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Hitting it out of the park: Understanding the four act structure using sport
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Everyone loves a good sporting idiom, metaphor, or analogy – “A game of two halves”, “throwing aContinue Reading
Writing the final act: a step-by-step guide
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky In some ways, the fourth and final act in a novel (somewhat confusingly titled Act 3 (sinceContinue Reading
Speculative Fiction – a new approach to genre and subgenres
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky As my portfolio starts to expand (the complete Divided Elements series is published next year, and myContinue Reading
How to ‘just write’ – Newton’s First Law and Finding Your Writing Mojo
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Man, I’m on a writing roll at the moment. This blog was getting a little dusty and thenContinue Reading
The Quick Six – with S. Breaker
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Welcome to The Quick Six – an ongoing series of posts, where I interview independent authors on their self-publishing stories, using sixContinue Reading
Writing in a time of pandemic: Understanding your head space and terroir
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky It’s been a while since I’ve written a post for this blog. To be honest, it’s taken allContinue Reading
Is your plot skeleton showing?
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky I started writing short stories eighteen months ago. Seduced by the competitions and submission opportunities, I thought itContinue Reading
War, Revolution, Memory, Gender, and SciFi – An interview with Kameron Hurley
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky As many of you already know, I am a big fan of both reading and writing about complexContinue Reading
Energising your plot – working with narrative energy to improve pacing
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky I’m in the second act doldrums of my current WIP (but not for long, because the break intoContinue Reading
Divergence and Convergence – the curse of the second act
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky It seems that every time I reach the middle of a WIP, I start musing on the problemsContinue Reading
