Do you tweet? I’ve been on Twitter for a couple of months now and it’s taken me that long to start to figure out how this hot social networking tool can be effective for writers.
When I first joined, I randomly followed anyone who seemed remotely interesting. At first, Twitter feels like being at a cocktail party where you know no one. But if you focus on making the right connections, Twitter can actually be quite useful.
There’s a bunch of publishing types using Twitter and following them is tapping into the zeitgeist—a never-ending stream of conversations, random thoughts and links. It gives you access to lots of smart, interesting, connected people.
But if you’re just getting started on Twitter it can be really intimidating, so I’ve made this list of 25 good follows for writers composed of the twitterati, book bloggers, agents, publishers and writers. This is by no means an exhaustive list of twitterati, but it may be a good start for you. Check out who these folks follow to find many more.
Here’s my list of 25 good Twitter follows for writers:
First, everyone on Twitter follows these two guys and they follow everyone back. They’re kind of like the Grand Poobahs of Twitter.
Guy Kawasaki: http://twitter.com/guykawasaki
Chris Brogan: http://twitter.com/chrisbrogan
Literary Agents
Janet Reid: http://twitter.com/Janet_Reid
Lauren MacLeod: http://twitter.com/BostonBookGirl
Colleen Lindsay: http://twitter.com/ColleenLindsay
Jenny Rappaport: http://twitter.com/jennyrae
Nathan Bransford: http://twitter.com/NathanBransford
Authors and Publishing Industry Bloggers
Paulo Coelho: http://twitter.com/paulocoelho
Kevin Smokler: http://twitter.com/Weegee
BoSacks: http://twitter.com/BoSacks
Maud Newton: http://twitter.com/MaudNewton
Ron Hogan: http://twitter.com/RonHogan
Lit Park: http://twitter.com/LitPark
MJ Rose: http://twitter.com/MJRose
Jason Boog: http://twitter.com/jasonboog
Lee Goldberg: http://twitter.com/LeeGoldberg
Mignon Fogarty: http://twitter.com/GrammarGirl
Sarah Weinman: http://twitter.com/sarahw
Book Publishers & Publicists
Chris Webb, John Wiley & Sons: http://twitter.com/chriswebb
Grand Central Pub: http://twitter.com/GrandCentralPub
Penguin Books: http://twitter.com/PenguinBooks
Bantam Dell: http://twitter.com/bantamdell
Dzanc Books: http://twitter.com/DzancBooks
Graywolf Press: http://twitter.com/GraywolfPress
Softskull Press: http://twitter.com/softskull
My twitter handle is http://twitter.com/mariaschneider if you want to follow me. I’m a moderately prolific tweeter at five or so posts a day.
What’s your twitter handle? Leave it here in the comments and I’ll follow you. And please leave the twitter addresses for more good follows for writers.
-Maria Schneider
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Terrific post. Thanks for listing these great folks to follow. I’m a freelance journalist for mags, newspapers, Web. Credits include Newsweek, L.A. Times, USA Today. Would love to meet other writers and editors on Twitter.
Follow me at http://twitter.com/kathysena
A great idea for a post and incredibly useful. Thank you.
Follow me at: http://twitter.com/iainbroome
I’m a fiction writer, copywriter and editor of Write for Your Life.
Always great to meet fellow writing enthusiasts.
I provide writing tips and links at http://twitter.com/prowritingtips.
Great post, Maria. Kind of bizarre that Sacks is on Twitter but still doesn’t have an RSS feed for his blog! I’m on Twitter @glecharles
Nice job putting this list together. I’m looking to get back into blogging, focusing on roadtripping all of the National Parks. Feel free to follow me on twitter.
twitter.com/maryeulrich
I couldn’t figure out how to add the people you listed without signing in and out of EU and AOL and Twitter. You had some great people so I clicked on your list and then started adding. Now, I am overwhelmed. Skipped “thefuckingpope”, but added most of the rest.
