Stone Soup contributor and 20-21 intern Anya Geist, 14, talks with winner of the Weekly Flash Contest Tilly Marlow, 11, about her favorite authors, the perspective that comes with writing in a tree, and the beauty of sharing one’s thoughts in writing. 0:19 – How were you introduced to Stone Soup? 0:44 – Do you subscribe to Stone Soup and if so for how long? 1:04 – How did it feel to submit to a contest? 1:30 – Have you submitted anything to the magazine? 1:45 – What is your favorite thing about the Writing Workshop? 2:47 – Do you remember having a favorite Writing Workshop? If so, which one? 3:09 – What is your favorite thing about Book Club? 3:33 – Do you have a favorite book from Book Club? 3:47 – Did you do any of the Summer Camps? 3:58 – Are there any specific books or authors that inspire your writing? 4:20 – What is it about your favorite author’s writing that you like? 4:36 – Is fantasy your favorite genre to write in? 4:48 – Which specific types of fantasy do you like best? 5:17 – Do you get writing inspiration from your own life? 5:33 – What is your favorite thing to write about? 5:54 – Do you write both prose and poetry? 6:10 – How much time do you spend writing? 6:38 – Do you have a favorite place to write? 6:57 – What is it about writing in a tree that you like? 7:18 – Do you prefer writing on paper over typing? 7:28 – Do you find that there’s a difference between the two? 8:15 – Is the writing you do for fun different from the writing you do for school? 8:53 – What is your favorite thing about writing? 9:37 – When did you first start writing? 9:46 – Do you think your writing preferences have changed over time? 10:24 – Are there any specific techniques you often use when writing? 10:58 – Is there anything else you’d like to say? 11:18 – Do you have any writing advice for your peers? 11:44 – If you could tell somebody about Stone Soup, what would you say?
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Stone Soup Author Interview: Analise Braddock
Stone Soup contributor and 2020-21 intern Anya Geist, 14, talks with contributor (in art and writing), three time winner of the Weekly Flash Contest, and co-second place winner of the 2019 Book Contest Analise Braddock, 9, about the freedom of creativity and the long, arduous, but rewarding project of writing a book of poems. 0:22 – How were you introduced to Stone Soup? 0:35 – What is your favorite part about the Writing Workshop? 0:54 – What is your favorite thing about writing? 1:19 – What is your favorite thing about art? 2:05 – What inspired you to submit to the Book Contest? 2:41 – How did it feel to submit something to a contest? 3:27 – How did it feel to win second place? 3:58 – Where were you when you found out you’d won second place? 4:38 – How long did it take to find out? 5:50 – Do you have any writing advice for your peers? 6:28 – If you could tell somebody about Stone Soup, what would you say? 7:04 – Is the writing you do for fun different from the writing you do for school?
Stone Soup Author Interview: Lucy Rados
Stone Soup contributor and 2020-21 intern Anya Geist, 14, talks with Book Club facilitator and member of the Stone Soup Honor Roll Lucy Rados, 13, about the Writing Workshop, the process of submitting to a contest, and the inspiration of nature. 0:18 – How were you introduced to Stone Soup? 0:41 – How long have you subscribed to Stone Soup? 0:50 – Have you submitted anything to Stone Soup? 0:56 – What have you submitted? 1:03 – What was it like to submit to the magazine? Was it your first time submitting your work? 1:36 – What was it like to write a manuscript for the book contest? 2:27 – What is your favorite thing about the Writing Workshop? 3:12 – What is your favorite part about Book Club? 3:56 – Which Stone Soup Summer Camp did you do and what was your favorite part? 4:45 – Are there any specific books or authors that inspire your writing? 5:50 – What else inspires your writing? 6:24 – What do you tend to write about? 7:00 – What is your favorite thing to write about? 7:37 – What genre do you most like to write in? 7:50 – Which Writing Workshop was your favorite? 8:55 – Do you think what you like to read is similar to the style you like to write in? 9:44 – Do you think there is a difference between the writing you do for fun and the writing you do for school? 10:37 – How long have you been writing? 11:09 – Do you feel like your writing has evolved a lot over the years? 12:07 – Do you have a preference between prose and poetry? 13:16 – How much time do you think you spend writing? 14:34 – Do you have any writing advice for your peers? 15:23 – What is your favorite thing about writing? 16:00 – If you could tell somebody about Stone Soup, what would you say?
