Jessica Nacovsky
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
- 3 min
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
- 5 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 6 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 1 min
51: My Story Memes
Howdy! I've been meaning to compile memes regarding my manuscripts. This seems as good a place to keep them as any. Don't worry! All...
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Jessica Nacovsky
- Apr 25
- 2 min
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
- 10 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 8 min
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, 2021
- 7 min
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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Jessica Nacovsky
- Aug 23, 2021
- 6 min
7: Writing Resources
Howdy! Between the 1st and 2nd draft of a novel manuscript, I like to take time to learn more about writing, generally for free or very...
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Jessica Nacovsky
- Jul 26, 2021
- 6 min
3: My Writing Process
Howdy! So first off, with regards to my writing, I'm a planner. The major scope of the plot might come to me while I’m painting or in the...
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Jessica Nacovsky
- Jul 12, 2021
- 4 min
1: Intro to Me & My Blog
Howdy! I’m Jessica Lynn Nacovsky. That middle name gets looped in there for branding because JessNacovskyStudio hasn’t quite the same...
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