Tag: archetypes

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky March 22, 2016 1

Genre

Dystopian Archetypes – 2. Divided Population

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky One of the recurring plot devices in dystopian literature is the ‘Divided Population’. This is to be expected,Continue Reading

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky November 19, 2014 0

Character Story Engineering

The only two things your protagonist needs to be…

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky What makes an effective protagonist? There are a lot of theories out there that list a number ofContinue Reading

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky October 30, 2014 2

Character My Writing Journey Story Engineering

Straight & Narrow vs Zigzag Helter-Skelter: Which Character Arc is your Protagonist on?

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Now that I’ve past the midpoint of my WIP, Divided Elements, and am on my way towards the secondContinue Reading

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky February 28, 2014 0

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Dystopian Archetypes – 1. High Tech Utopia vs Savage Natural World

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Recently, I finished reading two YA dystopian novels that, while very different to each other, contained aContinue Reading

Mikhaeyla Kopievsky is an Australian speculative fiction author. She is the author of the Divided Elements series and Tasmanian Gothic. She was longlisted for the 2019 EJ Brady Short Story Competition, and her debut novel, Resistance, was a semi-finalist in Hugh Howey’s inaugural SPSF Competition.

Born in Sydney, Mikhaeyla 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.

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