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how do we keep writing during times like this?
a reminder that your words matter, plus two practical tips for sustaining a writing practice amidst the horrors
Feb 2
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"motherhood gave me the gift of desperation"
Nicole Graev Lipson, author of MOTHERS AND OTHER FICTIONAL CHARACTERS on the urgency that drives her writing life and why getting moving is always the…
Feb 11
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Nancy Reddy
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Nicole Graev Lipson
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"dream big and start small"
children's book author and editor Heidi Fiedler on taking her work seriously *and* enjoying the process
Feb 6
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Nancy Reddy
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Heidi Fiedler
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What do you want in your writing?
Tracey Gee, author of THE MAGIC OF KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT, on the power of looking backward to set intentions for the new year
Jan 28
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Nancy Reddy
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Tracey Gee
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it's Good Mother Myth day!
two quick ways you can help, where we can hang out in person in the next couple of months, and some great early reviews and recognition
Jan 21
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Nancy Reddy
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"Caregiving has completely quieted the angsty existential questions I had in my 20s."
Jun 20, 2024
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Nancy Reddy
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Catherine Newman
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"Caregiving has completely quieted the angsty existential questions I had in my 20s."
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"you need less time to write a book than you think"
Jun 25, 2024
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Nancy Reddy
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it's Good Mother Myth day!
Jan 21
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Nancy Reddy
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the recovery is as important as the work
Jul 30, 2023
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Nancy Reddy
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what Shark Tank taught me about the difference between marketing and making art
because writing a good book and actually selling it are two totally different things
Jan 18
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Nancy Reddy
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what Shark Tank taught me about the difference between marketing and making art
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you heard it here first, Mom Squad
my BIG PLANS for pub day + an audiobook sample, and where we can hang out this spring
Jan 16
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Nancy Reddy
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"Choose your devotion"
Maria Bowler on the need to undo our bad ideas about "being disciplined" in our creative lives and how to get closer to what's really alive in us…
Jan 14
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Maria Bowler
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I can see a better time when all our dreams come true 🎶
reflecting on 2024, setting intentions for your writing life in 2025, and a reminder about our upcoming 🔮 vision board party 🔮
Dec 29, 2024
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Nancy Reddy
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I can see a better time when all our dreams come true 🎶
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welcome to the MOM SQUAD
two requests for help, plus two fun things I'm sharing here first
Dec 27, 2024
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Nancy Reddy
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I've got a feeling this year's for me and you🎶
🥳️ join us for a vision board party, join the MOM SQUAD to help launch The Good Mother Myth 🥳️
Dec 19, 2024
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Nancy Reddy
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I've got a feeling this year's for me and you🎶
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"Fatherhood also taught me self-care."
poet and translator Derek Mong on relearning how to write after his son's birth, adjusting to a teenager's desire for independence, and his new book…
Dec 12, 2024
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Nancy Reddy
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the second annual good creatures gift guide
🎶 all I want for Christmas is for youuuuu 🎶 to pre-order 🎁 THE GOOD MOTHER MYTH 🎁 for a mom you love, plus a bunch of other excellent gift ideas…
Dec 9, 2024
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Nancy Reddy
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the second annual good creatures gift guide
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"How am I going to encourage my daughter to pursue her dreams if I don’t wholeheartedly pursue mine?"
author, journalist, and speaker L'Oreal Thompson Payton on drawing inspiration from Beyoncé and Toni Morrison, making sure her daughter knows her as a…
Dec 5, 2024
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Nancy Reddy
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L'Oreal Thompson Payton
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"How am I going to encourage my daughter to pursue her dreams if I don’t wholeheartedly pursue mine?"
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