Three romance writers explain it all - or at least give great advice about life, love, sex and work. Relationship on the rocks? Crushing on your best friend? Not sure how to tell your partner a secret? Ask people who write happily ever afters for a living! Dear Romance Writer is an advice podcast by romance authors Xio Axelrod, Avery Flynn, and Roan Parrish. Are they formally trained? Nope. Successful in love? Er, sometimes. But they've written over fifty romance novels, so goddamnit they will answer the hell out of letters from the lovelorn! Join Xio, Avery, and Roan as they answer all your questions about romance, relationships, and love.
Episodes
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
In the series finale, Avery is back for her final appearance on DRW, and she, Xio, and Roan exchange holiday traditions, discuss their favorite moments over the past season, and share what they're looking forward to in the next year.
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Roan and Xio answer a letter from a listener, and dive into the debate about privacy and fame.
www.roanparrish.com
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
This week, Roan and Xio are joined by guest Aaron Taylor from The Categorically Romance podcast to discuss how and when to reveal a long-kept family secret.
www.xioaxelrod.com
www.roanparrish.com
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
This week, Roan and Xio answer an AITA about a teenager who finds a creative way to avoid non-consensual babysitting, and they discuss what role politics play in their writing.
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
It's a Philly joint today on Dear Romance Writer, with Xio and Roan talking about family dynamics in answering a question about "acting out," and discussing how they psychologically craft characters in their romance novels.
Roan: roanparrish.com
Xio: xioaxelrod.com
Saturday Oct 29, 2022
Saturday Oct 29, 2022
In today's Halloween episode, Xio and Roan are joined by audiobook superstar Andi Arndt to weigh in on trick-or-treat neighborhood gatekeeping, and discuss their favorite Halloween traditions!
Andi Arndt: www.andiarndt.com
Xio Axelrod: www.xioaxelrod.com
Roan Parrish: www.roanparrish.com
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Join Xio, Roan, and special guests Nisha Sharma and Namrata Patel as they weigh in on a secret romance author's mother-in-law, get serious about bias and diversity in publishing, and accidentally plan a genre project that will consume their lives.
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
EE Ottoman joins Xio, Avery & Roan as they nerd out about binge reading after discussing a letter from a man whose bisexual girlfriend says it doesn't count as cheating if she hooks up with other women.
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Abigail Owen joins Xio, Avery and Roan as they talk about ways to get out of sticky situations when you get asked to do things you do not want to do - including by other writers.
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Nina Crespo joins Xio, Avery & Roan as they discuss a dad who doesn't want his son calling his wife mom and the plethora of romance main characters who have lost one or both parents.