Annie Hartnett, Tessa Fontaine & Ellen O'Connell Whittet

Good Moms on Paper

Arts EN ↓ 52 episodes

A podcast about writing and parenting brought to you by Annie Hartnett, Tessa Fontaine, and Ellen O'Connell Whittet, all writers and mothers of young children. Formerly known as the Here to Save You podcast. We're so glad you're here.

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Annie Hartnett, Tessa Fontaine & Ellen O'Connell Whittet

Episodes

#1 Introduction: Tessa and Annie and The Accountability Contract 10.05.2022 50:35

An 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 C...

#2 -- Complicated feelings after publishing -- but Clare Beams is Here to Save Us! 10.05.2022 56:55

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 Rules More info about our a...