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Weekly Creativity #297: Write a Poem From the POV of a Character

Post Published March 17, 2024 by Molly Torinus

Write a poem from the point of view of a character. You can choose anyone from Goldilocks to Cruella de Vil!
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Weekly Creativity #228 | Flash Contest #49: Write a Story where a Character Confronts Their Worst Fear

Post Published November 7, 2022 by Sage Millen

Write a story where a character confronts their worst fear.
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Writing Workshop #63: Character Sketches (Revisited)

Post Published April 30, 2022 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from our sixty-third Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday April 23, plus some of the output published below In this workshop, William practiced the concept of fast s...
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How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #30: Character Description

Post Published March 12, 2022 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from the thirtieth Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday March 5, plus some of the output published below We began this week's workshop with an ex...
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How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #25: How to Make a Character

Post Published January 29, 2022 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from the twenty-fifth Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday January 29, plus some of the output published below This week, Conner enumerated what ...
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Weekly Creativity #153: Write About a Life-Changing Event in a Character’s Life

Post Published May 16, 2021 by Molly Torinus

Write about a life-changing event in a character’s life. This could be ordinary, magical, or anywhere in between—just make it something important to your protagonist.
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Writing Workshop #37: Antiheroes

Post Published March 25, 2021

An update from our thirty-seventh Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday March 20, plus some of the output published below This week Stone Soup Contributor Madeline Kline, 13, l...
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Weekly Creativity #143: Write a Story about Two Characters who have Made a Mistake

Post Published March 8, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

Two characters have made a mistake or done something they know is wrong. One wants to tell the truth, and the other wants to lie about it. Tell the story of what happened, and how things turn out.
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Stone Soup Author Interview: Shelby Miller

Post Published February 23, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

Stone Soup contributor and 20-21 intern Anya Geist, 14, talks with Stone Soup newcomer Shelby Miller, 11, about the inspiration she gets from her author grandfather, writing scary stories, and the lov...
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Writing Workshop #33: Larger Than Life Characters

Post Published February 16, 2021 by Jane Levi

An update from our thirty-third Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop held on Saturday February 13, plus some of the output published below This week we talked about larger than life character...
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