[7] From 2012 to 2023, he was executive director of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), taking over from founder Chris Baty.
[10] He left to focus on developing the TV show, America's Next Great Author,[11] as an Executive Producer.
[11] In 2014, Faulkner co-founded the Flash Fiction Collective, a reading series in San Francisco, with writers Jane Ciabattari and Meg Pokrass.
In 2018, Faulkner launched the podcast "Write-minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers" with co-host Brooke Warner of SheWrites.com.
In 2017, Faulkner published Pep Talks for Writers: 52 Insights and Actions to Boost Your Creative Mojo.