Ami McConnell is a writer, editor, and publishing consultant based in Nashville, TN. She formerly served as Editor-in-Chief and VP of Howard Books/Simon & Schuster. Before that she acquired and edited for HarperCollins where she helped launch a successful fiction imprint. Editing credits include numerous New York Times bestsellers and award-winning titles. Today McConnell works with celebrities and artists of all stripes to create bestselling books. She founded and directs WriterFest Nashville, a gathering for writers of book, song, and film. She lives with her family in Franklin, Tennessee.

Shannon Lee Miller is a best-selling collaborative writer and editor who works with authors, agents, and publishers to create content that is compelling, accessible, and empowering to readers. As a writing partner and developmental editor, her goal is to support courageous, unifying storytelling, create trusting relationships between authors and readers, and have a damn good time. Her book projects have gone on to become national bestsellers, receive starred reviews from prominent literary magazines, be optioned for film/TV, and garner praise from beloved authors and celebrities including Elizabeth Gilbert, Glennon Doyle, Dolly Parton, and Cheryl Strayed.