Do you read all the messages that arrive by the minute? What is the “direct response” option?
I might have to rethink this. All in the name of marketing, learning, branding? Mary
Love it, Maria – A Twitter-roll! Thanks, I’m new to Twitter, so please….
twitter me! http://twitter.com/drwasy
Peace, Linda
Good thinking Maria.
I’m @knownhuman
And there’s a lengthy list of other writing industry twitter users here, too.
A utility from Twitter I’ve yet to create for myself. Information overload seems possible if too many people are Followed. I’ll work with it for a time, if only to understand what possibilities may evolve.
You can avoid, or at least manage, the information overload of Twitter by using the Twitter search function in combination with a newsreader. It will really simplify your Twitter experience:
http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post.php?blogId=1&postId=43
http://twitter.com/jmstro
Good set of links, Maria. Thanks.
~jon
Hi Jon,
Not sure I understand what you are saying about Tweet and Google.
Liked your website. “I know others (I was almost one of them) who signed up (for Twitter), looked at all the chatter and fled, feeling as if they wandered into an Alfred Hitchcock movie.”
- Yep, that’s about it, the birds are pecking at me.
lots of publishing peeps listed @
http://www.highspotinc.com/blog/2008/12/a-directory-of-book-trade-people-on-twitter/
Oh, boy. I ended up dropping twitter. Btwn blogging and facebook and ning and my website and forums and argh. It’s too much. Just too much of a time-sucking blackhole, trying to do all of it. It’s hard, you inevitably feel like you’re missing something or passing up some opportunity-but my time needs to be spent writing and submitting first. :( I’m envious, though.
J.M.Strother, I’ll remember to use that Twitter search query RSS feed trick inside my Google homepage. That is, when I find something I want to keep abreast of in real-time. Good idea.
And because I already have a mindset for the goals and objectives I want to accomplish in the near, short-term future, Twitter posts are a distraction unless it’s relevant in some way to accomplishment of these goals and objectives. Twitter is a tool I’ll keep in my pocket, and when needed I hope to know enough to immediately put the thing to work for me. At this time Twitter is still a gizmo, a contraption-like “thing” that I lug around inside one of my pockets.
Thank you for this information on Twitter. I have read you mention it in one of your earlier posts. I have not checked it out yet, but this certainly will help when I do. Do you prefer it to blogging?
http://www.twitter.com/gooblink
I keep forgetting to tweet.
tweet.
This is an awesome list! I’m off to check them out. I’m @MicheleTune on Twitter.
*smiles*
Michele
Friends have been trying to coax me on to twitter but I am always the reluctant who then turns enthusiast…I was overwhelmed by the idea of yet another new arena to navigate but the blogging on MySpace is on its deathbed, most of the people creating their own websites etc, so I have been thinking of focusing my efforts on wordpress and now will add this to my list of ‘things to do when procrastinating’.
This was a great blog, thank yoU!
What a great post! I wasn’t twittering at all but after this morning I fear I’m hooked. I’m at http://twitter.com/pleiadesbee.
Thanks for the comments all. Twitter is a wonderful resource, but careful—it’s addictive. Don’t even try to read everything!
@Asoldier – think of it as a research tool. Say you want to write a novel with/about a police dog. You can do a Twitter search, “police dogs”, and feed that to your newsreader. You’ll get more information on police dogs than you can imagine. Lots of Tweets with TinyURLs to real news stories and magazine articles. It is very helpful in the research stage.
It’s also good to see if anyone is talking about you. Say you’re an author who goes by the handle, RealCoolWriter, with the given name, Glaspar MacNiel. You can do a two Twitter searches, one for each name, and feed those to your newsreader. Then any time someone would Tweet your name or your handle, you’d see it.
“Anyone know if Gone With the Breeze by Glaspar MacNiel is out of print?” You chime in with a handy list of where they can still get it. It is very cool.
~jon
@Mary – I added a visual tutorial on my blog. See if that helps you out.
