J. R. FRONTERA, author

Rebel stories for rebel souls...

Writing Prompt Wednesday: A Venture into "Found Poetry"

Perhaps to my embarassment, I just recently discovered the awesomeness of "found poetry".  For those of you who still may not know about it, I offer this definition from Wikipedia: Found poetry is a type of poetry created by taking words, phrases, and sometimes whole passages from other sources and reframing them as poetry by making changes in spacing and lines, or by adding or deleting text, thus imparting new meaning. The resulting poem can be defined as either treated: changed in a profound ... View Post

Project List for May 2013

I love May.  May is my favorite month.  It brings back so many wonderful memories, going back to all the school years that ended in May, and all the summers that began in May.  Not only this, but for those of you who may not know, I met my husband in May.  May 1999, in line for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.  Yup, that's right.  He lined up for five days at the theater and I lined up for three (would have been five, but I had to finish making my Queen Amidala's red throne room dress first!)... ... View Post

Bait, Fish, and Reel Report for April 2013

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

Writing Prompt Wednesday: Another excerpt from the novel!

Comments: Whoops!  Almost entirely forgot that today was Wednesday!  Today's snippet comes again from the novel-in-progress, a young adult fantasy entitled "Cheetah on the Roof".  I almost told you who this conversation was between, but decided that instead I would love to hear who you infer these people to be from the conversation itself!  Hope you enjoy!  And thanks for reading!  - JRF *** Arrelious smiled, looking up at him.  “And what do you think became of Lua Mater, Loremaster?” “I’m still ... View Post

Writing Prompt Wednesday: A snippet from the novel!

Comments: Another snippet from the novel rough draft WIP, a young adult fantasy entitled "Cheetah on the Roof".  Hope you enjoy!***“Why don’t you eat something?” Baba Yaga asked, and the bottom of the wooden bowl scraped against the scuffed tabletop as she pushed it toward Deanne, sloshing the contents within. Deanne shook her head, instinctively breathing through her mouth to avoid the smell of it, the steam rising off it’s still-bubbling surface to push against her face like a suffocating ... View Post

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