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An Interview with Russell Bittner, Part 1

August 11, 2009

Russell Bittner, author of the collection Stores in the Key of C.  Minor. recently took some time to answer some of my questions about the art and craft of writing and about the publishing world.  In this first part, Russell describes his writing process, his thoughts on literature, and how he uses language to effectively [...]

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Introducing Russell Bittner

August 7, 2009

Russell Bittner is a New York-based writer, whose collection Stories in the Key of C – Minor is being published by Faraway this month.  To allow Russell Bittner to introduce himself to our readers, we asked him to describe his writing career.
 
There’s my “career,” Daniel, and then there’s my career.  The first is what enables [...]

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More from Joseph Grant

March 16, 2009

Our friend Joseph Grant has just had some more stories published. You can read his story “Reclamation”, just published in The Absent Willow Review, here: http://absentwillowreview.com/archives/reclamation.

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Excerpt on 6 Sentences

March 15, 2009

I was introduced to a website called 6 Sentences by Joseph Grant, a prolific writer whose work has appeared in Faraway.  In lieu of new work on Faraway, I present to you a six sentence-long excerpt of my novel-to-be: Sail excerpt.  It contains the longest sentence I’ve ever written, a matter of pride with me, [...]

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Doing the Dead – In Full

January 4, 2009

Now, for the first time, you can read K. C. Wilson’s powerful new novella completely for free, presented by Faraway.  By Florida-based author K. C. Wilson, Doing the Dead – 1983 is a superb piece of writing about a man turning thirty and recognizing the entanglements that made him who he is.  Along the way an unforgettable cast [...]

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Tomorrow: Doing the Dead in Full

January 3, 2009

In December, we serialized K. C. Wilson’s novella Doing the Dead – 1983.  To start off the new year, we are going to bring you that novella, in full, for the first time.  Come back tomorrow to download the full novella by this outstanding writer!

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Chapter VII. Daybreak on the Land

December 28, 2008

And now for the final chapter of K. C. Wilson’s novella Doing the Dead – 1983, presented by Faraway!
Click here to purchase a copy of Doing the Dead – 1983, or click here for complete coverage of the publication of this new novella.

            Kate came by early in the Cougar. Ingrid got up to see me [...]

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Chapter VI. Dawn of the Dead

December 27, 2008

Click here to download the sixth chapter of K. C. Wilson’s novella Doing the Dead – 1983, presented by Faraway!
Click here to purchase a copy of Doing the Dead – 1983, or click here for complete coverage of the publication of this new novella.

            My younger sister, Kate, often came by the house and parked in [...]

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An Interview with K. C. Wilson, Part 3

December 26, 2008

Recently, writer K. C. Wilson, whose novella Doing the Dead – 1983 is being published this month by Faraway, took some time to answer some questions about his work, his writing process, and his experience in publishing.  Part 2 of the interview is below.  (Click here to read the first part of the interview, and here [...]

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Doing the Dead – 1983 by K. C. Wilson

December 6, 2008

Dearest Readers,
Join Faraway as we ring in the New Year with a bang.  Throughout December  we will be serializing the first-ever novella presented by Faraway!  By Florida-based author K. C. Wilson, Doing the Dead – 1983 is a superb piece of writing about a man turning thirty and recognizing the entanglements that made him who he is.  Along [...]

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NaNoWriMo: It Begins!

November 1, 2008

Today was the first day of November, which means it was the first day of National Novel Writing Month.  I met with a friend at CK Cafe in Claremont, a little hidden cafe filled with comfy chairs and tables that are just the right height.  Soon there were nine writers there, plugging away at their [...]

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What’s in the new Faraway?

October 31, 2008

Ten short stories!  Thirteen poems!  Over thireen works of art! 
Over thirty contributors: Andy Mills, Dan Moreau, Diana Magallon, Jeff Crouch, David Kowalczyk, Val Murah, Katie Rutherford, T.R. Healy, William Walsh, Ellen Perry, Suvi Mahonen, Luke Waldrip, Vic Fortezza, Michael Woodcock, Karen Greenbaum-Maya, Janet Thorning, Jim Fuess, Jim Lyons, Christian Pinchbeck, Michael Pitassi, Colin James, Joseph [...]

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Marathon and NaNoWriMo

October 19, 2008

Marathon For the Arts
I just got back from my long run for the week and I am beat!  I ran nine miles in 1:19:37, well below my goal time (1:21:39), most of it along the Pacific Electric Bike Trail.  I also took a detour down Euclid Avenue through Upland, where there is a large, grassy [...]

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Quid Pro Quo by Daniel Sawyer

September 3, 2008

Arnold Bessemer had two great loves in life: Latin and writing.  Ever since he had been consigned to Latin for a few years in high school, he had loved the language, not for anything inherent in Latin itself, but because of the aura of Latin as something ancient, sacred, something almost sinister and on the [...]

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