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
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The 15 Minute Four Act Structure
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Over here, in my part of the world, it is winter. Which means flu season. Which, when youContinue Reading
Forget the Goal – Your character just needs conflict
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Everyone has seen them – the pithy pieces of writing advice that can fit on a 940×780 pixelContinue Reading
How to start your novel – The first part of the first act
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Starting a novel is no easy task. The problem with beginnings is that they are all about set-up, and set-upContinue Reading
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
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
SWOT your Antagonist: Driving the middle of your story with well-rounded characters
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Ah, ‘the middle’ – bemoaned the world over. Middle child syndrome causing siblings to feel overlooked and resentful; middleContinue 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
Breaking the Patriarchy
by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Did you know that Bilbo Baggins was a girl? Neither did I, but it appears that Michelle Nijhuis’Continue Reading
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