We're the storytelling kind! Hosted by New York Times bestselling and award winning children's authors Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo, StoryKind sparks the joy and connectivity of storytelling in kids! Geared for kids 8 and up, each week Kelly and Kate will share tips for writing, answer questions they receive from young readers, celebrate the work of teachers and librarians in literacy spaces, and spread the magic of real, human storytelling! New episodes every Monday.

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:13:37 GMTThu, 11 Dec 2025 18:39:20 GMT60Kelly Yang<p>We're the storytelling kind! Hosted by New York Times bestselling and award winning children's authors Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo, StoryKind sparks the joy and connectivity of storytelling in kids! Geared for kids 8 and up, each week Kelly and Kate will share tips for writing, answer questions they receive from young readers, celebrate the work of teachers and librarians in literacy spaces, and spread the magic of real, human storytelling! New episodes every Monday.</p>episodicKelly Yangkellyyang@post.harvard.edunoKelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how they keep up their writing stamina every day!

]]>130fa3e4-fb21-4e9a-8ee4-9a25ad9ab0aaMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how they keep up their writing stamina every day!</p>no00:14:3925How do you get up and write every single day?fullKelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo share all their tips and advice for building resilience!

]]>609e86f0-a3d1-43da-bba5-fbb884348de5Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo share all their tips and advice for building resilience!</p>no00:13:0024What is the best way to build resilience?fullKelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss when they know that a character has more to their story and the story is worth returning to!

]]>8162cd64-dc63-4245-ac3d-1a2f6e9714cbMon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss when they know that a character has more to their story and the story is worth returning to!</p>no00:13:4823How do you know if there's more to a character's story?fullKate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang discuss the grief of pulling a manuscript and how they bounce back after loss!

]]>443779e4-b21c-4a5c-a553-0996f6fcd158Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang discuss the grief of pulling a manuscript and how they bounce back after loss!</p>no00:14:5122How do you reconnect with yourself after loss/disappointment in writing?fullKelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how they stay present and aware in their writing and their lives!

]]>29e16273-300c-43a7-90fb-aa52691a3285Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how they stay present and aware in their writing and their lives!</p>no00:13:2821How do you stay present and aware?fullKelly 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 be back in the Fall!

]]>637b96e5-acdb-460a-8448-52236af118beMon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>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 be back in the Fall!</p>no00:19:40121Kelly & Kate's Summer Reading Recommendations fullKelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss their biggest fears about their writing and have they have faced them!

]]>b99099d4-c21a-46ad-9705-1f6a4030d928Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss their biggest fears about their writing and have they have faced them!</p>no00:15:13120What is your biggest fear about your writing? fullKelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how they know when the ending to a story is the right one!

]]>e1eaa48d-adee-4364-a06e-b579c65aed6aMon, 25 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how they know when the ending to a story is the right one!</p>no00:14:31119How do you know if the ending to a story is the right one? fullKate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang have a fascinating conversation on the role of the subconscious and dreams in their writing!

]]>8512d2ac-b5bc-4f4d-8540-6c85d4f49e61Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang have a fascinating conversation on the role of the subconscious and dreams in their writing!</p>no00:13:24118What role do dreams play in your writing?fullKelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how they deal with failure and share their tips and advice on how to keep going on!

]]>25e3c7b0-cfd8-4bcf-ba96-a440cdcc27ebMon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how they deal with failure and share their tips and advice on how to keep going on!</p>no00:14:17117How do you deal with failure?fullKelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo answer the question "What if I hate reading?" They share their tips and advice for reading.

]]>389e7aa7-3e2f-435b-872f-ed84a92ae7f6Mon, 04 May 2026 20:15:00 GMT<p>Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo answer the question "What if I hate reading?" They share their tips and advice for reading.</p>no00:10:52116What if I hate reading?fullKelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo talk about how to get over the fear that your writing isn't perfect and put it out there anyway.

]]>a797aa86-1a5b-4eb7-b5d4-aa50f114ba4fMon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>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.</p>no00:12:21115How do you get over the fear that your writing is not perfect?fullKelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss why people are mean sometimes and share their tips and advice for when you unexpectedly receive meanness.

