GBF Featured Author Eleanor Brown Calls in the (Published Author) Troops

GBF featured author Eleanor Brown ("The Weird Sisters") put a call out to her network of published writers asking for one-sentence (and sometimes more!) writing advice. Included on the list of advice givers are a handful of other GBF featured authors including

• Rachel Machacek ("The Science of Single")
• Meg Waite Clayton ("The Four Ms. Bradwells" and "The Wednesday Sisters")
• Caroline Leavitt ("Pictures of You")
• Sarah Pekkanen ("Skipping a Beat" and "The Opposite of Me")

Read their advice, then come back here and let us know...

Are you a writer reading this? Then add your advice below in the comments. Aspiring writer? What's the best advice you've received?

Featured Author Eleanor Brown on the Overlap Between Fiction and Real Life

When Eleanor Brown, author of "The Weird Sisters," is asked whether her new novel is autobiographical, her answer typically is: “More than I intended, and less than you think.”

Read more about Brown's thoughts on the subject of why readers always think fiction is autobiography and whether that's the case for her. (And explore this really cool group blog for debut authors, which is now in its fifth season.)