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Writing Workshop #55: Texting and Virtual Conversations

by Sarah Ainsworth

Published December 9, 2021

Writing Workshop #53: Origin Stories

by Sarah Ainsworth

Published November 22, 2021

How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #22: Eating

by Stone Soup Editors

Published November 20, 2021

Writing Workshop #52: Art and Made-Up Languages

by Stone Soup Editors

Published November 15, 2021

An update from our fifty-second Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday November 6th, plus some of the output published below At this writing workshop, William went over the concept of art-languages,...

How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #21: Plot Vs. Narrative (Revisited)

by Stone Soup Editors

Published November 13, 2021

How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #20: What Is a Poem?

by Stone Soup Editors

Published November 6, 2021

How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #19: Objects

by Stone Soup Editors

Published October 30, 2021

Writing Workshop #51: Apophenia – Finding Patterns in Unrelated Events

by Stone Soup Editors

Published October 27, 2021

Writing Workshop #50: The concept of being trapped

by Sarah Ainsworth

Published October 25, 2021

How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #18: Monster Poetry

by Stone Soup Editors

Published October 23, 2021

Writing Workshop #55: Texting and Virtual Conversations

Post Published December 9, 2021 by Sarah Ainsworth

An update from our fifty-fifth Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday November 27th Inspired by Liam’s workshop on Informal Writing, William chose a new topic for the writing workshop: texting. William led the workshop participants in some brainstorming exercises to think about what texting means and how it differs from letters, speaking, or other forms of communication.

Writing Workshop #53: Origin Stories

Post Published November 22, 2021 by Sarah Ainsworth

An update from our fifty-third Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday November 13th, plus some of the output published below In this writing workshop, William asked participants to focus on an origin story of a great character. As William noted in the lecture portion of class, sometimes the origin of a character does not suggest that later on in the story, they will achieve ...

How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #22: Eating

Post Published November 20, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from the twenty-second Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday November 20 In preparation and celebration of Thanksgiving, this week we focused on the time honored tradition of eating. We began by looking at a couple different paintings: The Feast of Dives by Master of James IV of Scotland and The Potato Eaters by Van Gogh.

Writing Workshop #52: Art and Made-Up Languages

Post Published November 15, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #21: Plot Vs. Narrative (Revisited)

Post Published November 13, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from the twenty-first Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday November 13 To continue with students' workshop requests, this week we revisited an older topic: plot vs. narrative. We began with four exercises to be revisited later, writing down the thing that scared us most, the first sentence of a novel, a list of unrelated things, and a time tha...

How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #20: What Is a Poem?

Post Published November 6, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from our twentieth Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday November 6, plus some of the output published below After receiving feedback about what students would like to focus on, this week we held workshop on the anatomy of a poem, asking ourselves "What exactly is a poem?".

How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #19: Objects

Post Published October 30, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from our nineteenth Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday October 30, plus some of the output published below Continuing our run of workshops focused on concrete concepts instead of standardized elements of writing, this week we focused on objects because, simply, objects are weird!

Writing Workshop #51: Apophenia – Finding Patterns in Unrelated Events

Post Published October 27, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from our fifty-first Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday October 23rd, plus some of the output published below For this workshop, William introduced the concept of Apophenia, which is when one takes differing, unrelated concepts and ties them together through stories. We took a look at some “chance poems” by Tristan Tzara.

Writing Workshop #50: The concept of being trapped

Post Published October 25, 2021 by Sarah Ainsworth

An update from our fiftieth Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday October 16th, plus some of the output published below William revisited the idea of being trapped, which was the theme of one of the first Stone Soup writing workshops he ever taught—from April 2020, at the very beginning of lockdown.

How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #18: Monster Poetry

Post Published October 23, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from our eighteenth Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday October 23, plus some of the output published below In anticipation for Halloween next week, and in conjunction with last week's partial focus on the "monstrous body," this week we focused on the neglected art form of short poems about monsters.

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