Knowing What to Keep (and What Not to)

About this episode

L. Penelope discusses the importance of knowing what to keep and what not to in the writing process.

Watch on Youtube Mentioned: lpenelope.com — My new website inkandmagicretreat.com — Apply for the Ink and Magic Mastermind Retreat (Tihs September, outside Baltimore) Angelborn and Angelfall by Leslye Penelope — now with new covers, PREORDER THE FLIP BOOK NOW FROM MY STORE Femforce — brand photo shoots in cities around the country (find them on Instagram) The Scholomance series by Naomi Novik The Monsters We Defy and Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope — my previous books with magic rooted in African traditions Gaithersburg Book Festival — May 16, 2026 in Gaithersburg, Maryland Vellum — Mac app for laying out print books 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 | Get the Footnotes newsletter & become an Imaginary Best Friend: https://myimaginaryfriends.net Support the show: https://paypal.me/heartspell Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram |…

People in this episode

Host: L. Penelope

Topics covered

• writing
• publishing
• creativity
• inspiration
• book marketing

Keywords

• writing life
• self-publishing
• traditional publishing
• book covers
• retreat

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: inkandmagicretreat.com, Gaithersburg Book Festival, Vellum

Books & works: Angelborn, Angelfall, The Monsters We Defy, Daughter of the Merciful Deep

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