Having a baby Quote by Anne Lamott

“There is nothing to writing. You nourish your creativity for months and years until you release your baby out into the world.”

— Lydia Larue

“The trouble with a baby, for writists, is that they take away your useful melancholy, even the energy to invent some.”

— D.A. Botta

When the babies were very young, I found it difficult to write. I told myself each time that it would be different, I was…

— Ayelet Waldman

“Every child deserves to be read to. It is a great bonding time for you and your baby.”

— Anonymous

“Writing is a part of life that has to be explored.”

— P.S. Winn

“There are words in the soul of a newborn baby, wanting and waiting to be written.”

— Toba Beta [Betelgeuse Incident

“[Writing is] about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life as well. It's about getting up,…

— Stephen King

“Writing can make life enjoyable, write your dreams…”

— Wanda Smith

Writing is like carrying a fetus.

— Edna O'Brien

“Writing a novel is the closest thing a male writer will ever get to the experience of childbirth.”

— Norman Mailer

“Writing is about taking everyday observations, things which people see almost every day of their lives, and yet bringing it to their attention for…

— Jamie L. Harding

“Be a mom and a working artist and whatever the hell else you want and yes, you will make work after the baby comes…

— Megan Stielstra