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Good Moms on PaperNicole Graev Lipson, author of MOTHERS & OTHER FICTIONAL CHARACTERS |Tessa and Ellen talk to Nicole Graev Lipson, author of MOTHERS & OTHER FICTIONAL CHARACTERSNICOLE GRAEV LIPSON is the author of the memoir-in-essays Mothers and Other Fictional Characters, a USA Today national bestseller. Her writing has been awarded a Pushcart Prize, selected for The Best American Essays anthology, and shortlisted for a National Magazine Award. Her work has appeared in The Sun, Virginia Quarterly Review, The Gettysburg Review, River Teeth, Alaska Quarterly Review, LA Review of Books, The Millions, Nylon, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe, among other publications. Nicole holds a B...2025-05-2948 minGood Moms on PaperNicole Cuffy, author of O Sinners!Annie and Tessa chat with Nicole Cuffy, author of O Sinners! Nicole Cuffy is the author of Dances,longlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. Cuffy has an MFA from The New School and is a lecturer at the University of Maryland and… More about Nicole Cuffy2025-04-0833 minGood Moms on PaperListener Question: Should I use AI to edit my book?A listener writes in with a question about whether AI could help edit her novel. And later, Annie asked listeners a super important and relatable question. If you're looking to connect with people to swap manuscripts, send emails to goodmomsonpaper@gmail.com. And send more listener questions, we love them! 2025-02-2042 minGood Moms on PaperShelby Van Pelt and How Her Three-Year-Old Helped with the Octopus in Remarkably Bright CreaturesAll three good moms were SO LUCKY to talk to Shelby Van Pelt, who is a total star and lovely human being, about writing, parenting, research, her next book, the movie adaptation of Remarkably Bright Creatures and whether or not you can get free Starbursts at the movie theatre for being a famous writer. 2025-02-1448 minGood Moms on Paper100 Days of Writing, Sticker Charts, & Jakob Kerr, author of DEAD MONEYThe Good Moms talk about the 100 days of writing project, sticker charts, and then with Jakob Kerr, the author of debut novel DEAD MONEY. “With Dead Money, Jakob Kerr has penned a stone-cold banger of a novel—a twisty journey through Silicon Valley’s dark side, all wrapped in a stunning mystery package with some wild surprises along the way. . . . Compulsively readable.”—Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter “If you’ve ever dreamed of murdering a tech billionaire—or if you simply love a good story—Dead M...2025-01-2846 minGood Moms on PaperThe Good Moms & Tidy Dad (AKA Tyler Moore, author of *Tidy Up Your Life* )Tessa & Annie talk to Tyler Moore, author of the new book "Tidy Up Your Life," about mental health, writing a book, deadlines, growing his audience, and making a "safety plan" after a book comes out. We also talk about our 100 days of writing 100 stickers challenge! Tyler Moore is the creator of the hugely popular “Tidy Dad” Instagram, TikTok, and website. A public school teacher in New York City, husband, and father of three young daughters, he has been featured on Good Morning America and in The Washington Post, The New York Times,New York...2025-01-2459 minGood Moms on PaperIf It Was True Love I Could Have It: On Popsicles and Book RevisionAnnie Tessa & Ellen gab about what's going on with their kids and discuss a listener question about Book Revision. 2025-01-1647 minGood Moms on PaperSeason 4!! Annie's new book, writing camp debrief, and who is the boss of your house?We're back!! Really this time!! Exciting guests coming up this season and updates on Annie's new book The Road to Tender Hearts!! (please preorder!) and Tessa's update after the hurricane.2024-12-0847 minGood Moms on PaperAnnouncing: FALL WRITING CAMP! Nov 7 - 11 in New Hampshire!Tessa and Annie talk the details of Fall Writing camp -- 5 days and 4 nights of writing time, campfires, readings, craft talks, agent chats... but probably no karaoke. Nov 7-11 at Purity Springs Resort in NH. More details here: https://www.accountabilityworkshops.com/writing-campWe also talk hot writers and Annie says "anxiety" 400 