Bret Lott

Cultivated: A podcast about faith and work

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Religion & Spirituality, Arts

4.7 • 657 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2016

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Bret Lott is a New York Times best-selling novelist. He's written more than a dozen books, edited an esteemed literary journal, and served on the National Council for the arts. His novel Jewel was an Oprah's Book Club selection in 1998, and went on to be an international bestseller. On today's show, Bret talks about faith and writing, his daily routines, his thoughts on Christians in the marketplace, and the strange day when he got a life-changing call from Chicago. For more of Bret's work go to: https://www.amazon.com/Bret-Lott/e/B001ITYM1K Credits: Written, Produced, and Edited by Mike Cosper Mixed by Mark Owens at resonaterecordings.com Our administrator is Daniela Rueda Editorial Help from Lachlan Coffey and Scott Slucher Roman Candle wrote our theme song ( romancandlemusic.com ) Soundtrack by Roman Candle and Dan Phelps (oceanographicrecords.bandcamp.com) Thanks to Sam Lily, Ashley Leightenheimer, Jesse Eubanks, Jeremy Linneman, Kyle Noltemeyer, HIlary Noltemeyer, Sarah Cosper, and Bradley Speaks for their efforts at impersonation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you in part by The Apologetics Guy Show, the podcast that helps you find
0:07.5	clear answers to tough questions about Christianity. Learn to explain your faith with courage and
0:13.3	compassion. Join Moody Bible Institute professor Dr. Mikhail del Rosario at apologeticsky.com.
0:21.9	I never intended being a writer.
0:24.7	I wanted to be outdoors.
0:26.2	I wanted to be, you know, riding around on a horse,
0:28.6	or being at the beach, you know.
0:30.4	Brett Lott has had the kind of success
0:32.0	that most writers dream about.
0:33.6	He's published more than a dozen books.
0:35.3	He's served as the editor of the Southern Review,
0:37.2	a well-respected literary journal.
0:39.0	He's been honored by presidents, served on the National Council for the Arts,
0:42.3	and in 1998, his novel Jewel was selected by Oprah Winfrey for her book club.
0:47.6	My editor called me up that night and said, Brad, do you understand what this means?
0:51.2	You have an instant classic.
0:54.1	An instant classic. I mean, what does that even You have an instant classic. An instant classic. I mean, it was like,
0:55.8	what does that even mean an instant classic? But it did really well. It became an international
1:02.6	bestseller. It's so weird to say that. But it was. And I mean, I remember being in airports
1:08.3	and seeing people walk around with it in their hands. I always want to run up, hey, do you like know my mom?
1:21.5	From Harbor Media, you're listening to Cultivated, Conversations about Faith and Work.
1:26.0	I'm Mike Cosper, and on today's show, my guest is
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