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Losing things to time
And retrieving them with a goal and a deadline
Sep 10
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The art of ending
One of the questions I hear most often from writers is how to write a good ending. Hemingway said he wrote 39 different endings to A Farewell to Arms…
Sep 3
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Grant Faulkner
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August 2023
The "in-between" state
This weekend, for the first time in months (and what seems like years), I’m in between projects. I sent my agent my book proposal for my next nonfiction…
Aug 20
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Your routine is your muse
I’ve been busy at work on a new book proposal—more details coming soon. I gave myself the deadline of last weekend to have it done, which is why I…
Aug 13
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July 2023
Writing with the power of suggestion
When I wrote my book The Art of Brevity, I thought a lot about how stories flow from tantalizing glimpses that lure the reader forward. A good story…
Jul 30
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New ways of running (as a creative metaphor)
I like intensity. I like pushing boundaries. I like exerting myself to the limits of exhaustion. And then some. That’s why I was drawn to long-distance…
Jul 23
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June 2023
Invite your friends to read Intimations: A Writer's Discourse
Thank you for reading Intimations: A Writer's Discourse — your readership, your comments, and your spirit inspires me to keep doing this work. If you…
Jun 25
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Grant Faulkner
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Does an author's skin thicken with each book?
I’m working on a new book, and my agent told me not to tell anyone what it’s about until it’s sold to a publisher. I’m telling you this because I wish I…
Jun 18
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Spaces II: Apologies
In, of, and around
Jun 11
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In, of, and around
Jun 11
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Love, art, 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 of the…
Jun 4
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May 2023
The necessity (and joy) of discomfort in writing
AI writing tools threaten to take away a key aspect of the creative process
May 28
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