Stone Soup Author Videos

Stone Soup author Katherine Tung, 12, tells us what she loves about creative writing and why she wants to do it, including some insights into her favourite authors and what she has learned that has helped her develop into a better writer. Katherine published her story “The Five-Dollar Bill” (July/August 2015) in Stone Soup. 0:12 — What attracts you to creative writing? 0:44 — Where do you get your ideas? 1:54 — Who are your favorite authors? What have you learned from them about writing? 2:28 — Describe your writing process. 3:13 — What has helped you improve your writing?

Stone Soup author Tatum Schutt, 12, talks about how she has polished her craft as she learned to write fiction, and shares some of her plans for the future.  Tatum has published two stories in Stone Soup:  “In the Woods” (May/June 2014) and “My Grandmother’s Earrings” (September/October 2014). Here’s a list of the questions she answers in this video. 0:10 — Describe some things you’ve learned about writing good fiction. 1:35 — What do you want to be when you grow up? 2:11 — How has being published in Stone Soup benefited you?

Stone Soup author Ennya Papastoitsis, 11, tells us about what kinds of writing she enjoys, from poems to short stories to novellas and now a novel, and how she developed her short stories in a writing club. Ennya’s story “Baking Cookies” (November/December 2014) was published in Stone Soup. Here’s a list of the questions she answers in this video. 0:33 — How did you begin creative writing? 0:44 — What kind of things do you like to write?