Your Mom Writes Books

Mar 26 2025 97 ep. 49 mins 101
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A conversational writing podcast where two authors discuss writing/publishing and frequently go off-topic.

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Your Mom Dissects Why We Like "Bad" Books

Mar 26 2025 44 mins  
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 to Your Mom Writes Books, please go to charlienholmberg.com/podcast (or check out the link in our Instagram bio @yourmomwritesbooks).

Your Mom Unabandons You

Mar 03 2025 32 mins  
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 book #4): https://www.amazon.com/Wizard-Most-Wicked-Whimbrel-House-ebook/dp/B0D3S73Z8Q (Also Charlie did not edit this podcast. Andy the podcast gremlin did.) If you would like to dona

Your Mom Rides Again (Penguin Random House Trial)

Jan 22 2024 54 mins  
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 Penguin Random House Trial:" https://open.spotify.com/episode/77hqgO67OUCpoDBg2cKBCe?si=9ZQ5bNRrT8ONReG_aZAEVA Jane Friedman's "The Hot Sheet:" https://hotsheetpub.com/ If you would like to

Your Mom Chats Over Mullien Tea

Jul 03 2023 54 mins  
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 criticism. Thomas Astruc's Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/Thomas_Astruc/status/1672144706992586753 If you would like to donate to Your Mom Writes Books, please go to charlienholmber

Your Mom Talks to James L. Sutter

Jun 26 2023 76 mins  
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 (no pun intended), adequacy, and more. Secret: James wrote the podcast jingle for Brian McClellan's Page Break ;) If you would like to donate to Your Mom Writes Books, pl

Your Mom Is a Podcast Gremlin

Jun 19 2023 2 mins  
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 episode. Because she loves you the most. Today's away notice brought to you by the gremlin, who was let out of her cage for a whole three minutes to record it. If you

Your Mom Cooks Tension Casseroles

Jun 12 2023 50 mins  
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 episode the following week! 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 @yourmomwritesbook

Your Mom Burns Out

Jun 05 2023 57 mins  
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 in our Instagram bio @yourmomwritesbooks).

Your Mom Reads Her Edit Letters

May 29 2023 67 mins  
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 whether or not an author is their work. If you would like to donate to Your Mom Writes Books, please go to charlienholmberg.com/podcast (or check out the link in our I

Your Mom Is AI

May 22 2023 41 mins  
The release of Sudowrite has Caitlyn and Charlie discusses the future of computers and story. Links to tweets/sites referenced in this episode: https://twitter.com/dzweifler/status/1659219748486361089?s=20&fbclid=IwAR2TfuuwkQNSmsGIbU85kZAMPdSY0rTKwth6nXNaqk1UMyBMZXWq1MsqQPE https://twitter.com/jamesjyu/status/1658933765824192512?t=ahvHbBqoJvq-evzy3xuVqw&s=19 https://www.wir