He called a few author friends — Daniel Arenson, Mike Crane, David Dalglish, and John Fitch V — to help him with a contest. (sciencefictionfantasybooks.net)
She asked around to a few author friends and other bloggers, not sure what she should do. (cooksplusbooks.com)
I was also lucky to have had a few author friends who backed me up saying while I need to agree with those writing loopholes, I needed to find my own ways to fill the gaps rather than take someone else's directions. (saiswaroopa.com)