Angela discusses her work as a fiction writer and how to manage a large cast of characters and writing from multiple points of view. She considers issues of the social hierarchy and community that surrounds our characters, as well as how to decide how "deep" to go into a character's internal life. Finally, she teaches us how to differentiate our characters when working with a large cast.

Shandana discusses her work as an author and offers several pieces of advice for reading and writing as well as for our personal lives. She also explores her understanding of the writing profession and several philosophical questions

Ukamaka discusses her work as a fiction writer and how to take our real-life experiences and transfer them into the voice of characters in our writing. She advises us on using our daily interactions to develop characters and setting in our stories.

Shenaz discusses her work as a fiction writer and the opportunity that we have as writers to change the world that we live in. She considers "writer as God" and using child characters to explore and elucidate the emotional experience in our stories.

Sridala discusses her work as a poetry writer and how writing can be an act of meditation. She talks about the difficulties of leaving distractions behind, and the importance of achieving a state of balance during the writing process. She also offers examples of art forms that inspires her to write poetry, and compares the act of writing with the moment between inhaling and exhaling.