Your Mom Writes Books

<p>SEASON FINALE! Charlie and a very raspy Caitlyn talk about querying first books in a series that can't stand alone, the submission process, theme, and Thomas Astruc's recent series of tweets on fan...

<p>While Charlie frolics through England, author James L. Sutter (Co-creator of Pathfinder) hops on the podcast to talk about his new novel, DARK HEARTS. On the way, he and Caitlyn talk about queer identity, querying...

<p>She's actually on vacation. Er, one of them is, but she took the podcast gremlin with her, so while no one is available to edit the podcast, Caitlyn will still be slaving away at her day job and recording next week's...

<p>TENSION. <br/><br/>Today Caitlyn and Charlie talk tension. How to build it, how to release it, how to layer it, and so on.<br/><br/>Your Mom Writes Books will be on vacation Tuesday, 6/20, but we'll return with a new...

<p>Burn out. It happens to the best of us. So what do we do when we run out of wick?</p><p>If you would like to donate to Your Mom Writes Books, please go to charlienholmberg.com/podcast (or check out the link in our...

<p>Today we share the major edits Spellbreaker (Charlie) and Soul of Smoke (Caitlyn) underwent after being accepted to publication, so be warned, there are spoilers! But before that, we talk about ghostwriters vs AI and...

<p>The release of Sudowrite has Caitlyn and Charlie discusses the future of computers and story.<br/><br/>Links to tweets/sites referenced in this...

<p>What should you do when running into creepy people as an author? Should you use a pseudonym? When do you report unusual behavior at a convention? How do you keep the post office from selling your information? Today...

<p>How do you know which ideas to keep in a book, and which ideas to discard? Today Charlie and Caitlyn discuss reversals, outlining scenes, and perfectionism, all while Charlie struggles to understand the robotic...

<p>So we've talked magic. We've talked hard magic, and we've talked soft magic. But how do you choose which one to put in your book? Thus proceeds this week's episode.<br/><br/>(And we're so proud of Caitlyn for doing a...

<p>Today Caitlyn and Charlie review the recent author income survey run by ALLi (the Alliance of Independent Authors), which claims that indie authors' income is not only rising year after year, but is surpassing their...

<p>Releasing a book? Want to get it in front of faces without breaking the bank? Today Charlie and Caitlyn chat methods to use to publicize yourself, from social media to tours to newspapers. </p><p>If you would like to...

<p>We watched the new Dungeons & Dragons movie! And we have thoughts!<br/><br/>(Charlie also got a natural 1 on rolling for initiative for the end-of-episode pun.)<br/><br/>Heir of Uncertain Magic is out today...

<p>While Charlie is off not seeing whales, Caitlyn unravels the wonders of folklore with Kristy S. Gilbert, former editorial manager at Pegasus (Charlie's company) and present editorial director at Dragonsteel (Brandon...

<p>Caitlyn and Charlie discuss the often easily fixable things that make then DNF* books. Because let's face it, if they talked about all the things they loved, it would be far less entertaining.<br/><br/>There is no...