“Imagining Success” is an interview series where I talk to authors who have achieved career milestones that others only dream about and ask them how they got there and where they go from here.In this interview, I speak with multi-award winner

Choosing the Right POV for Your Novel

Mar 25th, 2024 23m 44s

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/umqeMohkOC0Mentioned:ARC Giveaway - https://lpenelope.com/2024/03/daughter-of-the-merciful-deep-arc-giveaway/Daughter of the Merciful Deep - preorderPublishers Weekly starred reviewCreating Character Ar

Imagining Success with Beverly Jenkins

Mar 11th, 2024 47m 36s

Revising the Outline

Feb 26th, 2024 25m 26s

Watch on YouTubeMentioned:Imaginary Worldbuilding course Zcal Meeting Scheduler - https://zcal.co/My interview on the Wish I’d Known podcastWashington Post mention! https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/02/11/romantasy-explainer-maas-y

Imagining Success with Mary Robinette Kowal

Feb 19th, 2024 37m 54s

Getting Early Feedback on an Outline

Feb 12th, 2024 23m 20s

Watch on YouTube Mentioned:How to Revise Your Novel workshopImaginary Worldbuilding course - https://lpen.co/worldsStory Seed workbook - https://lpen.co/storyseedEnneagrams - https://www.crystalknows.com/enneagram/typesPro Writing Aid's r

Crafting the Villain

Jan 29th, 2024 22m 48s

Watch in YouTube: https://youtu.be/DeIidsoalEY- Footnotes newsletter - https://myimaginaryfriends.net/footnotes- Savage City is on sale! - https://books2read.com/savagecity- Preordder Daughter of the Merciful Deep - https://lpenelope.com/bo

Starting A New Novel From The Beginning. Again.

Jan 15th, 2024 25m 9s

Pre-order Daughter of the Merciful Deep – coming June 4, 2024Pre-order Brutal Fortress – get it from me March 1 and everywhere March 15!Mentioned:Bridgerton Tea photos - https://www.instagram.com/p/C2GS35brisd/Bookbub - https://www.book

Which One Are You Feeding?

Jan 1st, 2024 25m 29s

Watch on Youtube!- Become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net/footnotes- Revision Workshop: Monday, January 24, 2024 at 7pm ET- Imaginary Worldbuilding cohort - https://learn.myimaginaryfriends.net/courses/imaginar

The Manuscript Strikes Back!

Dec 4th, 2023 20m 10s

Watch in YouTubeMentioned:My other podcast! Ink and MagicPsy-Changeling series by Nalini SinghPre-order my new book, Daughter of the Merciful Deep My upcoming revision course – https://myimaginaryfriends.net/revisionFinal Imaginary Worldb

Three Books at Once??

Nov 20th, 2023 22m 47s

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AMZyTkoOz_sMentioned:Writers Craft 5.0 bundle deal!Ink and Magic podcast episode 1 is out now! https://inkandmagic.netPre-order Daughter of the Merciful Deep - https://lpenelope.com/book/daughter-of-the-me

NaNoWriMo update

Nov 13th, 2023 11m 44s

Watch on YouTubeMentioned:The Faceless Mage by Kenley DavidsonMy author newsletter: https://lpenelope.com/newsletter/The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating tradi

Conquering Dictation for NaNoWriMo

Nov 6th, 2023 31m 24s

Watch on YouTubeMentioned:Footnotes newsletter1:1 Writer Mentorship with meMy new podcast! Ink and MagicJane FriedmanThe Hot Sheet newsletterMy Preptober video playlist & live write-in infoMy novel revision course waiting listMy Nanowr

Creating with Purpose & Planning for the Second Draft

Oct 23rd, 2023 27m 39s

Get on the Footnotes newsletterWatch on YouTubePreptober & NaNoWriMo write-ins, Mondays & Wednesdays, 7pm ET.Get reminder emails: https://myimaginaryfriends.net/nano Mentioned:Tara McMullin "The Work You Were Born to Do" (paywall) - https:

Re-working the Writing Schedule

Oct 9th, 2023 24m 3s

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8OGi3VoyeawBecome an Imaginary Best Friend! https://myimaginaryfriends.net/footnotesPlan your NaNoWriMo novel in Preptober with me - https://myimaginaryfriends.net/nanoWriting schedule calculator - https:/

Prepping for Preptober

Sep 25th, 2023 15m 2s

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/XI92ZBNSvDgNINC (Novelists, Inc.)Maryland Romance Writers - https://marylandromancewriters.com/Capclave - https://www.capclave.org/Imaginary Worldbuilding course - https://learn.myimaginaryfriends.net/cour

Respecting Romance + Story Surgery

Sep 11th, 2023 23m 13s

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HWjjXkRIO_oYale Romance Conference - https://romancefictionconference.yale.edu/Love Between the Covers documentary - https://www.lovebetweenthecovers.com/RWA implosion in detail - https://claireryanauthor.c

Writing Through Difficult Times

Sep 4th, 2023 18m 49s

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/z2wDPB6W9q0"Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it." - Eckhart Tolle via InspiringQuotes.comThe Untethered Soul by Michael SingerMy interview on the Black Writer Therapy pod

Advice to My Younger Self

May 29th, 2023 20m 58s

Watch on YouTubeBecome an Imaginary Best Friend to support the show!Mentioned:InkersConAuthortube Writing ConferenceApollyCon - https://jenniferlarmentrout.com/apollycon/Imaginarium Book Festival"Advice I would give to baby author me" b

What’s In Your Circle of Control?

May 23rd, 2023 20m 58s

Developing story ideas, novel playlists, and mappingWatch on YoutubeMentioned:- Imaginarium Book Festival- The Story Seed Mini-course- Footnotes newsletter- Scribblemaps- "It's Our World, AI Just "Lives" In It" by Tara McMullin - Circle

Scene Values and Turning Points

May 15th, 2023 28m 58s

Watch on YoutubeMentioned:Sistah Scifi bookstore Afrofuturism exhibit at NMAAHC Our group at the exhibit Ytasha WomackPlottr software (affiliate link)GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict by Debra DixonC.S. Lakin coursesScene Turning P

My First Week Plotting a New Novel

May 8th, 2023 27m 4s

Watch on YoutubeMentioned:Savage City on sale for $.99 (limited time)Calendar I use for my writing calendarMy Resources Page https://todoist.com/The Story Seed Workbook Mini-courseImaginary Worldbuilding: Creating Fictional Worlds for Wr

Prioritize Your Projects

May 1st, 2023 19m 14s

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-plK0hBFKigMentioned:Beastly Kingdom is here!ApollyconDraft 2 DigitalScribecount for book sales tracking Imaginarium Book Festival - May 20-21, 2023, Washington, DCImaginary Worldbuilding CourseAutonom

Doubling Down on Being Human in an A.I. World

Apr 24th, 2023 24m 49s

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/eg1ZHOp1yf4Mentioned:Ram's Promo StackerChatGPTSudowrite"What's Your North Star?" post"Hi Ren" music videoA reaction video compilationSarra Cannon's HB90 MethodThe My Imaginary Friends podcast is a

The Opportunity Costs of Saying ”Yes”

Apr 17th, 2023 31m 22s

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/LQB3as3Z8RMMentioned:ProWriting Aid softwareScrivenerShayna Small audiobook narratorStreet Faërie by Cree Summer (Spotify link)Author Authorbad copies of Monsters photo 1 | photo 2My essay “When Fantas