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by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky April 14, 2017 11

Rinse & Repeat – The Four Act Novel Structure

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky Recently I reached the midpoint in the first draft of Divided Elements (Book 2). As anyone who has read myContinue Reading

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky July 12, 2016 2

First Drafts My Writing Journey Writing

Plotting to the Midpoint: Why you need a half-time plan

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky With Divided Elements in the hands of my copy-editor, I’ve been using July to get some new writing done.Continue Reading

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky December 4, 2015 1

My Writing Journey Writing

Protagonist & Plot Problems – The 3 types of problems in stories

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky So, we’ve figured out that stories are about stuff happening. And the best kind of stuff happening isContinue Reading

Mikhaeyla Kopievsky is an Australian speculative fiction author. She is the author of the Divided Elements series and Tasmanian Gothic, both of which were semi-finalists in Hugh Howey’s SPSF Competition. Her short stories have been shortlisted for the 2024 Aurealis Awards, longlisted for the 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize and 2019 EJ Brady Short Story Competition, and published in Unchartered, Etherea Magazine, and indie anthologies.

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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