Your Mom Writes Books

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.

There is no promise that Caitlyn and Charlie don't also write sucky books.

*Did Not Finish

If you would like to donate to Your Mom Writes Books, please go to charlienholmberg.com/podcast (or check out the link in our Instagram bio @yourmomwritesbooks).

This week Charlie and Caitlyn discuss how to write stories that don't involve saving the world, while touching on how to escalate personal stakes to add oomph to any tale.

If you would like to donate to Your Mom Writes Books, please go to charlienholmberg.com/podcast (or check out the link in our Instagram bio @yourmomwritesbooks).

This week Charlie and Caitlyn discuss how to write stories that don't involve saving the world, while touching on how to escalate personal stakes to add oomph to any tale.

If you would like to donate to Your Mom Writes Books, please go to charlienholmberg.com/podcast (or check out the link in our Instagram bio @yourmomwritesbooks).

How do you choose the best protagonist for your next project? Charlie and Caitlyn talk about choosing the right personality for a story and differentiating characters from book to book.

If you would like to donate to Your Mom Writes Books, please go to charlienholmberg.com/podcast (or check out the link in our Instagram bio @yourmomwritesbooks).

How do you choose the best protagonist for your next project? Charlie and Caitlyn talk about choosing the right personality for a story and differentiating characters from book to book.

If you would like to donate to Your Mom Writes Books, please go to charlienholmberg.com/podcast (or check out the link in our Instagram bio @yourmomwritesbooks).

Your book is drafted. Done. Great. Now what? Caitlyn and Charlie discuss options for diving into your first round of revisions. One of them doesn't use spellcheck. 

Added bonus: a rant about movie sequels.

If you would like to donate to Your Mom Writes Books, please go to charlienholmberg.com/podcast (or check out the link in our Instagram bio @yourmomwritesbooks).

Your book is drafted. Done. Great. Now what? Caitlyn and Charlie discuss options for diving into your first round of revisions. One of them doesn't use spellcheck. 

Added bonus: a rant about movie sequels.

If you would like to donate to Your Mom Writes Books, please go to charlienholmberg.com/podcast (or check out the link in our Instagram bio @yourmomwritesbooks).

All books need research, but where does one start? Join Charlie and Caitlyn as they talk primary vs secondary resources, juvenile nonfiction, and ChatGPT.

Link to the colonial occupations website: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html#S

If you would like to donate to Your Mom Writes Books, please go to charlienholmberg.com/podcast (or check out the link in our Instagram bio @yourmomwritesbooks).

All books need research, but where does one start? Join Charlie and Caitlyn as they talk primary vs secondary resources, juvenile nonfiction, and ChatGPT.

Link to the colonial occupations website: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html#S

If you would like to donate to Your Mom Writes Books, please go to charlienholmberg.com/podcast (or check out the link in our Instagram bio @yourmomwritesbooks).

Almost a part 2 to the "The Female Gaze and Fantasy" episode, Charlie and Caitlyn dive into the erasure of female characters over the age of 30 in [predominantly fantasy] fiction, age gaps, and female authors being relegated to the YA book category.

If you would like to donate to Your Mom Writes Books, please go to charlienholmberg.com/podcast (or check out the link in our Instagram bio @yourmomwritesbooks).