~jon
Thanks Jon, but I’m feeling twittered-out. All my new “friends” are adding me to their lists and now I am the deer in the headlights. Does anyone read the comments, or is this a race to see who can get the most ‘friends”?
The information part sounds valuable. But as soon as I go to my home page with Twitter, I feel paralyzed.
Hitchock’s The Birds–really was the perfect analogy.
Just started twittering thanks to this posting. Whoah, I’ve already got friends!!!
I’m http://twitter.com/ric03
excellent list – i’m bookmarking and will return often. thanks for taking the time to share your twitter experience. http://twitter.com/crazybliss
Maria,
What a wonderful list here you put together for writers and authors! Thank you. I am subscribing to your feed as well now.
My twitter id is http://www.twitter.com/teresamorrow and I hope to stay connected on Twitter.
Thanks Maria!
In Celebration,
Teresa Morrow
Great list! Do you have anything similar for business and corporate writers – ie copywriters who work in branding, advertising, design etc?
I’m at http://www.twitter.com/mjmccracken
Mary, if you find it overwhelming you never need to go to your Twitter home page. If you just add selected people to your newsreader then you’ll only see those tweets. You can then dip into your home page periodically to see what the rest of the world has to say.
I check the tweets in my reader regularly (more than once a day). But I check the tweets on my Twitter home page less frequently. It’s not that I’m not interested in what all those people have to say, but that it is impossible to keep up with it if you follow more than just a couple of people.
By the way, if you have trouble keeping up with all the blogs you’d like to follow you can feed those RSS syndications to your newsreader as well. A newsreader is an incredible tool for simplifying your web life.
~jon
@ Matthew,
I like the idea of doing a list for advertising, freelance, marketing types too. I’ll do that next week. Thanks for the tip!
Your analogy to a party where you don’t know anyone is apt. Thanks for the heads up; I’m diving in.
http://twitter.com/sramosobriant
@wellth Thanks for your encouragement to Twitter. Seems like a good workout to get in shape for the blog I keep putting off.
This is very helpful. Thanks!!
Pleasantly surprised to find I already follow a good smattering of these folks. http://www.twitter.com/Zerbinetta
I find twitter very useful for writers. My cover was done by one of my twitter friends.
I’m at
http://www.twitter.com/thenextwriter
Check out my blog for instructions to get my latest book.
http://douglasLperry.wordpress.com
– D
Great article…
http://twitter.com/CrystalMartin
Hey.
Thanks for the tips. I started randomly adding people who followed sites that were similar to mine but have realised that the personal touch is better as one doesn’t want to be seen as a spammer. Talking to other people and checking out their stuff is vital to the ’social’ aspect of the site.
Follow my satirical news feed at twitter/HEEDLINES.
Tweet you soon.
Very useful post! Thanks for sharing the great Twitter list!
~ Anna Lefler
http://twitter.com/AnnaDelMundo
Hi Maria! I’m a literary agent who starting twittering. I can be followed at: http://twitter.com/tomwillkens
Thanks for that article and the useful links Maria – I have been using Twitter for about 6 weeks and am literally using it as a social experiment on myself – personally, professionally, technologically. By putting myself ‘out there’ and communicating in a very real way about what I am doing in every area of my life, it can be challenging – it gives me however a wonderful opportunity to explore myself and what pushes my own buttons. Example: I have a personal policy of always being open, spontaneous and real in my posts, about what I am doing or what has moved me to Tweet, in that moment.
I found myself starting to Tweet how I was feeling or what I was doing, and then I’d stop myself and think ‘hmm i am OK if X reads this but not sure I want Y to know’ and so I found I was ’splitting myself’ eg. personal vs professional, love life vs social life, etc…I realised I was not comfortable being ALL of who I am with EVERYONE in my Facebook/Twitter groups…so I hit “POST” anyway. Initially it was challenging, and it may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but what I discovered was a sense of liberation i that I could be who I wanted to be, and express myself authentically, and not worry about what others would think of me, and trust that those who appreciated/enjoy it would stay and those that didn’t may not. And that’s OK.
