Credo - Bret Lott

On Good Writing · Apr 4, 2026 · 5m

Here at the start of this podcast On Good Writing, Bret Lott shares a kind of credo, words to guide us in the art of creative writing. We hope you will find some sustenance in knowing that you are not alone in this often lonely and shaky work that is writing. This is a conversation on creative writing, art, and what it takes to make good work. By sharing quotes of great artists and writers who have come before us, we look for guidance and wisdom in the long apprenticeship of becoming better writers. New episodes release on Saturday mornings.

Bret Lott is the bestselling author of fifteen…