“I’m a major fan of this book and believe it will offer sustenance, guidance, relief, challenge, a healthier way forward, and a route to healing for many writers. This was the book I needed so long ago and the book that can change my trajectory.” —Mona Susan Power, author of Council of Dolls and Grass Dancer

“Whenever I have lost my way as a writer, Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew arrives as a trusted companion. Whether I’m drafting new material, revising, or sending my work out in the world, I can always find just the right words I need to hear in Andrew’s books. I've recommended her writing guides to countless students in my two decades as a creative writing professor, and always they respond with immense gratitude for her insights.” —Brenda Miller, author of Tell it Slant: Creating, Refining, and Publishing Creative Nonfiction and The Pen and the Bell: Mindful Writing in a Busy World

“Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew is not only an author you should read but a teacher you can trust.” —Barbara Brown Taylor, author of An Altar in the World and Leaving Church

“This book is like a wise friend—it energized me to think more broadly about what my work is in my life and in my relationships, and it expanded my thinking around the unexpected ways that my writing can interact with the wider world.” —Annika Martin, New York Times bestselling author of Most Eligible Billionaire

“The Release gave me a much broader and more loving way to approach publishing.” —Carolyn Holbrook, author of Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify