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Kelly & Kate's Summer Reading Recommendations

Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo recommend some of their favorite summer reads, in this very special Summer Reading episode! Happy Summer and happy reading! Storykind will b

What is your biggest fear about your writing?

Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss their biggest fears about their writing and have they have faced them!

How do you know if the ending to a story is the right one?

Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how they know when the ending to a story is the right one!

What role do dreams play in your writing?

Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang have a fascinating conversation on the role of the subconscious and dreams in their writing!

How do you deal with failure?

Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how they deal with failure and share their tips and advice on how to keep going on!

What if I hate reading?

Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo answer the question "What if I hate reading?" They share their tips and advice for reading.

How do you get over the fear that your writing is not perfect?

Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo talk about how to get over the fear that your writing isn't perfect and put it out there anyway.

Why are people mean?

Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss why people are mean sometimes and share their tips and advice for when you unexpectedly receive meanness.

How do I show not tell?

Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how you can show not tell in your writing!

How do you balance sharing personal childhood experiences and making them engaging for young readers

Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang discuss how they balance sharing personal, often painful, childhood experiences and parts of their life with fictionalizing them and making

If you could go back and give your younger self one writing tip, what would it be?

Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo share their #1 writing tip that they wish they could give their younger self!

How do you deal with a negative review or disappointing feedback?

Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang talk about how to handle negative reviews or disappointing feedback and share their tips for how to recover and move forward!

Should you use AI to write?

Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss why you shouldn't use AI to write and what you lose from the process if you do!

How do you deal with being bullied?

Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang discuss their childhood memories around bullying and what to do when you are being bullied.

How do you revise?

Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang share their tips and tricks for revising and rewriting!

How do you keep going on something when you feel like giving up?

Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo share their practical tips for recognizing when a piece of writing is worth working hard on and how to keep going even when it’s very hard.

How do you deal with jealousy?

Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo talk about how they deal with jealousy and what they do to move past it!

How do you come up with great characters?

Kelly and Kate discuss what makes for a great character in stories and what reading teaches you about people in real life!

How do you overcome writer's block?

Kelly and Kate discuss writer's block, where it comes from, and how to unblock yourself!

How do you decide on what to write?

Kelly and Kate discuss where they get their ideas from and how they land on what to write next!