Pulitzer Prize Winning Writer Used Walls for Notetaking
One of America’s most famous authors, William Faulkner, using a graphite pencil and red grease pencil, penned the outline of The Fable on the walls of his Mississippi office. Faulkner’s wife, disappointed with this decision, had the walls repainted. In return, Faulkner rewrote the outline and then shellacked the wall to ensure a permanent record.
Faulkner’s home, known as Rowan Oak, in Oxford, Mississippi, is open for tours. Click here to see a virtual tour of Faulkner’s office and his amazing home. via
or come on down here to Mississippi and see it in person.
This is what walls are for…creative expression. Whether it be a six year old painting a rocket ship or a Pulizter winning author outlining his novel.