“I wish Writing Motherhood had been around when I was a new mom. Women deserve to own and record their words. Writing Motherhood —honest, practical and inspiring—helps us overcome our fears and unlock the thoughts and feelings we all have inside. Thank you, Lisa Garrigues!”

“Lisa Garrigues is the real animal, a trailblazer and a muse. Her techniques are both grounded and inspirational. May she lead a revolution.”

“In Writing Motherhood , Lisa Garrigues describes what my head and my heart and my hands have been doing ever since I became a mother. Her inspirations and invitations smooth the path to recording motherhood in real time, exactly how we wish our mothers and grandmothers for generations before us had done.”

” Writing Motherhood reclaims the old-fashioned, spirit-lifting, life-grounding act of writing as an elemental part of our motherly lives. Grab your Mother’s Notebook and a speck of time, throw away the rules, and start writing!”

“Motherhood was the catalyst for making my dream of writing a book a reality, and I believe there are many other mothers who also have a story or passion to share but they may not know how to begin. Writing Motherhood is a wonderful guide to help mothers channel the creativity that is at the core of mothering into art.”

” Writing Motherhood is a fantastic resource for any woman who finds herself transformed by mothering and seeks to give a literary voice to her experience. With both practical and creative advice, Writing Motherhood guides the literary mother towards giving birth to herself as a writer.”

“For any mother who longs to find more time for herself, for any writer who wonders if the demands of motherhood will compromise her craft, here is a welcome reminder that art and life are gloriously, messily, inextricably intertwined. At once creative writing manual and mothering memoir, Writing Motherhood inspires us to honor our own everyday lives as mothers by giving shape to them on the page.”

“With both wit and wisdom, Lisa Garrigues depicts creative ways to capture and communicate the essence of motherhood. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to any woman who wants to explore and express her experiences as a mother and learn about her Self in the process.”