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J.C. Nova
May 8, 20225 min read
A guide to writing and publishing your first book (Part 5): Rewrite, Review, Edit and Proofread
Now your first draft is ready. It is rough. It has all the key elements of your story. Now it is time to rewrite your story.
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J.C. Nova
Apr 30, 20224 min read
A guide to writing and publishing your first book (Part 4): 9 Practical Writing Tools & Tricks
There are a lot of tidbits and tips about writing. However, I have outlined those that have been quite useful to me in my writing journey.
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J.C. Nova
Apr 24, 20224 min read
A guide to writing and publishing your first book (Part 3): Hooks and Bread Crumbs!
BEWARE THE HOOK!
So the Story Hook is placed at the beginning of the book or story to grab the reader's attention
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J.C. Nova
Apr 16, 20225 min read
A guide to writing and publishing your first book (Part 2): Writing the Story
This post, is going to explain how to easily put together a story.
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J.C. Nova
Apr 10, 20225 min read
A guide to writing and publishing your first book (Part 1)
Have you ever dreamt of being an author? Ever thought about what it will be like to write a bestselling novel?
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J.C. Nova
Jan 13, 20225 min read
The Parable of the Shot Put
A short story on how communication skills and conversations can shape reality...
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J.C. Nova
Sep 24, 20212 min read
What I'm working on: AEGIS Volume 2
I've started working on the next part of the AEGIS comic series - and I am very excited. I think it is going to be a damn good story!...
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J.C. Nova
Sep 12, 20211 min read
What's new? Remnants
Remnants: In a world of advanced technology follow the story of Zainab whose husband tries to kill her on their wedding anniversary...
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J.C. Nova
Jan 9, 20215 min read
The Runners (Fiction)
Their appearance was so strange that Corporal Richard swallowed again - and this time, it was not because he was thirsty...
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J.C. Nova
Nov 14, 20202 min read
What I'm reading: Inanna (Every woman has her story) - by Debby Osa
My first impression was, this is a really polished writer. Like, Debby Osa knows how to write.
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J.C. Nova
Oct 5, 20206 min read
Fiction: The Opening (Conclusion)
To make it worse, he was increasingly seeing things: he had seen a car vanish as he drove home to work; had seen a co-workers head disappear
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J.C. Nova
Oct 4, 20203 min read
Fiction: The Opening
The best way to describe it was a mini black hole with pixelated box-like edges that had appeared right in mid-air. Initially, its size was
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J.C. Nova
Apr 17, 20206 min read
The Bleeding Son: Domino Effect (Part 4) #Fiction
“So tell me, comrades, when a person is raped, who is the victim?” Azazel said with a smile on his face
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J.C. Nova
Apr 10, 20204 min read
The Bleeding Son: The Morning After (Part 3) #Fiction
“I know this might be asking a bit too much, but can I see you, Mike?”
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J.C. Nova
Apr 3, 20204 min read
The Bleeding Son: The Morning After (Part 2) #Fiction
“I will be killing myself afterwards. My husband and I have no children and after the initial tears from society, everyone will move on...
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J.C. Nova
Mar 27, 20206 min read
The Mystique of the Royal Sprite (Part 3) - From "Of Priests & Mermaids"
Fact is, if you realise how short time is, you will waste no time at all...
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J.C. Nova
Mar 20, 20206 min read
The Mystique of the Royal Sprite (Part 2) - From "Of Priests & Mermaids"
I didn’t think much of the cough till there was blood on my face - and on my new shirt.
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J.C. Nova
Mar 13, 20207 min read
The Mystique of the Royal Sprite - From "Of Priests & Mermaids" (Fiction)
In the end, it turned out that though life could be a bed of dazzling roses or a bush of wicked thorns, it could also be the Green Goblin o
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J.C. Nova
Mar 3, 20205 min read
Damp (Part 2) - From "Of Priests and Mermaids"
The thing splashed about in the blood-stained pinkish pool of water, attempting to come out, and Lara finally saw it for the first time.
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J.C. Nova
Feb 26, 20208 min read
Fiction: Damp (From "Of Priests and Mermaids")
The sound was definitely coming from the bathroom of the studio apartment where she lived. Alone...
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