Rejection

Trust and Distrust and Trusting

Heightened states of vulnerability open up the world in interesting ways.

Feb 1 • Grant Faulkner

On quitting (and not quitting)

Since we just passed the halfway mark of JanYourStory at Memoir Nation—the challenge to write 500 words of your memoir each day—I’ve been thinking of…

Jan 18 • Grant Faulkner

E. Jean Carroll: 9 things about writing and life

Starting with always be fabulous.

Nov 23, 2025 • Grant Faulkner

Lessons from My New Friend: Jeff Hiller

The drama of friendships at the center of our lives

Jul 27, 2025 • Grant Faulkner

The biggest question of all: Does your story matter?

There are certain writing truisms that I repeat and repeat and repeat because I believe in them so deeply.

Jun 29, 2025 • Grant Faulkner

Rejecting Rejection

How to develop a rejection mindset

Feb 2, 2025 • Grant Faulkner

"Wound Wood" as Creative Guide

I’m always on the search for metaphors to think of the creative process with.

Oct 6, 2024 • Grant Faulkner

Rejection as writer's tool?

"Rejection can simply mean redirection.”

Sep 22, 2024 • Grant Faulkner

Self-pity as creative nourishment?

Don't create. Wallow!

Jul 28, 2024 • Grant Faulkner

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