2/27/23-3/7/23- https://lpen.co/fantasyweek
- Lockwood and Co - Netflix 
- The Last of Us - HBO
- The New Gurus - BBC Radio - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001g9sq
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 - https://myimaginaryfriends.net
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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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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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Every ”Yes” is a Sacrifice

Youtube: https://youtu.be/tFjcTkxgctA
Mentioned:
- Nerds, Erbs, and Words podcast (coming soon) https://twitter.com/nerdserbswords
- Adrian Gibson - TBRCon - https://fanfiaddict.com/tbrcon2023/
- SFFAddicts podcast - https://fanfiaddict.com/category/sff-addicts-podcast/
- Bookfly Design - https://www.bookflydesign.com/
- Indie Author Forum, Feb. 25, 2023 - https://indieauthorforum.com/
- "David Sedaris Has 1 Very Smart Lesson About How to Be Super Successful" - https://www.inc.com/ayse-birsel/david-sedaris-on-most-important-work-and-life-lesson-you-need-to-learn.html
- Bedphones - https://dubslabs.com/
(I said in the podcast I wasn't getting paid for the following links, but I figured out how to make referral links, though neither of these companies is a sponsor. :) )
- Athletic Greens - https://fbuy.io/ag/asace7n3
- Incrediwear - (Get $20 off your first order) http://rwrd.io/8ihrl57?c
 
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 - https://myimaginaryfriends.net
Support the show - https://paypal.me/heartspell
My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
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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How I Find My Story’s Theme

Youtube: https://youtu.be/Cib9iRjYGwk
Mentioned:
- Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
- https://onestopforwriters.com
- TBRCon at the FanFiAddict YouTube Channel
- The Last of Us - HBO
- Missing movie
 
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 - https://myimaginaryfriends.net
Support the show - https://paypal.me/heartspell
My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
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.

How to Start Fixing a Broken Book

Youtube: https://youtu.be/53Aw84jqh3A
Mentioned:
- Limited discounted beta slots for my worldbuilding course: https://myimaginaryfriends.net/beta/
- Mind mapping software: Whimsical and Miro
- https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/
- The Menu film
- Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
- Erin Roberts on SMART goals for magic system
- Rule of Thirds video
 
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 - https://myimaginaryfriends.net
Support the show - https://paypal.me/heartspell
My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
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.

Creating a Novel Revision Schedule

Youtube: https://youtu.be/Qn63oWp-OUM
Sponsor: Bright Bird Press - Use code: Imaginary15 for 15% off! https://brightbirdpress.com/discount/Imaginary15
Mentioned:
- Will My Resolutions Really Work? (Quitcast 423) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWrfgklFs_Q
- K.M. Weiland Year Review - https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/new-year/
- The Top 10 Publishing Trends for 2023 - https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-top-10-publishing-trends-for-2023/
- How Will BookTok Change Publishing in 2023? https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/booktok-tiktok-creator-publishing-1234649819/
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 - https://myimaginaryfriends.net
Support the show - https://paypal.me/heartspell
My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
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.

Goodbye 2022!

Mentioned: 
- Download my Worldbuilding Checklist - https://myimaginaryfriends.net
- Erin Bowman workshop "Fundamentals of Design" - https://embowman.com/workshops/fundamentals-of-design/
- The Release Ratio: How to Make Use of Everything You Know - https://moretothat.com/release-ratio/
- “How Writing Your Synopsis Can Fix Your Book” by Allison K Williams - https://www.janefriedman.com/how-writing-your-synopsis-can-fix-your-book/ 
- Unravel Your Year Free Guide - https://susannahconway.mykajabi.com/unravel-your-year-2023
- VirtuousCon Feb. 25-26, 2023 - https://virtuouscon.com/
- TBRCon - Jan. 22-29, 2023 - https://youtube.com/@FanFiAddict
- ChatGPT bot - https://chat.openai.com/chat
- Joanna Penn - https://www.thecreativepenn.com/future/
- Junot Diaz in Limbo - https://www.semafor.com/article/11/27/2022/junot-diaz-in-limbo
 
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 - https://myimaginaryfriends.net
Support the show - https://paypal.me/heartspell
My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
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.

Good Procrastination

Sponsor: YOU CAN HIDE by Rebecca Zanetti
- "Last Week I Gave Up" - https://nikesh.substack.com/p/last-week-i-gave-up
- Last week's newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.com/x0r3p5u1f0/2098860738008320578/b4j7/
- Strengths for Writers - https://betterfasteracademy.com/sfw101/
- Wednesday on Netflix
- Book Lovers by Emily Henry - https://bookshop.org/a/582/9780593334836
 
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 - https://myimaginaryfriends.net
Support the show - https://paypal.me/heartspell
My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
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.

Measure the Gains

Yet another writing retreat, and celebrating the wins!
Sponsor: YOU CAN HIDE by Rebecca Zanetti
Mentioned:
-  My signed paperback sale with coupon code: WINTER22 - https://shop.lpenelope.com
- Apollycon 2022 preorder link
- Devon House Jamaica - https://www.devonhouseja.com/
- DeepStash app - https://deepstash.com/
- Measure the gain instead of the gap - https://deepstash.com/idea/14774/measure-the-gain
 
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 - https://myimaginaryfriends.net
Support the show - https://paypal.me/heartspell
My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
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.

Plot as Vehicle for Character Change

Mentioned:
- One Stop for Writers - Conflict Thesaurus - https://onestopforwriters.com/
- Michael Hauge’s 6 Stage Plot Structure (Character Journey) - https://writershelpingwriters.net/2018/08/the-six-stages-of-your-heros-character-arc/
- Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell – https://amzn.to/35eBwLu
- The Story Grid Foolscap Method - https://storygrid.com/using-the-foolscap-to-draft-your-next-novel/
- Enneagrams - https://www.crystalknows.com/enneagram/types
- The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr – https://amzn.to/3wywbLf
- HB90 Bootcamp registration open until December 11 - Plan your quarter in 2023 - https://heartbreathings.teachable.com/courses/hb90-bootcamp?affcode=145068_ffrxnd9f 
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 - https://myimaginaryfriends.net
Support the show - https://paypal.me/heartspell
My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
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.

How I Got Unstuck

Mentioned:
- Jane Friedman Electric Speed newsletter - https://janefriedman.ac-page.com/jf-espeed-30
- Opal HD web camera - https://opalcamera.com/
- Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody – https://amzn.to/3xf7TFV 
- Whimsical - online whiteboard software - https://whimsical.com/
- My Save The Cat Whimsical template - https://lpen.co/stc-whimsical
- Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers - http://www.bsfwriters.com/
- Galaxy's Edge magazine - https://galaxysedge.com
- Becca Syme kickstarter (ended) - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beccasyme/the-author-stuck-list
- Canva AI image generator: https://www.canva.com/features/ai-image-generator/
- Midjourney AI image generation - https://www.midjourney.com/
- My Canva images from text "A green dragon flying over a post-apocalyptic city near the water during sunset." 
- Artbreeder - https://www.artbreeder.com/
- Lab grown meat - https://www.freethink.com/science/lab-grown-chicken-upside-foods - our science fictional future is upon us
- Imaginary Worlds podcast - Indigenous Futurism - https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/
- Brain Food newsletter - https://fs.blog/brain-food/november-13-2022/
- Atomic Habits by James Clear - https://amzn.to/3j74GTZ
- https://onestopforwriters.com/ deal on 6 month plan - 40% off! Coupon code: BF2022.
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 - https://paypal.me/heartspell
My Imaginary Friends is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at http://frolic.media/podcasts!
Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
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.