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 classroom teacher, you can use the videos to stimulate classroom discussion on a variety of issues relating to the writing process in general and creative writing in particular. Olivia conducted this interview for us when she was 12 years old. Her story “Free” was published in the November/December 2014 issue of Stone Soup. Here’s a list of the questions she answers in this video. 0:29 — How do you begin creative writing? 0:47 — What inspired you to write “Free”? 1:54 — How did the experience of writing “Free” benefit you? 3:00 — What advice would you give to others who want to get published in Stone Soup?
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Interview with Stone Soup author Connor Gorton, age 13
This interview by Stone Soup author Connor Gorton, 13, 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 Connor’s interview inspiring. If you are a classroom teacher, you can use the videos to stimulate classroom discussion on a variety of issues relating to the writing process in general and creative writing in particular. Connor conducted this interview for us when he was 13 years old. His story “You Did It, Friend” was published in the November/December 2014 issue of Stone Soup. Here’s a list of the questions he answers in this video. 0:25 — How do you begin creative writing? 0:33 — What kinds of things do you like to write? 0:50 — What do you like to read? 1:00 — What inspired you to write “You Did It, Friend”? 1:28 — What advice would you give to others who want to get published in Stone Soup?
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 — Describe your writing process. 1:45 — What did you learn in the process of writing this story? 2:10 — What advice would you give to others who want to get published in Stone Soup?