The Fire That Forges You
From My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope by L. Penelope
June 1, 2026 · 26 min · Episode 261
About this episode
L. Penelope shares updates on her book news, upcoming events, and insights into the writing life.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/AedkGHaBsVI Book News! Zahara Preorder Campaign is live! - https://lpenelope.com/preorder made list of “Books That Feed an Elder Millennial’s 90s Nostalgia” from SheReads magazine - https://shereads.com/books-that-feed-an-elder-millennials-90s-nostalgia/ Angelborn/Angelfall flip book is available! https://shop.lpenelope.com/ Announcements Mastermind Retreat - September 4-6, near Baltimore, MD - https://inkandmagicretreat.com/ Storybeast - Build Your Author Empire Conference - June 27, online - https://www.storybeastpodcast.com/buildyourauthorempire Mahogany Books Texture Book Club - June 28, National Harbor, MD Jane Friedman - Writing from Your Why workshop - July 29, online - https://janefriedman.com/writing-from-your-why-with-leslye-penelope/ - $25 early registration Fiction Makers Conference - August 22, in-person, Baltimore, MD - https://lpen.co/fictionmakers From SF to Gaza Book Raffle fundraiser - bit.ly/sfgzraffle 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…
People in this episode
Host: L. Penelope
Topics covered
- book news
- author events
- writing workshops
- 90s nostalgia
- self-publishing
- creativity
Keywords
- Zahara
- book news
- writing workshops
- 90s nostalgia
- self-publishing
- L. Penelope
- author events
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SheReads, Mahogany Books, Jane Friedman, Storybeast
Products: Angelborn/Angelfall flip book
Books & works: Zahara
Places: Baltimore, MD, National Harbor, MD
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