J. R. FRONTERA, author

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Writing Goals for 2015

And so begins the flood of "New Year's Resolutions" posts and tweets and status updates, etc, etc! But this year, I do not have resolutions.  I have GOALS. And I'm going to try to be realistic with these goals, so as to not 1) discourage myself and 2) overwhelm myself. The psyche is a fragile thing, indeed. I survived my third year of National Novel Writing Month - barely.  I then meditated on the question, "What am I doing?  Is this worth it?  Is this what I want to continue doing?" In the ... View Post

Writing Prompt Wednesday: "Every Moment", an original poem.

moments measured in heartbeats and hugs giggles small fingers wrapped around mine smiles and tears and lullabies moments measured in how many songs till snores how many steps and how many hours not slept moments measured in laughs sustained by love and the laundry never done one mess to another diapers and washcloths shoes and clothes always outgrown moments measured in pictures, snapshots baby books only half-complete moments measured in "I love you"s and whispers and the years pass on we all ... View Post

NaNoWriMo The Third Was NOT The Charm: How I Survived My 3rd Year of November Noveling Madness

  All righty. Here goes. The long-awaited NaNoWriMo 2014 recap post!  Nearly a month later, I think I'm recovered enough to tackle this, and I think I've had enough reflection time to determine what I need to improve upon next year. So, my dear fellow writerly people ... if you have accomplished NaNoWriMo yourselves, please do chime in with your comments on your own experiences.  And if you have not NaNo-ed before, but are considering doing so next year, please take my experiences here ... View Post

Project List for December 2014: REVISED EDITION

"Wait wait," you may say, "you dropped off the face of the planet for a month only to reappear here and post a December Project List as if nothing had happened?!  What's the deal?  What about NaNoWriMo and all that Boot Camp business?  WHAT IS GOING ON!?" Well, those are all very valid observations and questions. And there was certainly a great deal happening during November, which is why I dropped off the face of the blogosphere. I have now returned, but am so exhausted it's going to take a ... View Post

Backstory: The More You Know, The Less I Have To

Holey moley, this post is FANTASTIC! Probably the most important thing I’ve learned thus far in my writing ventures is that “characters poop plot, plot does not poop characters” ( … thanks, Chuck Wendig), which is the exact point made here. Knowing my characters inside and out, and all of their backstory, has made the plot of my current WIP, now at 99k words, a BREEZE compared to my previous novels. When I do get stuck, I’ve found it’s because I’m trying to FORCE the characters to do something ... View Post

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