Amazingly, not only has my own personal journey of finding and expressing my authentic self and message become more self accepting, fun and entertaining…I have been surprised at the countless replies I have had from people acknowledging and thanking me for being so ‘real’ and sharing who I am (even sad moments even though I am mostly upbeat). The most common word that comes back to me is people find it ‘inspiring’ so I guess Twitter/FB for me have been an invaluable personal experiment in finding my authentic self, sharing it and as Marianne Williamson says in her passage “Our Deepest Fear” when we are willing to let out own light shine, unconsciously we give others permission to do the same.
Thanks for your contribution and sharing your tips with us.
If you relate to what I have written, you can follow me at http://www.Twitter.com/julieannstorr and find me on Facebook (please include a note so i know how you found me)
Julie Ann Storr
Chief Inspiration Officer
Nibbana.com.au
Thank you for the Twitter Tips one may never have to much information if they are using what they have to add value to others.
“THINK, PLAN, EXECUTE!” -twitter.com/jawar
For those looking for writing tips, you might want to visit http://twitter.com/tipsforwriters.
Hey! Great post. Am following almost everyone, including you.
Never knew Paulo Cohelo would be on Twitter.
I am http://www.twitter.com/farrhad
Great list! Adding them right away. :)
@jebraun
Check out Paranoia at jebraun.com. 10% of profits goes to the Twin Towers Orphan Fund (www.ttof.org).
Thank you so much for this list. I’ll sure use it! Please consider my tweets for (mostly) marketing and editing tweets though some publishing and everything related.
Best,
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Blogging at Writer’s Digest 101 Best Website blog, http://www.sharingwithwriters.blogspot.com
Tweeting at http://www.twitter.com/frugalbookpromo
Great list and a terrific way to help writers new to Twitter.
I find Twitter to be an extremely effective way to learn new things, share new things, and “meet” new people.
Phyllis Zimbler Miller
http://www.CalltoActionWebsites.com
http://www.twitter.com/ZimblerMiller
Twitter is doing good things for the business, but some are still lost in using this technology. This content can lead those who want to learn more.
Nice round up. I find twitter to be difficult to balance. You want to share announcements, you want to engage readers and build relationships, but can one really maintain relationships with 30K followers? It seems to me that the more followers, the less personal it gets. And yet, the more followers, the more you feel like you are not wasting valuable time, right?
http://twitter.com/alyiceedrich
Thats my handle.
Great post~! I’m just putting my toes in now, so to speak.
My handle – http://twitter.com/david_prince
Hi,
I’m a blogger, writer, and friend of Alegra. I just started using Twitter as a way to chat with friends, meet new people, and promote my site when new blogs go up.
I’m http://www.twitter.com/neenerspb
I just found a great book for Mama writers. I’ll see if she tweets and post her addy if she does. The site for the book is http://www.thewritermama.com
Thanks for an amazing list of people I want to follow and for some great perspectives for a spring peep! I would love to be followed, (but I’m not asking!) :) http://twitter.com/HiHeidi
I’ve been helping people with their book marketing for a while and decided it’s time to get on Twitter. Thanks to you, I have quickly gotten a good feel for how this works and how it can help me get exposure to my book, The Samson Effect. And thanks to TinyURL.com, people can now easily see my long blog addresses via Twitter. http://twitter.com/tonyeldridge
This is an exhaustive list useful for all, especially for an aspiring writer and a twitter addict like me :-)
Thank you for sharing such a useful post. I tweet at http://twitter.com/MeghnaK
Loved the article & info. Please follow me on twitter @: davidjlowe
thanks for the useful advice…this is my first little tweet. I will try not to get addicted!
