The video streamWe’re still social distancing, but we can still be social!We welcome Aly Grauer and Drew Mierzejewski—another collaborating couple!Such an epic couple!We’ve know each other… Aly and Drew are ‘like us but younger!’Collaborators in life and art!Aly produced two short stories for Tales from the ArchivesPip tries some new words from the youth! Vibe and dabbing are no allowed.Like many collaborators, editing and brainstorming often comes offAly and Drew started on a project from the Renaissance FaireStarting off sharing creative projects can be fun… but the rewards are worth itYou can share it!For a start, there are no rulesWriters are often imagined solitary- but they don’t have to be!Sad writer contemplates writing all alone…People tend to think ideas are precious, and can be easily lost… but the truth is there are a lot out thereTee admits thinking never to write another podcasting book.…and is currently working on 4th edition of Podcasting for DummiesPip and Tee fear becoming Taylor and BurtonTee brings back the story of the Silver Pharaoh.Aly and Drew share their own tense moment.The truth of the matter is, everyone looks back at their first book critically.Talk about specifics, good and badIt can be bad when you take criticism too much to heart, and let it break your confidenceAly and Drew poured energy into Warda, and it became a podcast and a tabletop gameAly finally found a way back in with Drew’s supportDrew points out, building a collaboration takes yearsPip recounts the path of collaboration for the Ministry of Peculiar OccurrencesThe couples talk about the strengths that make their collaborations workAly and Drew have a new podcast collaboration, Skyjacks: Courier’s CallSkyjacks is a wider collaboration, but it wasn’t child friendly, hence the spinoffPip gets excited by large birds… especially large kiwis!We touch on the advantages the Kickstarter campaign hadThe nature of the podcast and the storytelling is very collaborative.Tee waxes lyrical on the latest wave of roleplayingArt is not created in a vacuum!Pip and Tee call out some of the wonderful folks they’ve collaborated with in the past!Pip talks about her own roleplaying fun with George the DinosaurAshimei and George- art by Candy Cane StudiosAly and Drew’s PatreonAly Twitter and webpage. Aly teaches accent and dialect.Drew Twitter and Courier Call. Drew also consultation on world-building, DMing, and acting for roleplaying.If you have an event and want The Shared Desk to appear there, or if you just want to share an opinion about the show, here’s where to find us… [email protected]@teemorris.com…and social media, of course.Show art by Candy Cane StudiosFind us on Twitter at either Tee’s or Pip’s account,leave us a voicemail or questions for the show at 703.791.1701,or leave us a comment here at the blog.We’ll talk about it!And remember, you can find the show on Spotify,  iTunes or Stitcher!Subscribe, listen, and review.Enjoy the rideand we’ll catch you later.