Fiction

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.

A guide to writing and publishing your first book (Part 4): 9 Practical Writing Tools & Tricks

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.

A guide to writing and publishing your first book (Part 3): Hooks and Bread Crumbs!

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

A guide to writing and publishing your first book (Part 2): Writing the Story

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.

A guide to writing and publishing your first book (Part 1)

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?

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...

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!...

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...

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...

What I'm reading: Inanna (Every woman has her story) - by Debby Osa

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.

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

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

The Bleeding Son: Domino Effect (Part 4) #Fiction

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

The Bleeding Son: The Morning After (Part 3) #Fiction

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?”

The Bleeding Son: The Morning After (Part 2) #Fiction

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...

The Mystique of the Royal Sprite (Part 3) - From "Of Priests & Mermaids"

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...

The Mystique of the Royal Sprite (Part 2) - From "Of Priests & Mermaids"

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.

The Mystique of the Royal Sprite - From "Of Priests & Mermaids" (Fiction)

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

Damp (Part 2) - From "Of Priests and Mermaids"

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.

Fiction: Damp (From "Of Priests and Mermaids")

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...