CMB 059 : Andrew Peterson

Not many songwriters understand the power of storytelling the way Andrew Peterson does. He truly has a gift to connect with people through his art, which has obviously come through in his more than 12 studio releases, and his knack for writing great fiction.

In fact, earlier this week, his fourth and final installment of "The Wingfeather Saga" hit retail. The Warden And The Wolf King is the epic ending of this truly engaging story. Christians who know and love the fantasy novels of Lewis and Tolkien, will feel right at home with Peterson's ability to envelop you in his world of "toothy cows" and "sea dragons".

Andrew is also a successful songwriter and musician. He’s worked with all kinds of artists like Matthew Perryman Jones, Brandon Heath, David Wilcox, Allison Kraus, Bebo Norman, Phil Keaggy, Derek Webb, and many more.

We talked about his story as a young guy that loved being creative, the difference between songwriting and book writing, his super successful 6 figure Kickstarter campaign for his latest book The Warden And The Wolf King and a lot more.

The Highlights

Andrew’s story of creativity

Taste and ten-thousand hours

The power of story telling

There’s not a secular molecule in the universe

The difference between songwriting and book writing

How The Wingfeather Saga was born

The only way to learn how to write

Let the song and the story be what it wants to be

How The Warden And The Wolf King became book four

Pembrick’s Creaturepedia

The $118,000 Kickstarter

The Rabbit Room community

Songs in today's podcast are "The Cornerstone" and "Carry The Fire" from Andrew's album Light For The Lost Boy

Andrew’s Links

The Warden And The Wolf King (Link to Rabbit Room)

Official site

Andrew on Twitter

Andrew on Facebook

Ira Glass On Storytelling