times. Happy almost fall!!!xo The Good Moms2024-08-2728 minGood Moms on PaperEllen and Annie reunite to shoot the s&^%Ellen and Annie reunite after many months and we talk about the cutest baby and Ellen reveals a secret we've kept from listeners. We talk disciplining children, and why Drew isn't starting a home daycare any time soon. We love you, you're doing a good job. xxAnnie Ellen and Tessa 2024-05-0838 minGood Moms on PaperFREE* upcoming novel/memoir classes & How to write with a newbornWe're back! Hoping to start more regular programming... For free admission to the Novel & Memoir classes, preorder Tessa's novel The Red Grove from any bookstore and email receipt to goodmomsonpaper@gmail.comNovel Class, April 23 at 8 pm est on zoom Memoir class, April 30 at 8 pm est on zoom One place to preorder: https://riffraffpvd.com/the-red-grove-a-novel/Also mentioned: Lucas Mann's Attachments and Clare Beams's The Garden Speechify code: https://share.speechify.com/mzuRNGP2024-04-1358 minGood Moms on PaperGood Moms with LUCAS MANN, quadruple threat: author, bookstore owner, professor, dadAnnie and Tessa got to hang with Lucas Mann, the author of the forthcoming essay collection ATTACHMENTS (May, 2024) and the new co-owner of the bookstore/bar Riff Raff in Providence with his wife, Ottavia De Luca. He is also the author of Captive Audience: On Love and Reality Television, Lord Fear: A Memoir, and Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere. Here is Lucas's website: https://www.lucasmann.com/His bookstore: https://riffraffpvd.com/No preorder link for Attachments as of Nov 8, but I'll update when there is one! xxTh...2023-11-081h 00Good Moms on PaperSeason 3! Tessa and Annie talk traveling with a toddler, THE RED GROVE, and getting YOUR NAME tattooedWe're back! We missed you! In this casual return episode, we talked about Tessa's great adventures spending a few months in Portugal with a toddler, about Tessa's upcoming book THE RED GROVE (preorder now!), about our writing contracts and our accountability group -- and new website!!! Oh, and Annie cries at the end. The Red Grove preorder! New website: https://www.accountabilityworkshops.com/2023-09-2053 minGood Moms on PaperSara Peterson, author of MOMFLUENCED: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer CultureEllen & Annie got to talk with Sara Peterson, author of Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture. We have been waiting for this episode and Sara didn't disappoint! About her work, Sara says: "I want to understand why our culture idealizes motherhood (online and off) but fails again and again to give moms what they need to thrive (like universal preschool, paid family leave, subsidized childcare)." Buy Momfluenced hereSubscribe to Sara's newsletter hereThis is the Brandon Taylor "review" we referenced T...2023-07-1057 minGood Moms on PaperYael Goldstein-Love, author of The Possibilities, on writing as Meaning MakingTessa and Annie got the chance to talk to Yael Goldstein-Love, author of The Possibilities, about postpartum anxiety and writing as a meaning making practice. Yael is on tour now -- try to see her! Buy The Possibilities herexx The Good Moms 2023-07-1052 minGood Moms on PaperSzilvia Molnar, author of THE NURSERY, on uncomfortable literature and rethinking what happens after birthHi friends -- Tessa and Ellen chatted with Szilvia Molnar and she had wonderful things to say about her new book, The Nursery, literature that makes you uncomfortable, mental health, and about the urgency to "stitch yourself back together after birth" and what she learned between her first and second pregnancies. Buy The Nursery hereRead Ellen's Fleishman essayxxThe Good Moms2023-06-2658 minGood Moms on PaperDisha Bose, author of GMA pick DIRTY LAUNDRY on ambition, potential, and writing in the darkHi friends -- Tessa and Annie connected with Disha Bose, author of the April Good Morning America Bookclub pick Dirty Laundry. She talks about writing after having a kid, writing during the pandemic, the man who said her career was over after kids and: how she showed him!!! Get Disha Bose's book here: DIRTY LAUNDRYxxThe Good Moms2023-06-2641 minGood