Should I Stay or Should I Go? – Knowing when (and if) to give up on your novel
Just over a year ago, I put some space between me and Divided Elements. I had hit a major stumbling block withContinue Reading
Category: Writing
Understanding Story Structure – Part 3: Micro Structure
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Over the last couple of weeks I have been looking at story structure – from the global levelContinue Reading
Understanding Story Structure – Part 2: Macro Structure
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Earlier this week I began discussing story structure – looking at the macro structure of entire novels and theirContinue Reading
Understanding Story Structure – Part 1: Global Structure
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky If there is one thing you should learn before embarking on writing your first novel, it is storyContinue Reading
Whose Story Is This, Anyway? : Selecting the right POV for your novel
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Selecting the right Point of View (POV) for your book can be tricky. If you are anythingContinue Reading
And then… No ‘and then’!
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky In my last post, I wrote about books equalling stories about stuff happening. It’s all about the action,Continue Reading
Books = Stories about stuff happening
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Books are a lot of things, but mostly they are stories about stuff that happens. They are notContinue Reading
Form Follows Function – The Ongoing Process of Structuring Your Novel
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky It is a common misconception amongst writers that the structuring process is an activity undertaken only atContinue Reading
Tipping the Balance – How to find Plan B and write your Midpoint
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky As with all things chased with dogged persistence, the middle of my first book, Divided Elements, is growingContinue Reading
Fighting the Blank Page – How to Beat Writer’s Block
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Writer’s block – it happens to the best of us. You are brimming with the desire and motivation toContinue Reading
How to diagnose a sick story using Triple-Loop Learning
Got that feeling that something just isn’t right with your work in progress? Check out my recent post on PublishingInsider forContinue Reading
Mind the Gap: Writing the story between your plot points using Gap Analysis
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Once upon a time, I used to be a pantser (one of those people who writes byContinue Reading
Three Act Structure (with speculative fiction examples)
Three Act Structure (with dystopian literature examples) by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Click on the picture of link above to access myContinue Reading
Understanding the role of the First Draft
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky The messiness of first drafts can either be terrifying or liberating (or occasionally, both). Initially, I wasn’tContinue Reading
Stuck in the middle: Fighting mediocrity with strong plotting
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Recently I hit the middle of my novel and discovered that it was everything everyone said itContinue Reading
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