Life Of A Writer Mom: Episode 406

The Mom Hour

Mom Hour Media

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Pitching, submitting, and financial uncertainty: the writerly life isn’t easy before kids come into the mix, but as a writer-mom it’s even trickier. In today’s episode, Meagan chats with contributor and full-time professional writer Joanne Ruelos Diaz to talk all things writing. We discuss how we each landed in this career, how we balance motherhood and writing, our hopes for the future and some advice about how to dive in to this creative outlet, whether it’s for personal or professional goals. Enjoy!

LINKS MENTIONED:

Meagan mentioned the book Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (this is an affiliate link).
Meagan mentioned the book The Way Of The Fearless Writer by Beth Kempton.
Want to learn more about Joanne? Follow her on Instagram, check out the work she’s done on her website, and order her book “The Little Book of Joy.” (This is an affiliate link)
Check out some of the blog posts Joanne has written for The Mom Hour:
How I’m Decluttering My Brain In 2023
Emergency Room Visits With Kids: What I Wish I’d Known, Packed, Said & Done
Fast Five: The Dinner-Table Game I Play To Connect With My Kids
“This Is Too Hard!”: How I’m Showing My Kids The Importance Of Doing Hard Things
Watching My Friends’ Teenagers On Instagram Led To The Stuffed Animal Olympics
You can find more on Meagan’s writing projects below:
Read some of Meagan’s personal writing on her website.
Catch up on some articles from Meagan’s magazine Reinvent.
Meagan wrote the book “The Happiest Mom: 10 Secrets To Enjoying Motherhood.”
If you’re interested in reading more about midlife motherhood, you can purchase Meagan’s January/February Reinvent Magazine.
If you’re looking for more information about writing, you may want to listen to More Than Mom: Writing, Motherhood & Creative Practice or read the blog post “How I Started Writing.”

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Megan, and I'm Sarah.
0:02.8	We're two moms with eight kids between us
0:05.0	and we're the hosts of The Mom Hour.
0:06.9	On this show, we're joined by a team of unique mom voices
0:09.9	from across the country and in different stages of motherhood
0:12.7	to bring you tips, ideas, and encouragement.
0:15.3	And to help you feel a little less alone.
0:17.3	We all know that motherhood is a lot easier
0:19.5	when real moms share honest truths and remind each other
0:22.4	that it's all gonna be okay.
0:24.2	We're not experts, we're parents who've been there.
0:26.4	We're not perfect, we're real.
0:28.4	Welcome to The Mom Hour.
0:31.6	Hi, everyone, and welcome to episode 406 of The Mom Hour.
0:36.1	I'm Megan Francis, and today I'm joined by Joanne Ruelos-Dias,
0:40.4	who is one of our contributors on The Mom Hour team
0:44.0	and is also a freelance writer and a mom of two kids.
0:47.8	I believe Joanne, you said seven and almost 11?
0:51.1	Seven and almost 11.
0:52.3	I always found that age to be so fun with kids.
0:55.6	I really like that sort of mid-big kid,
0:59.3	but not teenager yet, age, but out of the preschool age.
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