Goodreads asked Janelle Brown:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Janelle Brown Find (or start) a writer’s group with other aspiring writers; or take a workshop with a professional. Feedback is your best friend when you’re learning to write: The fastest way to improve your writing is to find people you trust who will read it and tell you what they think. (It’s best to find a handful of readers, for the inevitably differing opinions.) I wrote my first book almost entirely in workshops and writers groups; and to this day, I still rely on my group of trusted readers to give me the feedback that makes my novels work.

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