Stone Soup author Aiwen Desai, 12, talks about her favourite authors and her writing technique, including character development, along with some helpful advice on getting published. Aiwen had a poem, “Nature’s Plea” (July/August 2014) and a story, “A Secret Freedom” (September/October 2014) published in Stone Soup. Here’s a list of the questions she answers in this video. 0:20 — How did you begin creative writing? 0:33 — How did you discover Stone Soup? 0:45 — What was your reaction to getting published in Stone Soup?…
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Stone Soup Author Interview: Richard Ma, 12
Stone Soup author Richard Ma, 12, talks about how he finds his ideas, what he likes to write about most, and how being published has made a difference to his writing. Richard has published a poem, “Goes the Ball” (September/October 2014) in Stone Soup, and reviewed two books for us: the biography of Steve Jobs (July/August 2012) and Temple Grandin (May/June 2013). Here’s a list of the questions he answers in this video. 0:33 — How did you begin creative writing? 1:06 — What do…
Stone Soup Author Interview: Shyla DeLand, 13
Stone Soup author Shyla DeLand, 13, talks about how she writes from personal experience and the influence of her favorite authors. Sharing tips on making writing readable and easy for readers to visualise – accomplished through drafting and revisions – she talks about her relationship with Stone Soup as a reader and a writer. Four of Shyla’s stories have appeared in Stone Soup: “Fern, the Queen of All Hunting Dogs” (July/August 2011), “The Scarlet King” (January/February 2013), “As a Family” (July/August 2013), and “The Hero”…
Stone Soup Author Interview: Lily Strauss, 12
Stone Soup author Lily Strauss, 12, talks about how she got started in creative writing, and gives an insight into how she has learned her craft in the process of writing her stories. Lily has two stories published in Stone Soup: “Missoula of the Mountains” (November/December 2012), and “The Interference” (November/December 2014). Here’s a list of the questions she answers in this video. 0:25 — How do you begin creative writing? 0:45 — What inspired you to write “The Interference”? 1:25…
Stone Soup Author Interview: Mathilde Fox-Smith, 11
Stone Soup author Mathilde Fox-Smith, 11, talks about how she develops a story over time and the process of editing and revising – including encouraging us not to be afraid to seek and take advice, and how writing for publication has helped her evolve as a writer. Mathilde’s story “The Crownweaver” (November/December 2014) is published in Stone Soup. Here’s a list of the questions she answers in this video. 0:25 — What attracts you to creative writing? 0:30 — What inspired you to…
Stone Soup Author Interview: Katherine Tung, 12
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…
Stone Soup Author Interview: Tatum Schutt, 12
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…
Stone Soup Author Interview: Ennya Papastoitsis, 11
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?
Author Interview: Patricia Newman, author of Plastic Ahoy! talks to Stone Soup blogger Lukas Cooke
Lukas Cooke, our young blogger interested in nature and the environment, recently had the opportunity to read one of Patricia Newman’s books, Plastic Ahoy!: Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and then talk to the author about her books, her writing process and being a published author. Read the interview below! Patricia Newman Plastic Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Sea Otter Heroes Zoo Scientists to the Rescue Lukas Cooke: What inspired you to become an author, specifically…
Interview with Stone Soup Author Olivia Stoltzfus, age 12
https://youtu.be/iL0yooSG3nA This interview by Stone Soup author Olivia Stoltzfus, 12, is part of a series of interviews with Stone Soup authors in which the interviewee talks about writing and also about being published in Stone Soup. The questions asked and the locations of those questions within the video are found below. These videos are intended for viewing by our Stone Soup readers and writers. If that is you, then I hope you find Olivia’s interview inspiring. If you are a…