This gal is an editor/writer, and she has some fantastic ideas…
http://www.twitter.com/michelleldevon
I’m a freelance writer, blogger and author working on a children’s book. I’ve only been on Twitter for a few months but the results have been great so far. Thanks for the excellent Twitter tips and list of Twitters to follow. I’m also subscribing to your site. There’s a wealth of useful information here.
You can find me @ http://twitter.com/JoBrielyn
Thanks for the article. Some good links there. I’m new to twitter, so it was well needed.
http://twitter.com/TerrorBullGames
Very cool lists. You have made my peep viewing more interesting and enjoyable. Thanks
You can find me at:
http:/twitter.com/paradisekitten
Colleen Lindsay has also written a post about agents using Twitter here (don’t think there is much crossover) >
http://theswivet.blogspot.com/2009/03/queryfail-day-on-twitter.html
What a terrific post! Thank you for putting this all together to help out the rest of us. You can follow me at http://twitter.com/Cecylee
I’ve spent about an hour reading through your article Maria, and then reading the responses posted by your readers. All very informative and helpful, particularly the lists of agents and publishers who twitter. Thank you for sharing.
Follow me at http://twitter.com/LouiseRoss
Great article. I can be followed at http://twitter.com/derekwalter
Super helpful article and I’ve shared it among all writing colleagues. Tweet humorously with me at http://twitter.com/whattawoman.
Just followed you! http://www.twitter.com/tedbeam
Great list you have here. This will keep me busy. And hey, there are a lot more here in the comment section. Yesss!
It’s also a great way for authors and booklovers to find the independent bookstores – a way to learn about new titles, make new contacts and see what booksellers get excited about (that excitement can translate into cool events and better sales authors, and, readers- if an indie-bookseller is excited about a title, it’s going to be a solid read!)
My favorite things on twitter are the handful of creative accounts, the ones posting evil fortunate cookies or tiny-form fiction. And the magazines, @nanoism @thaumatrope @picfic etc. Just a little bit fun, a little bit different.
Thanks Maria,
Have added all the tweeters I wasn’t already following. All you nice writing tweeters in the comments, I am looking forward to reading your tweets soon.
Me? I am hiding at http://twitter.com/Le_Shack
I mostly tweet about writing related stuff, occasionally humour and retweet other writer’s news.
So happy I found you…am still new enough to Twitter to feel lost. I have two contemporary romances to market and your info is just what I need to get my feet wet. Thanks!
@starleyyy
For your dose of moderately amusing quips, I will have copied them from someone else…
@jeanlauzier
Great post and info. Adding it to my favs.
I tweet about flash fiction, stand-up comedy, marketing communications, and crazy stuff that makes me say “oh, really?”
http://twitter.com/paulajohnson
I launched a flash fiction blog recently and invite you to submit. There is one especially quirky requirement, however.
http://rosecitysisters.blogspot.com/
Brilliant! A real help to a techno-dunce who’s new to Twitter.
http://twitter.com/janecostello
What a great list! Thanks for sharing. I’m a freelance writer and researcher, as well as a crime fiction author. I’m only starting to get a handle on this whole Twitter thing. Just figured out how to use Tweetdeck to manage incoming messages. (Whew!) Use Twitterfox a lot, too.
My handle is http://twitter.com/debbimack. Feel free to follow me!
Just stumbled across this article and it’s great. Here’s my twitter-dress: http://twitter.com/TaoForToday
Excellent post, thanks very much.
Follow me at http://twitter.com/JoeZaynor
I’m giggling at the comments regarding feeling like a deer in headlights. I kinda waffle about following mass amounts of people because, zowie, that’s boatload of conversations. It’s like having a zillion chat windows up!
But I’m also geeked about connecting with other writers, so I’m in. :P
I don’t tweet a lot, but I do read others’ tweets. Here’s my link:
http://twitter.com/abbynormal92243
I’m already following several people who commented because their tweets were interesting. :)
Great stuff!
