Dawn and Nancy welcome guest USA Today Bestselling Author, Melanie Harlow, to talk about writing stories that give readers all the feels. Harlow is an expert at building worlds and drawing characters that readers invest in and really care about. Learn her secrets with us!

We're getting into the trenches today with EI guest editor James Gallagher, discussing style guides -- the big ones (like Chicago and AP) and house- or manuscript-specific guides. We'll talk about how they're helpful (and how they're sometimes not!) and how to use them to make your book the best it can be!

We're getting into the trenches today with EI guest editor James Gallagher, discussing style guides -- the big ones (like Chicago and AP) and house- or manuscript-specific guides. We'll talk about how they're helpful (and how they're sometimes not!) and how to use them to make your book the best it can be!

Write a whole book? Sure! Write a 200 word blurb? Most authors cringe at the prospect. Never fear! Dawn and Nancy investigate what makes a good blurb and offer tips for creating blurbs that sell books.

Write a whole book? Sure! Write a 200 word blurb? Most authors cringe at the prospect. Never fear! Dawn and Nancy investigate what makes a good blurb and offer tips for creating blurbs that sell books.

Dialogue is about a lot more than one person talking to another. The action tags, the tone of voice, and the words left unsaid are often even more important than the words between the quotation marks. Learn some tips from Dawn and Nancy to make your dialogue drive your story forward!

Dialogue is about a lot more than one person talking to another. The action tags, the tone of voice, and the words left unsaid are often even more important than the words between the quotation marks. Learn some tips from Dawn and Nancy to make your dialogue drive your story forward!

Dawn and Nancy discuss idioms and their place in fiction. Specifically, they'll talk about how idioms can make characterization stronger (or weaken it!)

Dawn and Nancy discuss idioms and their place in fiction. Specifically, they'll talk about how idioms can make characterization stronger (or weaken it!)

Dawn and Nancy discuss idioms and their place in fiction. Specifically, they'll talk about how idioms can make characterization stronger (or weaken it!)