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EPISODE · Jun 6, 2026 · 11 MIN

Destroying Everything - Alberto Giacometti

from On Good Writing · host Cy.press Studios with Bret Lott

This week, Bret Lott invites us to consider the mysterious process of creating in the face of self-doubt. He quotes the 20th century artist, Alberto Giacometti. Bret Lott is the bestselling author of fifteen books, including the novels ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ancient Highway⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hunt Club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Song I Knew by Heart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jewel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (an Oprah’s Book Club selection). Formerly editor of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Southern Review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Lott was appointed to the National Council on the Arts in 2006. He taught creative writing for nearly forty years at the College of Charleston. He and his wife, Melanie, live in the country outside Charleston, South Carolina.⁠⁠⁠⁠On Good Writing⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a Cy.press Studios production. Cy.press Studios is a project of the Cypress Writers’ Workshop, a creative writing program supporting writers who seek to master their craft and cultivate the unity between art and reverence. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cy.press⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.The music in this episode is " The Bible Belt" by John Lucas /Musicbed.com.

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