This month, Ashley and Sarah take a look at whether there is such a thing as too much research before starting a novel. How do you know when to stop? How do you research? What do you need to know? These are all questions the aspiring writer must face, at some point or another.

On the second episode of Dear Writer, we explore the question, 'Do you truly need life experience to write well?'

The approach we took to this was primarily geared towards young writers vs older writers. We delve into our memories of writing as teens, making comparisons and applying knowledge we've learned on the way to answer the question.

And stay tuned to listen to our 'mistakes of the month,' where we divulge some of our weird and wonderful mistakes to listeners.

Have you ever thought about collaborative writing? In this interview, Dan Tinaburri talks with aspiring authors, Sarah Anderson and Ashley Lindsay about the pros and cons of collaborative writing, and how they manage it.