Ever feel like your writing doesn't matter? Or your dreams, for that matter? Zibby Owens is here to remind all the mom writers that it does. Zibby is an author, publisher, award-winning podcaster, CEO, bookstore owner, and mom of four. The creator and host of the award-winning, daily podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books, and  founder and CEO of Zibby Media, dubbed “the Zibby-verse” by the L.A. Times. which includes a publishing house, magazine, book club, an independent bookstore and so much more. The one theme running through all of Zibby's businesses and projects is her dedication ..read more

Are you having a midlife crisis? I started this podcast to work through mine and rather than keeping all those embarrassing details to myself, I'm starting a new series of bonus episodes called Midlife Crisis Confessions. Can starting a podcast help a 40 year old woman who's greatest professional accomplishment is correctly spelling things find purpose and meaning? Maybe. Or maybe I should just go back to plucking those chin hairs. Let's find out. Want more of my job interview fail stories? Join the These Mums Write Facebook group. Connect with me on Twitter @jackieamsden or Instagram @jackie ..read more

Do you have a story about a struggle you have overcome that you want to share with others to help those facing the same challenge?  Does non-fiction writing appeal to you as a way to get your story heard? Stephanie Thompson is a mum from Australia who sustained a pelvic organ prolapse injury during childbirth that prevented her from going back to a job she loved. After trying to live with the condition for three years, she finally got so frustrated she decided to write a book about it. That book marked the beginning of Stephanie's role as a women's pelvic health advocate, a role which has ..read more

Sylvia Taylor is an author and writing coach based in Vancouver, BC. In addition to two literary non-fiction book, The Fisher King: A Deckhand’s Tale of the BC Coast (Heritage House Publishing Group, 2012) and Beckoned by the Sea, Women at Work on the Cascadia Coast (Heritage House Publishing Group, 2017), she has authored over 400 magazine and newspaper articles. She was the Executive Director of the Federation of BC Writers, for 13 years, coached over 100 book projects and judged over 60 writing competitions (essays, short stories, books) in Canada/USA. In this episode Sylvia shares what a w ..read more

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a romance author? And I mean, not the kind that ends the scene when the kissing starts? Kat Not Her Real Name Long started writing romance novels just a few years ago after having a dream that she just couldn't shake. That writing turned into a romance novel, that turned into a series, that turned into an author platform. Life as a mum with a day job and, now, a secret identity as a "proud smut writer" is a lot, but she wouldn't give up any of it. Hear what she has learned as a new and rising indie author in the romance genre and her tips and ..read more