Moms on PaperJulia Fine, author of Maddalena and the Dark, on writing gothic fairy tales & teenage girlsTessa and Ellen caught up with our friend Julia Fine -- we talked writing schedules, her new novel Maddalena and the Dark, finding a book that fits your interests, and her super supportive husband.Get Julia's new book now! Maddalena and the Darkand her other books! The Upstairs HouseWhat Should Be WildxoxThe Good Moms2023-06-2047 minGood Moms on PaperAccountability Workshops with Annie and Tessa -- A Deep Dive!Hi friends -- We've gotten so many great members for the accountability groups who are listeners of the podcast, but when people join they always say: this community is so much more than we expected! So we wanted to take a deep dive to explain everything the accountability workshop community offers. Even if you don't join us, there are great tips in this episode for how to keep your writing on track, so feel free to use as your own. A quick rundown of what we offer: a writing contract to keep your writing...2023-06-0140 minGood Moms on PaperM.M. de Voe, author of Book & Baby and Founder of Pen ParentisHi friends! In this episode, Ellen and Tessa interviewed M.M. de Voe, author of A Flash of Darkness, Book & Baby, and Founder of Pen Parentis, a literary non-profit designed to help parents get their work done. MM de Voe's books: Book & BabyA Flash of DarknessAlso mentioned: 7 Writer Residencies that Are Family Friendly xxThe Good Moms2023-05-1836 minGood Moms on PaperKrys Malcom Belc, transmasculine essayist/dad/teacher/baker and author of The Natural Mother of the ChildHi pals! In this episode, Annie and Ellen talk about being together IN REAL LIFE at the Boston marathon and how fast (and kissable! and heroic!) Ellen's husband is. Then Ellen and Tessa interview Krys Malcom Belc, a transmasculine essayist/dad/teacher/baker and the author ofThe Natural Mother of the Child. Get Krys's book here: The Natural Mother of the Child: A Memoir of Non-Binary ParenthoodIf you missed it last episode, we are running a sale for podcast listeners to try out accountability workshop, charging half off for the month o...2023-05-121h 17Good Moms on PaperBees, Kids, and Lighting your Hair on Fire with Julie Carrick Dalton, author of The Last BeekeeperHi friends!Today we talked with Julie Carrick Dalton about raising bees, raising kids, climate anxiety, hope for the future, and a fiery message from the beyond.Julie's books: The Last Beekeeper Waiting for the Night Song Tessa and I are offering a deal for our accountability workshop for podcast listeners if you sign up for the month of June. To read more about the accountability workshop and to sign up, visit either http://www.anniehartnett.com/workshophttps://www.tessafontaine.com/accountability-workshop1/2 off for podcast listeners f...2023-05-0558 minGood Moms on PaperJennifer De Leon, author of Borderless: "We can be both, a writer and a mother"Hi friends -- Tessa and Annie talked with Jennifer De Leon, author of the novels Borderless and Don't Ask Me Where I'm From, and the essay collection White Space: Essays on Culture, Race, and Writing.We also talk about what we learned when Rufi Thorpe visited our accountability groups as the guest speaker. Event on April 25th!: Celebrate the release of Borderless with author Jennifer De Leon, in conversation with Celeste Ng. Event is free but RSVP is required. Buy Jenn's books:BorderlessDon...2023-04-1953 minGood Moms on PaperS2E10: The Good Moms read FIGHT NIGHT by Miriam ToewsHi friends, In this episode, we catch up a bit on life stuff, talk about this incredible Maggie Smith essay: My Marriage Was Never the Same After That (also we're so excited to buy her book!) and discuss our book club pick: Fight Night by Miriam Toews. Listen to the NPR segment about Ellen's book here! For our next book club, we'll read Tomorrow Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Read with us! We'll release the episode in June. xxThe Good Moms2023-04-1449 minGood Moms on PaperMarisa Crane, author of I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF, on their new book, queer community, and the OG gay coupleHi friends -- It's been