Podcast
StoryKind
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.
- Books chart
- #163
- Episodes
- 27
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 13 min
- On air since
- 2025
- Latest episode
- 1 day ago
Episodes
27 episodes, newest first
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15 min
How do you get up and write every single day?
Season 2, Episode 5
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Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how they keep up their writing stamina every day!
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13 min
What is the best way to build resilience?
Season 2, Episode 4
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Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo share all their tips and advice for building resilience!
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14 min
How do you know if there's more to a character's story?
Season 2, Episode 3
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Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss when they know that a character has more to their story and the story is worth returning to!
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15 min
How do you reconnect with yourself after loss/disappointment in writing?
Season 2, Episode 2
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Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang discuss the grief of pulling a manuscript and how they bounce back after loss!
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13 min
How do you stay present and aware?
Season 2, Episode 1
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Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how they stay present and aware in their writing and their lives!
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20 min
Kelly & Kate's Summer Reading Recommendations
Season 1, Episode 21
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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!
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15 min
What is your biggest fear about your writing?
Season 1, Episode 20
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Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss their biggest fears about their writing and have they have faced them!
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15 min
How do you know if the ending to a story is the right one?
Season 1, Episode 19
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Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how they know when the ending to a story is the right one!
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13 min
What role do dreams play in your writing?
Season 1, Episode 18
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Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang have a fascinating conversation on the role of the subconscious and dreams in their writing!
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14 min
How do you deal with failure?
Season 1, Episode 17
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Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how they deal with failure and share their tips and advice on how to keep going on!
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11 min
What if I hate reading?
Season 1, Episode 16
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Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo answer the question "What if I hate reading?" They share their tips and advice for reading.
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12 min
How do you get over the fear that your writing is not perfect?
Season 1, Episode 15
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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.
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12 min
Why are people mean?
Season 1, Episode 14
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Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss why people are mean sometimes and share their tips and advice for when you unexpectedly receive meanness.
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16 min
How do I show not tell?
Season 1, Episode 13
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Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss how you can show not tell in your writing!
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10 min
How do you balance sharing personal childhood experiences and making them engaging for young readers
Season 1, Episode 12
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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!
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11 min
If you could go back and give your younger self one writing tip, what would it be?
Season 1, Episode 11
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Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo share their #1 writing tip that they wish they could give their younger self!
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13 min
How do you deal with a negative review or disappointing feedback?
Season 1, Episode 10
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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!
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12 min
Should you use AI to write?
Season 1, Episode 9
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Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo discuss why you shouldn't use AI to write and what you lose from the process if you do!
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11 min
How do you deal with being bullied?
Season 1, Episode 8
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Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang discuss their childhood memories around bullying and what to do when you are being bullied.
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11 min
How do you revise?
Season 1, Episode 7
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Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang share their tips and tricks for revising and rewriting!
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