]]>be000e6e-5d65-48eb-bfbf-2ff6450adaa5Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss why people are mean sometimes and share their tips and advice for when you unexpectedly receive meanness.</p>no00:12:27114Why are people mean?fullKelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how you can show not tell in your writing!

]]>43560a9c-23df-4635-8f1a-b4ea2131d867Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how you can show not tell in your writing!</p>no00:15:33113How do I show not tell?fullKate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang discuss how they balance sharing personal, often painful, childhood experiences and parts of their life with fictionalizing them and making them engaging for young readers!

]]>e047364d-97b1-4975-88a9-7102bd1bfa1bMon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>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 them engaging for young readers!</p>no00:10:23112How do you balance sharing personal childhood experiences and making them engaging for young readersfullKelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo share their #1 writing tip that they wish they could give their younger self!

]]>189863a8-aca7-425e-b91e-ab8fb6b1d2b3Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo share their #1 writing tip that they wish they could give their younger self!</p>no00:11:14111If you could go back and give your younger self one writing tip, what would it be?fullKate 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!

]]>6d7c4737-44e5-4986-a7f4-41dca0848e23Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>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!</p>no00:13:16110How do you deal with a negative review or disappointing feedback?fullKelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss why you shouldn't use AI to write and what you lose from the process if you do!

]]>49f21e6c-ebca-439e-955f-6296c6a5c0f5Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss why you shouldn't use AI to write and what you lose from the process if you do!</p>no00:12:0219Should you use AI to write?fullKate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang discuss their childhood memories around bullying and what to do when you are being bullied.

]]>b330555c-e5c6-4d6f-b8af-fad58d376e6aMon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang discuss their childhood memories around bullying and what to do when you are being bullied.</p>no00:11:1918How do you deal with being bullied?fullKate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang share their tips and tricks for revising and rewriting!

]]>737a50e7-b71b-4078-9252-e5e4abbb2542Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang share their tips and tricks for revising and rewriting!</p>no00:11:1017How do you revise?fullKelly 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.

]]>f5c18748-99cf-4d09-a959-f9ac746f8aecMon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>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.</p>no00:10:3516How do you keep going on something when you feel like giving up?fullKelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo talk about how they deal with jealousy and what they do to move past it!

]]>80ed6f38-735d-4cbd-9b44-bb264d54a9c8Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo talk about how they deal with jealousy and what they do to move past it!</p>no00:10:2715How do you deal with jealousy?fullKelly and Kate discuss what makes for a great character in stories and what reading teaches you about people in real life!

]]>46d92ef1-38c6-49fe-a898-2d3ab8070d61Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>Kelly and Kate discuss what makes for a great character in stories and what reading teaches you about people in real life!</p>no00:13:5914How do you come up with great characters?fullKelly and Kate discuss writer's block, where it comes from, and how to unblock yourself!

]]>43622f08-8047-4f2f-b28f-db68b03b599dMon, 02 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>Kelly and Kate discuss writer's block, where it comes from, and how to unblock yourself!</p>no00:12:0713How do you overcome writer's block?fullKelly and Kate discuss where they get their ideas from and how they land on what to write next!

]]>f14a8a74-087b-461d-a8b3-cd899bfe31a9Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>Kelly and Kate discuss where they get their ideas from and how they land on what to write next!</p>no00:12:3512How do you decide on what to write?fullKelly and Kate talk about how they create their stories! Guess who plans their story out first and who writes by the seat of their pants?

]]>f7da3c37-0d30-483f-aaf4-7ce9910d2e56Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>Kelly and Kate talk about how they create their stories! Guess who plans their story out first and who writes by the seat of their pants?</p>no00:13:1211Are you a planner or a pantser? fullWelcome to StoryKind! We’re so excited to share our new podcast, celebrating storytelling, reading and writing for kids ages 8 and above! Join us! Every Monday starting Jan 19, hosted by Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo! 

]]>735b2446-e55c-4c51-aa47-cc7f05002b65Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:00:00 GMT<p>Welcome to StoryKind! We’re so excited to share our new podcast, celebrating storytelling, reading and writing for kids ages 8 and above! Join us! Every Monday starting Jan 19, hosted by Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo! </p>no00:02:4211Welcome to StoryKind!trailer