a month since we last spoke, but we've recorded some great episodes! Ellen and Tessa spoke with Marisa Crane, author of I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself, which received a great review in the NYT. You can buy Mac's book here: I Keep My Exoskeletons to MyselfUntil next time, you're doing a great job. The Good Moms2023-04-0555 minGood Moms on PaperS2E8: The Power of Checking in with Friends with Christie Tate, author of BFFHi friends -- This week, we were lucky to be joined by the writer and NYT bestseller Christie Tate. Christie talks about writing success after having kids, rejection and professional envy, and the power of the 10 minute check-in phone call. It's such a great and helpful conversation -- don't miss it. Christie's books: BFF: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and FoundGroup: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My LifeEssay mentioned: Why I Let My Children See Me Argue with My Husband A...2023-02-2850 minGood Moms on PaperS2E7: How can I find a writing community when I have a toddler?Hi friends, Today on the podcast, we discussed a great listener question: How can I find/build a writing community when I’m the primary caregiver for my toddler? Or—can I get by as a writer without one? Momming is a job I love, but it’s all-consuming. Every hour that I have childcare is spent adjunct teaching (need to give that up—too little pay for too much time) or writing, because I have a book coming out and have hard deadlines I can’t ignore. I can’t figure out...2023-02-2331 minGood Moms on PaperS2E6: Diksha Basu on the joys of motherhood and why you should get tattoos after having kidsHi friends, This week we're back with Diksha Basu, the author of internationally bestselling novels Destination Wedding and The Windfall.Articles/podcasts mentioned: Gretchen Rubin, podcast: More Happier Rebranding Motherhood - New York Times Restraint Is My Family's Love Language - The CutGabe Hudson, podcast: The Twitterverse Buy Diksha's books here:Destination WeddingThe Windfall More information about our accountability workshops here. Annie's paperback events for Unlikely Ani...2023-02-1759 minGood Moms on PaperS2E5: Good Moms on Paper Bookclub! SPARE us, Prince HarryHi friends, We've always wanted to be part of a bookclub (where we mostly drink and brag about our kids), so we started our own! We read SPARE by Prince Harry, and highlighted some of the best gossip so you don't have to read the book (but you can if you want to! It's fun! Unless you're Tessa. Then it would be torture.) In February, we'll be reading: Fight Night Miriam Toews2023-02-0448 minGood Moms on PaperS2E4: L'Oreal Thompton Payton on perfectionism, jealousy, and rest as resistanceHi dear friends--This week, we talked about Leora's Moana costume and also Halloween (even though, yes, it's January....) and then we had a wonderful conversation with the writer L'Oreal Thompson Payton, a health and wellness writer at Fortune magazine, and author of the forthcoming STOP WAITING FOR PERFECT. We discuss perfectionism as a writer and a parent, IVF, sleep regressions, publishing as a debut Black woman author, managing professional jealousy, and rest as resistance for Black women. And a magical moment where she sees her preorder link for the first time!Writers and articles me...2023-01-2655 minGood Moms on PaperS2E3: New podcast name & listener questions!We are back this week with a new podcast name -- Good Moms on Paper! We hope you love it, we spent *a lot* of time texting about it. This week, we responded to questions from listeners... we hope we were helpful! If you have questions for us about writing or parenting or both, write to us: goodmomsonpaper@gmail.comIf you want to be part of the bookclub and get a delightful monthly email, subscribe to our newsletter: https://goodmomsonpaperapodcast.substack.com/Also, please follow us on twitter and instagram....2023-01-2049 minGood Moms on PaperS2E2: RUFI THORPE on the cost of motherhood, stubbornness, & writing without fearYour hosts Ellen Annie & Tessa talk with Rufi Thorpe on the cost (and gift) of motherhood, stubbornness, f*&k you energy, and being