J. R. FRONTERA, author

Rebel stories for rebel souls...

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

Pushing Through the Romanticism of Being a Writer

I think probably the most valuable thing I learned from NaNoWriMo last November (aside from the very important fact that I could, indeed, write a whole lot of words in a short amount of time) was that sometimes, writing could actually feel like work.  I feel that many creative people, especially when they are younger, feel that if they could just get a job doing their creative enterprise of choice, and make a living off of it, they could be happy working all day every day for most of their adult ... View Post

Project List for April 2013

*trying not to panic*breathe...breathe* Write 30,ooo words for Camp NaNo (you will notice I dropped it another 10k words - that is because I am both drastically behind at this moment and because there are actually other items that need to be accomplished this month as well... see below!) (Hrm... haven't hit 5000 words yet... think I'm in trouble! :P 4.24.13) (Well, I wrote 5750 words total... meh. 4.30.13) Submit short story to Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition, Early-Bird Deadline ... View Post

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