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.
J.C. Nova
- Apr 30
- 4 min
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
- 4 min
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
- 5 min
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
- 5 min
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
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 6 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 6 min
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, 2020
- 6 min
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, 2020
- 7 min
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, 2020
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 8 min
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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