a fearless, feral writer. Also announcing our bookclub! Read along with us! Authors mentioned: Prince Harry Jane Smiley Jodi Picoult Rufi's books:The Knockout Queen The Girls from Corona Del Mar Dear Fang, With Love 2023-01-131h 03Good Moms on PaperSeason 2! Holiday Madness & New Years Writing GoalsCatching up with your hosts, Ellen Annie & Tessa, about various holiday plagues and new years writing plans. Plus, bumpkins! Send your questions for the podcast to HTSYpod@gmail.com2023-01-0636 minGood Moms on Paper#20: KATIE RUNDE, author of The ShoreEllen and Annie and Katie Runde talk acknowledgements, Fleabag, prologues, freelance editors, and not quitting on your book. Katie's book is here: THE SHORE2022-11-091h 05Good Moms on Paper#19: VANESSA A. BEE, author of Home BoundTessa and Annie talk accountability groups (find out more at anniehartnett.com/workshops and then chat with Vanessa A. Bee, author of HOME BOUND, out October 11 See Vanessa on tour: https://vanessaabee.com/Vanessa's book: HOME BOUND 2022-10-061h 00Good Moms on Paper#18: JOSEPH SCAPELLATO author of the The Made-Up ManEllen and Tessa and our guest Joe Scapellato talk writing 2 books at once, writing for middle grade audiences, and how parenting can enrich your writing. Joe's books: The Made-Up Man Big Lonesome 2022-09-1654 minGood Moms on Paper#17: Nancy Reddy and Emily Pérez, editors of The Long Devotion: Poets Writing MotherhoodEllen and Annie talk agents and non-fiction projects put on the back burner, and then chat with Nancy Reddy and Emily Pérez, the editors of The Long Devotion: Poets Writing Motherhood. The Long Devotion: Poets Writing MotherhoodArticle mentionedFolding Clothes is a Scam by Kathleen Donahoe2022-09-0453 minGood Moms on Paper#16: Antonia Angress, author of SIRENS & MUSESAntonia Angress, author of SIRENS & MUSES, doesn't have children, but hopes to have one someday soon. Antonia's book: SIRENS AND MUSES 2022-09-0159 minGood Moms on Paper#15: Amy Jo Burns, author of SHINER AND CINDERLANDAmy Jo’s Books: SHINERCINDERLAND Also mentioned: Joni Mitchell and Brandi Carlisle concert Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison Everything I Have is Yours by Eleanor Henderson 2022-08-171h 01Good Moms on Paper#14: Shannon Sanders, author of forthcoming COMPANYShannon Sanders's book COMPANY, is forthcoming from Graywolf Press in 2023. Her short story “The Good, Good Men” was a 2020 winner of the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. She is a mother of three, including a set of twins, and she writes on the back porch. We met her on twitter, so you should follow her too, @ShandersWritesAlso mentioned: Reiko Davis, Shannon's agent Laura van den Berg Monica Wood Tony Tulathimutte2022-08-0358 minGood Moms on Paper#13: Jericho Vincent, author and spiritual entrepreneurTessa and Annie talk with the wise and earnest Jericho Vincent, author, parent, and spiritual entrepreneur. Jericho's books: Cut Me Loose: Sin and Salvation After My Ultra-Orthodox GirlhoodLegends of the Talmud: A Collection of Ancient Magical Jewish TalesAlso mentioned: The Crane Wife: A Memoir by CJ Hauser 2022-07-221h 05Good Moms on Paper#12: Chloé Cooper Jones, author of EASY BEAUTYYour hosts Tessa and Annie talk with Chloé Cooper Jones about being her memoir and tour, her son, tennis, philosophy, and being a master of everything and nothing. Chloé's book: EASY BEAUTY 2022-07-1547 minGood Moms on Paper#11: Phuc Tran, tattooist & author of SIGH, GONESuch a wonderful and inspiring chat with Phuc Tran -- this one is for all the writers working many different jobs! Phuc's book: SIGH, GONE a memoir 2022-07-081h 10Good Moms on Paper#10. Getting to know your hosts!A quicky episode to get to know your hosts a little better. Annie's books: Rabbit Cake Unlikely AnimalsTessa's books: The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death Defying Acts And an untitled novel forthcoming from FSGSee Tessa eat fire here: https://fsgworkinprogress.com/2018/03/30/the-electric-woman/Ellen's book: What You Become in Flight and a novel in progress! 