For Aspiring Writers

Writing a novel and need some guidance? These are
the books and links I recommend!

Outlining

Your Mom Writes Books Podcast

Charlie and her friend and fellow fantasy writer Caitlyn McFarland talk writing and publishing on their podcast Your Mom Writes Books. Check it out for bite-size bits of writerly wisdom!

Learn From Charlie: Writer’s Block Digital Writing Classes

Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Jeff Wheeler, teams up with some amazing authors at Writersblock.biz offering insightful online writing courses - including some of my own! Go check them out. There are samples available from each class to preview before purchasing.

Charlie N. Holmberg’s Book of Magic

Charlie has written a book on magic systems and has downloadable worksheets available for it below!

You can check out Charlie N. Holmberg’s Book of Magic here.

Unravel the secrets to crafting a masterful magic system from best-selling fantasy author Charlie N. Holmberg.

Whether using magic as flavor or as an essential piece of plot, this book will guide fantasy authors, from new to experienced, through the delicate layers of creating, utilizing, and mastering magic systems.

In this book, we will...

Discuss the schools, laws, and spectrum of magic
Learn to build individual pieces of a magic system
Dig into magic’s influence on worldbuilding
Examine different types and styles of magic
Develop and polish original magic systems

With workshops, work pages, and reference materials included, this succinct one-and-done guide to crafting the magical elements of the fantasy genre is a must-have for speculative fiction authors.

Get your worksheets HERE:

Magic System Builder Worksheet

Magic and the World Worksheets

Appendices & Magic Tables

Magic Family Tree