Tag: protagonist

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky September 12, 2015 0

First Drafts My Writing Journey Story Structure

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

by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky December 6, 2014 0

Story Structure Writing

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

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

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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