In case some of you weren't aware, I recently enrolled in a Writer's Digest online workshop. It began October 4th and ended December 27th of 2012. It was entitled "12 Weeks to a First Draft", and consisted of 12 assignments, each of 2- 2500 words, which were submitted weekly for individual critique by the instructor, a published career author or a literary agent. In my case the instructor was Stephen Mertz, who has published over 30 books in his ... View Post
What I Learned from NaNoWriMo 2012
My goodness. Let me just say that I am really glad November is over. If you are wondering why I did not happen to post here after November 2nd, and you guessed that it could have had something to do with needing to write 50k words in 30 days, you would be correct. I really had no time to do anything extra in any spare time throughout November because every minute was spent working on my word count. I wrote in cars, in trucks, on airplanes, next to swimming pools in Las ... View Post
NaNo Day 2: I feel like a REAL WRITER!!
Word Count Day One: 2834Word Count Day Two: 819The important thing to remember here is that I'm still ahead of schedule, and I've stuck with it for two days, which yes, is progress. :) I'll take anything I can get right now! I stole my younger sister's desk while she's away at college and made myself a little NaNo headquarters in the corner of our bedroom. It's small and unobtrusive, but gives me a place to put the laptop that's not on ... View Post
Dialogue Tags…. Detail or Distraction?
So obviously it wasn't REALLY the Return of Me last time I wrote in here.But it is now. ;)I am being forced to find another job and it's making me cranky and upset. But, it also made me decide to stop F-ing around and actually get to REAL WORK on this novel thing. If you've been keeping up with this journal, you are probably shaking your head and laughing right now. I know. How many times have I said this, right?Well. I enrolled in "12 Weeks to a ... View Post
Re-purposing this LJ! And a brief introduction.
UPDATES! (This entry is a sticky note! For current entries, please see the entries following this one!) December 3rd, 2012: I completed and WON the 2012 NaNoWriMo!!! Yes, that is correct, I wrote 52,805 words in 30 days! WHOA!October 27th, 2012: I have signed up for the 2012 NaNoWriMo... I will journal my progress here and on my writerly Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/#!/jennifer.r.frontera . Wish me luck!! ***Welcome to my Journal! I ... View Post
Welcome!
Welcome to the official website of J. R. Frontera, wife, mother, and aspiring novelist. Please enjoy your visit! ... View Post
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