Category: Better Writing

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky November 10, 2021 0

He said, She said – when the words outside the speech marks aren’t working

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky I’m currently slogging away at NaNoWriMo – the first time I’ve genuinely attempted it since my disastrousContinue Reading

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky May 4, 2019 0

Better Writing Story Structure Writing

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

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky January 24, 2019 0

Better Writing Pacing Story Structure Writing

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

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky November 4, 2016 1

Better Writing Story Structure Writing

Your First Act is not a plot device

By Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Lately I’ve read a few stories that had something not quite right about them. At first it was difficult toContinue Reading

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky May 25, 2016 4

Better Writing My Writing Journey Writing

Show, don’t Tell – What it really means

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky I have to admit, I’ve always been a little confused by the old adage ‘show, don’t tell’ –Continue Reading

Mikhaeyla Kopievsky is an Australian speculative fiction author. She is the author of the Divided Elements series and an upcoming gothic novel set in Tasmania. She was longlisted for the 2019 EJ Brady Short Story Competition for her piece, Grasshopper, and her debut novel, Resistance, is currently a quarter-finalist in Hugh Howey’s inaugural SPSF Competition.

Mikhaeyla is an administrator of the Australian Speculative Fiction facebook page and a developmental editor with their Deadset Press imprint.

Born in Sydney, she now lives in the Hunter Valley with her husband, son, two rescue dogs, four Australorp chooks, a hive of cantankerous bees, and the occasional herd of beautiful Black Angus steers.

When she is not writing or reading, Mikhaeyla enjoys cooking with the produce harvested from her kitchen garden, going to the beach, stargazing, and training to be a ninja.