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Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story

Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story

The Art of Brevity takes the reader on a lyrical exploration of compact storytelling, guiding readers to master the power of suggestion.

2023

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Stories

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Plotting without a plot

Part one of a two-part mystery about plot

6 min readApr 7, 2024

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Plotting without a plot

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Writing Routine as Muse

Turning discipline into habit and habit into inspiration

4 min readJan 7, 2024

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Writing Routine as Muse

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The 23 Levels of Belief Necessary to Finish a Novel

I 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 readDec 18, 2023

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The 23 Levels of Belief Necessary to Finish a Novel

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What 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 readDec 11, 2023

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What creative type are you?

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Attention as Adventure

One definition of a story: it’s a series of moments of attention.

4 min readOct 15, 2023

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Attention as Adventure

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A divining rod is just another word for a pen

The art of sensing a story

3 min readOct 9, 2023

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A divining rod is just another word for a pen

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Love 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 readJun 4, 2023

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Love and the art of storytelling (and activism?)

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The mystery is the clarity

Writing to the questions, not the answers

5 min readMay 28, 2023

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The mystery is the clarity

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To Be the Fool—in Literature and Life

Rejecting winning in a world that prizes winning

5 min readMay 9, 2023

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To Be the Fool—in Literature and Life

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On Illness and Art

A malcontented body can guide one to a contented soul

5 min readMay 1, 2023

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On Illness and Art

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Grant Faulkner

Grant Faulkner

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Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month, co-founder of 100 Word Story, writer, tap dancer, alchemist, contortionist, numbskull, preacher.

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