Grant FaulknerPlotting without a plotPart one of a two-part mystery about plot·6 min read·Apr 7, 2024----
Grant FaulknerWriting Routine as MuseTurning discipline into habit and habit into inspiration·4 min read·Jan 7, 2024--5--5
Grant FaulknerThe 23 Levels of Belief Necessary to Finish a NovelI recently heard Jerry Seinfeld on a podcast, and he was asked what it took to make it as a comedian. He said, “Everyone who makes it makes…·3 min read·Dec 18, 2023--2--2
Grant FaulknerWhat creative type are you?Sometimes it’s good to pause from creative work and do a bit of fun introspection. Fun as in a “creative type” test. Essentially a…·3 min read·Dec 11, 2023--1--1
Grant FaulknerAttention as AdventureOne definition of a story: it’s a series of moments of attention.·4 min read·Oct 15, 2023--24--24
Grant FaulknerA divining rod is just another word for a penThe art of sensing a story·3 min read·Oct 9, 2023----
Grant FaulknerLove and the art of storytelling (and activism?)An aesthetic can be born from pain. An aesthetic can be born from beauty. I suppose an aesthetic can also be born from cotton candy. Or all…·4 min read·Jun 4, 2023----
Grant FaulknerThe mystery is the clarityWriting to the questions, not the answers·5 min read·May 28, 2023----
Grant FaulknerTo Be the Fool—in Literature and LifeRejecting winning in a world that prizes winning·5 min read·May 9, 2023--25--25
Grant FaulknerOn Illness and ArtA malcontented body can guide one to a contented soul·5 min read·May 1, 2023--1--1