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Daily Creativity #59: Write a Profile About a New Character

Post Published June 11, 2020 by Jane Levi

Write a detailed character profile of a new main character for a story. Ask yourself as many questions as you can about your character, and really get to know them. Who are they? What do they look like? Where do they come from? Do they have any special skills? Can they speak, and if so, what language(s)? What do they do with their time? Do they have a family? What kind of personality do they have?

Author Interview: Damian Dibben, author The History Keepers, talks to blogger Madeline Sornson

Post Published June 10, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

Recently Stone Soup blogger and book reviewer Madeline Sornson had the opportunity to read The History Keepers by Damian Dibben, and ask the author some questions about the book, research, and his writing process. Read their conversation below. MS: How did you come up with the idea for The History Keepers? DD: Growing up, I loved two things.

Weekly Writing Workshop #10, Friday June 5, 2020: Fairytales With a Twist

Post Published June 10, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from our tenth Weekly Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop, plus some of the output published below The Stone Soup Weekly Writing Workshop is open to all Stone Soup contributors and subscribers during the COVID-19-related school closures and shelter-in-place arrangements.

Daily Creativity #58: Write a Poem About What You See

Post Published June 10, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Look to your immediate left or right and write a poem about the first object you see.

Daily Creativity #57: Write from the Point of View of a Virus

Post Published June 9, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Write about what it would be like to be a virus, bacterium, or single-celled organism. (Yes, you can do this from the point of view of a coronavirus! But if that creeps you out, feel free to skip it.) If you do write about the coronavirus, consider submitting your story to our COVID-19 blog submissions category!

Daily Creativity #56 | Flash Contest: Draw a “Blind Contour” Self-Portrait

Post Published June 8, 2020 by Jane Levi

Make a “blind contour” self portrait. A blind contour is a drawing where you do not look at the paper while you are drawing, and once you have put your pencil or pen on the paper, you don’t lift it again. Get all your materials prepared, and position yourself in front of a mirror. Pick up your pen or pencil. Look at the paper and put the tip of your utensil into position.

Daily Creativity #55: Write About Someone You Don’t Know Well

Post Published June 5, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Write about someone you know but don't know much about–maybe your neighborhood mail carrier, or the checkout clerk at the supermarket. Think about what their life is like–really think about it. The only rule: you can't interview them.

Daily Creativity #54: Write the Same Story From Different Perspectives

Post Published June 4, 2020 by Jane Levi

Who is telling the story? Try playing around with point of view. Write an outline for a short scene with two characters in conflict (it doesn’t have to be too serious, they could just be disagreeing over who gets to use the bathroom first or eat the last piece of pie). What happens? Why is there even an argument? Write the scene as a short story from one character's perspective.

Daily Creativity #53: Write a Story About a Villain

Post Published June 3, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Write a story about a villain who is unaware they are the villain.

Daily Creativity #52: Write about Your Favorite Character After the Story Ends

Post Published June 2, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Think about your favorite fictional character, and imagine what will happen to them ten or twenty years after the story they are part of is over. Feel free to think outside the box–what will happen to Harry Potter or Katniss Everdeen once they're forty-something?

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