J. R. FRONTERA, author

Rebel stories for rebel souls...

6 Ways to Get Unstuck and Hit Your NaNoWriMo Wordcount!

It's NaNoWriMo time, and those of us participating really can't afford a lapse in motivation or a battle with Writer's Block! But it happens to all of us, even the best of us. We lose our motivation to write. We lose the steam that was powering the current project. We get lost in a jungle of disorganized plot. Life happens and we just don’t have the energy to create fictional problems for fictional people. Writer’s Block comes knocking. Resistance and self-sabotage take over. We stop ... View Post

It’s Happening! My Publication Schedule for the Next 4 Months …

Yes, it's happening. "I love it when a plan comes together!" Finally, three (+) years after the date I signed up for my first Writer's Digest Workshop (and received a crash course in craft) and three years after I first buckled down to attempt (and win) my first NaNoWriMo, I am ready to hit the big red button to launch this rickety old rusted and duct-taped contraption I like to call my "writing career" into the wild blue yonder. I have read and researched and learned so much over the last ... View Post

Writing Prompt Wednesday: “Lost”, an original poem

an idea of who you should become who you would become what you want too much work to get there fighting on and on a battle neverending destination always slipping from your grip mirage on the horizon glimmering and shimmering to vanish at your touch the maze twists and you run and it brings you back to the beginning each step brings you forward but the world moves forward faster so exhausted need a rest need not to care spontaneous freedom ached for with bitter ... View Post

Writing Goals: Project List for November 2015

Well, yes, I do realize it's a little late now to be declaring my intentions for the month, given that Thanksgiving is already next week! (GULP) But, I figured it was probably pretty clear by now what I'm doing this month, and that is ... NaNoWriMo! :) Although, I am being kind of a renegade for NaNoWriMo this year and am editing for most of the month instead of writing something new. While this is a little disheartening, since NaNo's writing marathon in the past has accounted for about 90% ... View Post

Writing Goals: Bait, Fish, and Reel Report for October 2015

So, now that we're halfway through November, let me go back and think about all the writing goals I accomplished in October! If you recall, the following list is what I had planned to accomplish during the month. I have crossed off the items I managed to complete. Anything spontaneously added and then completed is in green, and the items I did not complete are in red. So all and all ... not too shabby, considering! Buy cover art for short story “In Death, Everything” Format “In Death, ... View Post

5 Reasons Participating in NaNoWriMo is the Best Thing for Your Writing Habit

I originally wrote this post for Wordwraiths.com, but thought I would cross-post it here in advance of NaNoWriMo 2015!   So maybe you’ve heard of this National Novel Writing Month thing, but you’re not really buying it. Maybe you’ve seen the lists of pros and cons, or read testimonies from some authors about why they don’t participate in NaNoWriMo. Well, I’ve read all those things, too, and I’ve found that most people who list out reasons they do not participate have ... View Post

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