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S5E5 Your Mom Talks Newsletters and Street Teams
In today's episode, we discuss (AKA Charlie talks at Caitlyn) newsletters, ARC teams and street teams. A little bit of marketing 101 for trad and indie authors alike.This may or may not have been…
S5E4 Your Mom Reuses Elements in a Series
Was this recorded two months ago? Yes. Listen, life happens. ;)Today Caitlyn and Charlie discuss reusing elements in a series, such as the same climax, same villains, and same premises between books.…
S5E3 Your Mom Dissects Why We Like "Bad" Books
Why is it that the most popular, well-loved books are also the most hated? Today Caitlyn and Charlie dig into why people criticize "bad" books and why we love them so much.If you would like to donate…
S5E2 Your Mom Unabandons You
WE ARE BACK! Not weekly, but we're making an effort. So where have we been and what have we learned? Tune in to find out!Charlie's 25th novel it out today! WIZARD OF MOST WICKED WAYS (Whimbrel House…
S5E1 Your Mom Rides Again (Penguin Random House Trial)
We're back for a quick hit commenting on the Penguin Random House trial! If you want more information, please click the links below!Novel Marketing Podcast's "Publishing Secrets Revealed at the…
S4E22 Your Mom Chats Over Mullien Tea
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…
S4E21 Your Mom Talks to James L. Sutter
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…
S4E20 Your Mom Is a Podcast Gremlin
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…
S4E19 Your Mom Cooks Tension Casseroles
TENSION. Today Caitlyn and Charlie talk tension. How to build it, how to release it, how to layer it, and so on.Your Mom Writes Books will be on vacation Tuesday, 6/20, but we'll return with a new…
S4E18 Your Mom Burns Out
Burn out. It happens to the best of us. So what do we do when we run out of wick?If you would like to donate to Your Mom Writes Books, please go to charlienholmberg.com/podcast (or check out the link…
S4E17 Your Mom Reads Her Edit Letters
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…
S4E16 Your Mom Is AI
The release of Sudowrite has Caitlyn and Charlie discusses the future of computers and story.Links to tweets/sites referenced in this…
S4E15 Your Mom Is a Stalker
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…
S4E14 Your Mom Gets Choosy About Ideas
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…
S4E13 Your Mom Chooses Between Hard and Soft Magic
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.(And we're so proud of Caitlyn for…
S4E12 Your Mom Responds to the ALLi Survey
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…
S4E11 Your Mom Is Her Own Publicist
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. If you…
S4E10 Your Mom Watches Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Deep Dive)
We watched the new Dungeons & Dragons movie! And we have thoughts!(Charlie also got a natural 1 on rolling for initiative for the end-of-episode pun.)Heir of Uncertain Magic is out today! Amazon:…
S4E9 Your Mom Talks Folklore with Kristy S. Gilbert
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…
S4E8 Your Mom Writes Books That Don't Suck
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…
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