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 ...

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, se...

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...

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 jour...

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 ...

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...

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:

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,...

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.comNovel Class, Apr...

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 Capti...

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 ...

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, S...

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!

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 togeth...

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...

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!

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 ...

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 V...

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 essay...

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:

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.W...

Hi friends, In this episode, we catch up a bit on life stuff, talk about this incredible Maggie Smith essay: My Marriage Was Nev...

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

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 c...