My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope

Writing My Novel's First Draft as a Script

Mentioned: * ProWriting Aid [https://lpen.co/prowritingaid] * Novel November [https://lpen.co/novnov] * My brother's short film [https://pauljames.info/] * Writer Duet [https://writerduet.com] * Ines Johnson [https://ineswrites.com/] * Ink & Magic podcast [https://inkandmagic.net/] * How to Write a Movie in 21 Days by Viki King [https://bookshop.org/a/582/9780062995834] The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a 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 [https://lpenelope.com/podcast] | Get the Footnotes newsletter & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net [https://myimaginaryfriends.net] Support the show: Website [https://www.lpenelope.com] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope] Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud [https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud] Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/] Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM [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 [http://Amazon.com].

When Inspiration Strikes

Watch on Youtube [https://youtube.com/live/yOcB2_0oxrc] Mentioned: - The Bliss Wars Special Edition Omnibus [https://lpen.co/blissomnibus] - The Obsidian Curse [https://lpenelope.com/book/the-obsidian-curse/]- releases June 12!  - Author Website Audit [https://theauthor.digital/author-website-audit/] - A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience [https://books2read.com/undeadinconvenience] by Stephanie Burgis  The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a 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 [https://lpenelope.com/podcast] | Get the Footnotes newsletter & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net [https://myimaginaryfriends.net] Support the show: Website [https://www.lpenelope.com] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope] Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud [https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud] Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/] Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM [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 [http://Amazon.com].

10 Lessons From 10 Years of Publishing

Pre-order The Bliss Wars Special Limited Edition Hardcover Omnibus [https://shop.lpenelope.com/products/the-bliss-wars-special-limited-edition-omnibus-signed-hardcover] Pre-order The Obsidian Curse [https://lpenelope.com/book/the-obsidian-curse/] https://myimaginaryfriends.substack.com/ [https://myimaginaryfriends.substack.com/]   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author Leslye 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 and become an Imaginary Best Friend:  https://myimaginaryfriends.net Support the show - https://paypal.me/heartspell 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 and linking to Amazon.com.

The New Year So Far

* Cubital Tunnel Syndrome [https://www.topoftexasortho.com/ulnar-nerve-decompression-orthopedic-surgeon-amarillo-tx.html]  * Magic in the Melanin anthology (Hardcover preorder  [https://shop.melaninlibrary.com/products/magic-in-the-melanin-hardback-preorder] | Kindle: https://amzn.to/42bbxTZ) [https://amzn.to/42bbxTZ)] * PENN/Faulkner - https://www.penfaulkner.org/ [https://www.penfaulkner.org/] * My Craft Book club [https://myimaginaryfriends.substack.com/p/introducing-the-marginalia-book-club]  * Johnny B Truant "We're Entering the Age of the Iconoclast Writer"  [https://www.theauthorstack.com/p/were-entering-the-age-of-the-iconoclast] The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a 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 [https://lpenelope.com/podcast] | Get the Footnotes newsletter & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net [https://myimaginaryfriends.net] Support the show: Website [https://www.lpenelope.com] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope] Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud [https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud] Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/] Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM [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 [http://Amazon.com].

Planning for 2025

Watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/live/JzG9Bw1z8-0] My decision matrix video [https://youtu.be/Ha9TZfaAaxw] Mentioned: * Novel Revision Workshop [https://learn.myimaginaryfriends.net/courses/revise-your-novel]  * ClickUp - https://clickup.com/ [https://clickup.com/] * Todoist - https://todoist.com/ [https://todoist.com/] * Trello - https://trello.com/ [https://trello.com/] * https://lpenelope.com/podcast [https://lpenelope.com/podcast] | Get the Footnotes newsletter & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net [https://myimaginaryfriends.net] Support the show: Website [https://www.lpenelope.com] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope] Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud [https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud] Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/] Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM [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 [http://Amazon.com].