J. R. FRONTERA, author

Rebel stories for rebel souls...

Writing Goals: Bait, Fish and Reel Report for March 2016

You know, I haven't done of these monthly goal accomplishment round ups since November of 2015! Whoops! But it's time to get back on track! At least, with sharing them publicly. I've been privately taking stock of my goals and progress, but I like being able to put them out here for a wider accountability! So here's a run-down of what I managed to accomplish in March 2016: Edited a client's 89,800 word erotic thriller novel. Edited just a bit of my own science fiction novel ... View Post

The 30 Day Writing Challenge: Days #15 – 28

Thirty days of insight, explanations, nostalgia and excerpts from my writing life. I came across a thing on Twitter the other day that looked too fun to pass up: The Thirty Day Writing Challenge (#TDWC). It asked 30 questions about your writing, and you were supposed to answer 1 question for each day of the month. It's been awhile since I've updated this (I've been very busy the last few weeks editing for a client and dealing with some real life stuff), but here we go! My answers for Days 15 ... View Post

The 30 Day Writing Challenge: Days #8 – 14

Thirty days of insight, explanations, nostalgia and excerpts from my writing life. I came across a thing on Twitter the other day that looked too fun to pass up: The Thirty Day Writing Challenge (#TDWC). It asked 30 questions about your writing, and you were supposed to answer 1 question for each day of the month. Here are my answers for the questions Days 8 - 14! #8 Your least favorite character out of all the characters you've written? At the moment ... Mr. Augustus Rutt, the Registry ... View Post

The 30 Day Writing Challenge, Days #4 – 7

Thirty days of insight, explanations, nostalgia and excerpts from my writing life. I came across a thing on Twitter the other day that looked too fun to pass up: The Thirty Day Writing Challenge (#TDWC). It asked 30 questions about your writing, and you were supposed to answer 1 question for each day of the month. Here are my answers for the questions Day 4-7! #4 A book you can't live without. Well, if we go by the very few books I've re-read in my life, it would have to be the Alien ... View Post

The 30 Day Writing Challenge, Day #1 – 3

Thirty days of insight, explanations, nostalgia and excerpts from my writing life. I came across a thing on Twitter the other day that looked too fun to pass up: The Thirty Day Writing Challenge (#TDWC). It asked 30 questions about your writing, and you were supposed to answer 1 question for each day of the month. I had decided to start answering these questions in March, but I am already nearly 3 days behind. So today I will post answers to the first 3 questions, and hopefully remember to ... View Post

3 Ideal Timetables for Emailing Your Mailing List

If the sight of all this text makes you want to spork your eyes out, skip to the very end and drop your email in the form, then check the "Writer" box under "Manage My Preferences" -- I'll be sending a condensed .pdf of this post with just the highlights to that list this week!  These days, I'm subscribed to a TON of mailing lists. And they aren't those junk lists you get put on when you order online and don't pay attention to the microscopic "subscribe to our  daily deals!!!" check ... View Post

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