Jessica Nacovsky
75: Titling my Books
Howdy! I've written, what, nine novel manuscripts now? Some are farther along and better edited, but the stories are there, regardless. I...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Nov 21, 20224 min read
73: What's been up with NaNoWriMo
Howdy! I do NaNoWriMo (writer's knock out 50K words of a manuscript during the month of November) every year. Used to be, I completed the...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Oct 17, 20225 min read
68: Prioritizing
Howdy! When I worked a standard 9-5, I always knew what I had to do, where I needed to be. My schedule was laid out and I followed it....
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Jessica Nacovsky
Sep 19, 20222 min read
64: Supporting Your Fave Authors
Howdy! I love promoting my fave authors, and finding new faves. Not every great author is famous, but we can help each other discover...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Sep 12, 20226 min read
63: Publishing Terms, etc
Howdy! Reading the live tweeting of the recent Department Of Justice vs Penguin Random House trial, (over whether or not their...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Aug 17, 20224 min read
59.5: DOJ vs PRH Twitter threads
Howdy! I've been following the US Department of Justice vs Penguin Random House Trial, regarding Penguin Random House' legal ability to...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Aug 15, 20223 min read
59: Tropes I Enjoy
Howdy! I listed what tropes I can't stand a couple of weeks back. I'm not super loyal to any tropes but here are those I don't see enough...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Aug 1, 20225 min read
57: Tropes I Hate
Howdy! I'm not anti tropes. These tendencies are common because they work. However, there are some I'm sick of seeing. Ideally, the...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Jul 26, 20221 min read
56.5 Replacing Double Enter with Enter Tab in Microsoft Word
Howdy! I'm in the midst of submitting a manuscript to a small press and they want the excerpt to meet the Shunn Format standard. Which,...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Jul 25, 20223 min read
56: Imagining the Ideal Query Website
Howdy! I ran across this (now deleted) reddit post (regarding this Kickstarter which is attempting to solve some common querying issues)...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Jul 18, 20222 min read
55: Dealing With Writer's Block
Howdy! Writer's block isn't fun, and can last a while. I'm in the middle of rewriting my April Camp Nano project, from scratch. There are...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Jul 11, 20226 min read
54: Streamlining Queries & Submissions to be Inclusive
Howdy! I've done my fair share both of querying agents and submitting to small presses, and I always find it funny when they hit up...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Jun 27, 20223 min read
52: Self Publishing How-To Resources
Howdy! Given the snail's pace of traditional publishing, more authors are choosing to self publish, including previously traditionally...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Jun 20, 20222 min read
51: My Story Memes
Update 09/19/2023: Howdy! I wrote this post forever ago, probably before I'd signed with Tea With Coffee Media. Of the books listed...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Apr 25, 20222 min read
43: 10 Favorite Literary Quotes
Howdy! I read a lot and sometimes, I'll come upon a phrase that captures a feeling I would've struggled to put into words, or is simply...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Apr 11, 202210 min read
41: 30 Day Blogging Challenge in a Day
Howdy! I've never done a 30 Day Blogging Challenge but with Camp Nano going on, I turned to other bloggers for topic inspiration. Lacking...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Dec 13, 20212 min read
24: When I learned My Book Was Similar To A TV Show
Howdy! My first novel manuscript was about a group of teenagers with low tier super powers, who'd been kidnapped and raised by a woman...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Nov 22, 20212 min read
21: Quote Formatting issue with Google Docs & Solution
Howdy! On Google Docs, my preferences are set for curly quotes, yet I looked through my manuscript and found it peppered with both curly...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Oct 25, 20218 min read
17: Twitter Pitch Events
Howdy! Twitter pitch events are an opportunity for pitching completed manuscripts to agents, outside of standard querying and meeting at...
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Jessica Nacovsky
Aug 30, 20217 min read
8: Living a Creative, but Healthy Life
Howdy! Before I really get into this topic, full disclosure, I do not lead a healthy lifestyle. My eating habits are those of a very...
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