J. R. FRONTERA, author

Rebel stories for rebel souls...

Deadly Sin of Writing #4–Beware the Bog of Back Story

A rampant discussion among my writer's group just lately ... how to handle backstory? What is too much? Too little? Are flashbacks and dreams to convey relevant events ever okay? And then we found this excellent post by the brilliant Kristen Lamb! I think she says it perfectly: ... View Post

Music Monday: An Exploration of What Powers my Stories – "Demons" by Imagine Dragons

Second in my series of exploring the noveling soundtrack to my current WIP, The Good Thing, is the song "Demons" by Imagine Dragons. I have several Imagine Dragons songs on this novel's playlist, but out of all of those, "Demons" is probably the one I'd choose for my favorite in representing the characters and story. Every time I hear this song, no matter where I am, I get immediately transported back into my novel.  The lyrics work very well from the point of view of one of the main ... View Post

Music Monday: An Exploration of What Powers my Stories – "Silver Lining" by HURTS

When it comes to music, writers seem to be in one of two camps.  Either they LOVE having music as a background to their story creation, or ... they HATE it, and must instead have absolute silence in which to concentrate. Personally, I'm in Camp A.  I LOVE having music while I write, and always have.  The louder and more epic, the better.  I reach The Zone far more quickly and stay in it longer if I've got my headphones on and the music blaring.  And since I started my current WIP about a year ... View Post

The Work-in-Progress Blog Hop: The Good Thing

Well!  Nothing like a good ol' fashioned blog hop to force me out of my blogging hermit-hole!I have been tagged by the wonderful Jumping From Cliffs to participate in this thingy here, and this is how it works: The idea is I post the first line of the first three chapters of my current work-in-progress, then nominate four other bloggers to do the same.To follow in the tradition set forth by JFC and a few of the authors who were tagged before him, I am including the first line of my prologue as ... View Post

Bait, Fish, and Reel Report for July 2014

Someone once said that to be a successful and productive writer, one had to do the equivalent of “cutting bait, fishing, and reeling ‘em in, all at the same time”! This translates to writing as working on projects-in-progress while at the same time submitting completed projects to potential markets and also continuing to cultivate new ideas for future projects. In case you missed my previous post on this subject, at the end of every month I compile a list of what I accomplished as far as ... View Post

Bait, Fish, and Reel Report for June 2014

Someone once said that to be a successful and productive writer, one had to do the equivalent of “cutting bait, fishing, and reeling ‘em in, all at the same time”! This translates to writing as working on projects-in-progress while at the same time submitting completed projects to potential markets and also continuing to cultivate new ideas for future projects. In case you missed my previous post on this subject, at the end of every month I compile a list of what I accomplished as far as ... View Post

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