Your Mom Writes Books

Are you ready for NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month? This week Caitlyn and Charlie share tips for hitting your NaNoWriMo goals, including how to mete out your time, what to prepare beforehand, and how to pump out them words!

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Today Charlie and Caitlyn discuss bestseller lists, Brandon Sanderson's kickstarter, the publishing merger, and the state of young adult publishing.

Gearing up for NaNoWriMo? Use code YMWB20  at BrightBirdPress.com to save 20% on your next order of $20 or more on planners, journals, note pads, sticky notes, and more.

This month (October 2022), Charlie's newest novel, KEEPER OF ENCHANTED ROOMS, is free for Prime members on Amazon First Reads. Check it out here: amzn.to/3ws6iyQ 

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What is story math? It's the "equation" used in plotting that lets savvy readers determine what's going to happen in a story. Today, CAITLYN and Charlie talk story math and how to still surprise the reader despite it.

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Charlie chats with fantasy author and marketing guru Kristin J. Dawson about marketing, especially in the realm of social media. Learn the top four marketing tools for your book, which platforms you should be on, and more.

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Charlie forces a mysterious male guest to join her as she discusses front and back matter: a la prefaces, forwards, dedications, acknowledgements, and so on. 

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Charlie mourns Caitlyn's lack of internet by sharing anonymous horror stories about critique partners, writing groups, and beta readers. She also shares advice for critiquing, offers default compliments to give someone when you hate their work, and a presents few horror stories of her own.

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).

Caitlyn decided to uproot her family and move to Missouri, so today Charlie is solo and sharing her query letters/pitches from her past published novels. Entertainment factor not guaranteed.

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This newfangled installment descants exaggerated composition! Or, in layman’s terms, Charlie and Caitlyn discuss “purple prose,” or the overwriting of description and overuse of the thesaurus. 

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This week Caitlyn and Charlie discuss the work that goes into achieving one's publishing dreams, as well as the toxic positivity that can leak into it.

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Your Mom Writes Books is back and saltier than ever! Charlie and Caitlyn start off season three by  hot-taking terrible hot-takes we hear about in the writing world, and Caitlyn tells us how she really feels.

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