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Everybody Is Different: Varied Characters Make For Believable Characters

Post Published March 10, 2014 by Gerry Mandel

No two people are alike. For that matter, no two animals are alike either! One mark of a great story is believable characters, each with his or her own distinct personality and habits.
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Art Inspired Writing

Post Published March 7, 2014 by Jenn Stefaniak

“But I can’t think of anything to write about,” my kids cry as an excuse for daydreaming out the window. Then in an attempt to divert their attention from the window or to prevent a breakdo...
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Book Review: “Models for Teaching Writing-craft Target Skills” by Freeman and Koehler

Post Published March 1, 2014 by Jenn Stefaniak

No doubt about it, reading positively affects writing; however, educators often struggle with how to integrate the former into writing instruction. Freeman and Koehler seek to meet that need with Mode...
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Words of Wonder

Post Published February 24, 2014 by Jenn Stefaniak

It never fails. Whenever I visit my mother for a few days, I make my way to the basement bookcases. A bouquet of old stain, pine and mildewed pages welcomes me as I peruse my fondest childhood memorie...
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Jahan Raymond, Pianist

Post Published February 18, 2014 by William Rubel

Jahan Raymond is an American composer living in Los Angeles, California. He performs "Starchier," a piece first published in Stone Soup. Jahan was nine when he wrote the piece in December, 2011.
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Teach Writing with Focused Reading

Post Published February 17, 2014 by Jenn Stefaniak

When I first started homeschooling, I spent days scouring the Internet for ideas on teaching writing, and whoa, was I hit with barrages of information. It was overwhelming for sure, but I managed to w...
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Talent Is Overrated: Teaching the Three Rs of Great Writers

Post Published February 9, 2014 by Jenn Stefaniak

When we think of writers who have left their names etched in history, such as Robert Frost or J.K. Rowling, two words that come to mind are talented, unique, and we lift them up on a pedestal of liter...
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Rich or Poor?

Post Published January 9, 2014 by Gerry Mandel

Sammy Westfall set her story, “More or Less” (the featured story from our January/February 2014 issue) in the Philippines, where her family lives part of the time.
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Realistic Storytelling

Post Published November 11, 2013 by Gerry Mandel

I don't know about you, but I like the characters in the stories I read to seem like real people. Realistic characters have strengths and weaknesses, they talk in everyday language, they joke with the...
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History Comes Alive

Post Published September 10, 2013 by Gerry Mandel

Many Stone Soup readers tell us that historical fiction is their favorite genre. We think we know why. Realistic characters, whose feelings and concerns are similar to our own, can bring the events of...
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