Alexandria discusses her work as a poetry writer and how to combine invention and mindfulness during the writing process. She explains the benefits of being aware of one's intrapersonal conversation and provides exercises to practice mindfulness. She also offers strategies to prolong the invention process, using different forms of free writing and accepting the physical and temporal separation from the audience.

Carl discusses his work as a poet and the visual presentation of poetry. He explores elements of pattern, structure, stanza form, and sound.

Vladimir discusses his work as a fiction writer and how we can use character voice and background details to enhance the social aspects of a novel. He considers how social issues can be used both in realistic and in fantasy writing, as well as writing about social issues via a character's personal and psychological life.

Lia discusses her work as a poetry writer and how to use a journal as a tool in the writing process. She gives advice on how to teach oneself to be more disciplined in the journal keeping process. She also talks about how to use "writing artifacts" to trace back to a time period and see the sequence of past events.

Camille discusses her work as a poet and the detailed role that prosody plays in poetry writing. She discusses how and when to write pantoum poetry, as well as how these tools can be used to enrich and evolve our characters.

Suzanne discusses her work as a fiction writer and how to use fragmentation to link a character's present moment to past moments and memories. She explores fragmentation examples from Marguerite Duras, Toni Morrison, and Lynn Freed, and how fragmentation can make the character's narrative more realistic. Finally, she explains some challenges when using fragmentation, and building a cohesive story with this style.

Lisa discusses her work as a playwright and offers up several strategies for finishing a story. She talks about her work using portfolios, diagrams, notecards, and maps to visualize and develop the character and story arcs.

Andrew discusses his work as a fiction writer and the skills and techniques of great storytellers. He discusses the process of choosing several details of the story: point of view, setting, voice, and more, including the process of imitating other writers.

Prageeta discusses her work as a poet and a teacher of writing that is conscious of social identities. She discusses several important concepts such as whiteness, tokenism, and queerness, and the need to center these concepts in classroom pedagogy.

Robert discusses his work as a novelist and the importance of using poetry and imagery in fiction writing to describe a scene aesthetically. He analyzes japanese haiku, and how different elements of imagery are used to simultaneously convey emotion and information.

Eleni discusses her work as a poet and documentary poetics as a way for poets to discuss changes in the social landscape. She discusses how poetry can extend the meaning of a document to encapsulate the emotional energy of a writing, especially as it functions within documentaries that deal with social issues.

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 inspire them to write poetry, and compares the act of writing with the moment between inhaling and exhaling.

Larissa discusses her work as a poetry teacher and offers exercises to encourage us to explore new sounds and processes in our writing. She explores the interplay between music, sound, theme, and more to develop our craft.

Susan discusses her work as a fiction writer and the process of revision as both a writer and a reader. She explores several revision strategies and techniques as well as the importance of non-defensiveness in revision.

Natasha discusses her work as a poet and the deeper meaning and purpose of poetry. She explores several philosophical questions about poetry in today's digital world and offer several suggestions and exercises for how to answer these questions.

Vu discusses his work as a fiction writer and how identity informs character and narrative. He teaches how to use other literature to find the mood of our new story, and how complimenting narratives and styles can be woven into the same book.

Douglas discusses his work as a fiction writer and some of the difficulties of writing characters who are similar to ourselves and making these characters fully human. He goes on to think more about the complex and darker sides of our characters as important parts of their development in the story.