Stone Soup

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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?