2022-07-0332 minGood Moms on Paper#9: Courtney Maum, author of The Year of the HorsesTessa and Annie talk about their own voices, vaccinations, and then have the great pleasure of talking about writing with Courtney Maum, author of five books, most recently The Year of the Horses, a memoir of conquering depression through reclaiming a childhood passionThe Year of the HorsesCostalegreBefore and After the Book Deal Touch I am Having So Much Fun Without You2022-06-2655 minGood Moms on Paper#8. Katie Gutierrez, author of More Than You'll Ever KnowEllen and Annie finally get to meet Katie Gutierrez, their friend from twitter and author of MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW, Good Morning America's Book Club pick -- (we called it!!!) We left the kiddo interruptions in this episode because they were so sweet. Katie's book: More Than You'll Ever KnowAlso mentioned: Julia Fine, author of The Upstairs House and What Should Be Wild 2022-06-1743 minGood Moms on Paper#7 Getting witchy and militant with Susannah Cahalan, author of Brain on Fire and The Great PretenderAnnie and Tessa talk with Susannah Cahalan, author of Brain on Fire and The Great Pretender. She is maybe the coolest person we've ever met, and we hope you love the conversation. Susannah's books: Brain on Fire The Great Pretender Also discussed:Deep Work by Cal Newport2022-06-0855 minGood Moms on Paper#6: Jessamine Chan, Author of THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERSAll three hosts got together to fangirl over Jessamine Chan, the bestselling author of The School For Good Mothers. Jessamine's bookTHE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS2022-06-0152 minGood Moms on Paper#5 Holding Space for GriefTessa, Annie, and Ellen hold space for grief after the shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo. 2022-05-3008 minGood Moms on Paper#4: Introducing co-host Ellen O'Connell Whittet! Author & Lover of the birth storyAnnie and Ellen discuss their friendship, writing with small kids, crying in front of Cheryl Strayed, and what drives us to tell birth stories.BOOKS and BOOK PEOPLE discussed: What You Become in Flight by Ellen O'Connell WhittetAnnie and Ellen's agent, Katie GrimmAmy Jo Burns, author of Shiner and Cinderland Becca Worby, rebeccaworby.comCheryl Strayed A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa2022-05-1853 minGood Moms on Paper#3: Taylor Harris, author of THIS BOY WE MADETessa and Annie discuss adding a cohost, the impossibilities of working with a newborn who doesn't nap, and then we talk to Taylor Harris, the author of This Book We Made. BOOKS and AUTHORS DISCUSSED: What We Become in Flight by Ellen O'Connell Whittet This Boy We Made by Taylor Harris Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi Nicole Chung, author of All You Can Ever Know Julie Buntin, editor and author of Marlena Amy Kurzweil, cartoonist and author of Flying Couch The Essay about The Contract: https://www.oprah.com/sp...2022-05-1858 min
Good Moms on Paper#1 Introduction: Tessa and Annie and The Accountability ContractAn introduction to your Here to Save You hosts Tessa Fontaine and Annie Hartnett. We share the details of the "writing accountability contract" we signed in 2018-- which is how we were able to write second books and also how we became friends. This contract we signed came from this Aimee Bender essay: Why the Best Way to Get Creative Is to Make Some Rules Books mentioned: Deep Work by Cal Newport I'll Show Myself Out by Jessi Klein Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett Bewilderment by Richard Powers Spoiler: You w...2022-05-1050 minGood Moms on Paper#2 -- Complicated feelings after publishing -- but Clare Beams is Here to Save Us!Annie and Tessa discuss why publishing a book doesn't seem to ever bring complete joy and fulfillment, and then Clare Beams joins us to give us her sage advice on writing, parenting, scheduling, and happiness. Clare is a gem of a human being, and no one should miss this episode. The essay that inspired our contract: Why the Best Way to Get Creative Is to Make Some RulesMore info about our accountability workshops: http://www.anniehartnett.com/workshopBooks discussed: THE ILLNESS LESSON by Clare Beams WE SHOW WHAT WE HAVE LE...2022-05-1056 min