Letters and Life: On Being a Writer, On Being a Christian - eBook

Bret Lott (MFA, University of Massachusetts) is the New York Times best-selling author of more than a dozen books including Jewel, an Oprah Book Club selection. From 1986 to 2004 he was writer-in-residence and professor of English at the College of Charleston, leaving to take the position of editor and director of the journal The Southern Review at Louisiana State University. In 2007, he returned to the College of Charleston, where he currently teaches. He serves as nonfiction editor of Crazyhorse, and is a member of the National Council on the Arts.

"Letters and Life is nothing less than an invaluable gift—a wise, wonderful, and desperately needed primer on what it means to be a genuine Christian writer and artist." -Eric Metaxas, New York Times best-selling author, Bonhoeffer
"In this lively collection of essays, Lott is determined to bridge another gap—the sometimes uneasy tension between the world of literary fiction and the broader community of faith." -Gregory Wolfe, editor, Image; author, Beauty Will Save the World
"Bret Lott has dared to write an impossible book—a serious and candid set of meditations on what it means to be a Christian writer living in a secular society that neither respects nor even understands his faith." -Dana Gioia, poet; former Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts
"Lott is one of America's finest writers and editors; this book reveals him to be one of our greatest mentors to writers of faith as well. Letters and Life brims with wisdom and advice to all who bear the call toward an authentic journey of a writer. It is a gift for all readers who desire to know more about the creative process and to infuse their creativity into their lives." Makoto Fujimura, artist; founder, International Arts Movement