Good Moms on Paper

Tessa and Ellen talk to Nicole Graev Lipson, author of MOTHERS & OTHER FICTIONAL CHARACTERS NICOLE 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 S...

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 Cuffy

All 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. 

The 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...

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 t...

Annie Tessa & Ellen gab about what's going on with their kids and discuss a listener question about Book Revision.  

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.

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-camp We also talk hot writers and Annie says "anxiety" 400 times.  Happy almost fall!!! xo  The Good Moms

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.  xx Annie Ellen and Tessa 

We'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.com Novel 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...

Annie 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://...

We'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.accountabilitywor...

Tessa 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 here xx  The Good Moms 

Ellen & 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 univ...

Hi 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 here Read Ellen's Fleishman essay xx The Good Moms

Hi 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 LAUNDRY xx The Good Moms

Tessa 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 Dark and her other books! The Upstairs House What Should Be Wild xox The Good Moms

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 writ...

Hi 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 & Baby A Flash of Darkness Also mentioned: 7 Writer Residencies that Are Family Friendly   xx The Good Moms

Hi 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 of The Natural Mother of the Child.  Get Krys's book here: The Natural Mother of the Child: A Memoir of Non-Binary Pa...

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...

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 Jennife...

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...

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

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 Therap...