Good Moms on Paper

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Bees, Kids, and Lighting your Hair on Fire with Julie Carrick Dalton, author of The Last Beekeeper May 04, 2023

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Hi 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/workshop
https://www.tessafontaine.com/accountability-workshop
1/2 off for podcast listeners for the month of June!
xx
The Good Moms

Jennifer De Leon, author of Borderless: "We can be both, a writer and a mother" Apr 19, 2023

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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:
Borderless
Don't Ask Me Where I'm From
White Space
xox
The Good Moms

S2E10: The Good Moms read FIGHT NIGHT by Miriam Toews Apr 14, 2023

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Hi 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.
xx
The Good Moms

Marisa Crane, author of I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF, on their new book, queer community, and the OG gay couple Apr 05, 2023

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Hi 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 Myself
Until next time, you're doing a great job.
The Good Moms

S2E8: The Power of Checking in with Friends with Christie Tate, author of BFF Feb 27, 2023

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Hi 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 Found
Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life
Essay mentioned:
Why I Let My Children See Me Argue with My Husband
Authors mentioned:
Lauren Groff
Carry the Dog Stephanie Gangi
xox
The Good Moms

S2E7: How can I find a writing community when I have a toddler? Feb 22, 2023

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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 how to carve out the time to nurture friendships with other writers, and even though I’m fresh out of grad school, I’ve let too many of those relationships fall through the cracks of early motherhood. Also, so many readings, master classes, workshops, etc. are held smack in the middle of my little girl’s bedtime, which I hate missing. Don’t even get me started on conferences and retreats. I’d love to spend six weeks in the French alps doing nothing but writing and eating croissants, but I also can’t imagine missing six weeks of my daughter’s life. It’s a weird problem, because I’m sort of okay with the isolation and I absolutely adore being a mom, but I’m aware that it’s probably not healthy and not great for my writing career to be so forever alone. Who am I going to hit up for blurbs if I don’t have any writer friends? My toddler’s kindermusik classmates?

We tried our best to help! If you have questions for us to answer on future epsiodes, email goodmomsonpaper@gmail.com

Ellen's essay: About that Horrific Birth Scene in Fleishman is in Trouble
Update on the leopard gecko: he has a real cage now, and a heat lamp. Doing well, thanks.
xx
The Good Moms

S2E6: Diksha Basu on the joys of motherhood and why you should get tattoos after having kids Feb 17, 2023

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Hi 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 Cut
Gabe Hudson, podcast: The Twitterverse
Buy Diksha's books here:
Destination Wedding
The Windfall
More information about our accountability workshops here.
Annie's paperback events for Unlikely Animals:
Newtonville Books - March 1st at 7 pm
White Birch Books - North Conway NH March 2nd at 6 pm
Don't forget: You're doing a good job!

S2E5: Good Moms on Paper Bookclub! SPARE us, Prince Harry Feb 03, 2023

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Hi 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 Toews

S2E4: L'Oreal Thompton Payton on perfectionism, jealousy, and rest as resistance Jan 25, 2023

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Hi 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 mentioned:
My Daughter Wanted to Be Elsa, I Made Her Go as a Dumpy Owl
Jen Sincero - How to Be A Badass
Jen's Non-Fiction Book Proposal Course
Fortune magazine articles
Jasmine Guillory
Inner Workout - Taylor E. Morrison
Chelsea Bieker and Kimberly King Parsons
Tracee Ellis Ross
How I Learned About the Power of Rest for Black Women
L'Oreal's book & preorder link!
STOP WAITING FOR PERFECT: Step out of your comfort zone and into your power
Until next time, we want you to know: You're doing a good job.

S2E3: New podcast name & listener questions! Jan 19, 2023

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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.com
If 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.
Until next time, we want you to know: You're doing a good job.

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