I am still relatively new to Twitter myself, but starting to get my Twitterfeet.
http://twitter.com/joannetombrakos
Hi,
I’ve set up an online tweet editor which allows you to write and save your tweets before you post them. I hope its a useful tool for twitter tweet writers.
Thanks
David J.
You’re right – it is a good idea to get free exposure from this tool.
I just started posting on it recently though I opened the account a few months back. I had a great idea on how to use it and I’ll see how it flies.
You can follow me at
http://twitter.com/stevechiarelli
Firstly, let me introduce myself. My name is Russell Smitheram and I’m a full-time freelance writer.
This is a fantastic post and I’m sure many people have found it useful. It’s certainly great to know that there are so many agents/publishers on Twitter.
I’m going to check these out right away.
All the best,
My Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Russ_Smitheram
http://Www.Twitter.com/Dolen
Thanks for the great post. I’m Tweeting as I wait for my first novel to be published in January 2010 by HarperCollins.
http://twitter.com/niamalikadixon
This is great information! Thanks a million. I tweet regularly as well. I look forward to following your posts. :)
I suggest people follow John August. He has a great blog also. :)
http://twitter.com/johnaugust
http://johnaugust.com/
I do the technical writing thing, and I am also working on being a novelist (or some such thing). Follow me at http://twitter.com/brian_weis
I also recommend: @SixWordPlays, @TipsForWriters, @neilhimself (Neil Gaiman), and @DebraLeighScott
Hello ;) Thank you for this website! Here is mine http://neurontin.wikidot.com/
Great post and very useful. I’ll be referring back to it — nice work. Twitter is such a great tool — I try and be useful and entertaining:
http://twitter.com/playstead
Craig
I am a Writer, an Artist a Poet and Philosopher….any and all writers or others tweet me!!
https://twitter.com/AustinRei
http://twitter.com/emcsims
Great post!
Good article, have recommended it to several newbie tweeps. Interested to read that if I leave my twitter name here that you’ll now follow–since I follow you on Twitter, and have tweeted to you a few times. https://twitter.com/ChristyArchibld
I am brand new to Twitter and trying to figure out its benefits… apparently there are some ;)
http://twitter.com/jlucymuses
Thanks so much for your Twitter follow suggestions! I started on Twitter not too long ago and wasn’t so sure about it until I started meeting so many others with similiar interests! I’m a freelance writer, blogger, and in the process of writing my first book. Love learning from other writers!
http://twitter.com/ShariMc
Thanks for the list of twitterati. Sometimes it’s hard to separate the real twitters from the false ones when it comes to famous people.
I’m a freelance translator and a writer.
http://twitter.com/Brigita09
I like to follow writers. I like http://twitter.com/onlinefiction, http://twitter.com/faraichideya, and http://twitter.com/frankhinton.
I am http://twitter.com/jbonze
I am a writer and advocate, and can be found on twitter as http://twitter.com/boshemia/
Keep a close eye on http://twitter.com/thefrenchrev/ Writer of The French Revolution, he is sharing his novel with the world one twitter at a time. An interesting social experiment, and one I am watching closely.
I’m a writer (my novel Tender Graces was released in April) and co-editor of the Rose & Thorn…my twitter is:
https://twitter.com/kathowls
Great post! I’m an author, publisher, and book coach. I train authors through my coaching program how to self-publish without a vanity press – and how to create a book that will compete in the marketplace. I tweet writing tips, prompts, and general huh-bub. http://twitter.com/imaginestudios
So many great people to follow! I live up a Spanish mountain and only have dial-up internet connection, but I’ve bookmarked this page so I can keep coming back. Hope it helps my Chickens fly!
Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools
http://twitter.com/VictoriaTwead
Aspiring writer with some success to date. I find Twitter fun and great for reading what other authors are up to.
Great post you have here, thanks for the list.
I can be found at http://twitter.com/PaulDarcy
This is a great resource! I hope something like this can be regularly updated.
@EInspirations
Let me try this again! I can be found at http://twitter.com/EInspirations
Too late to join the party? If not, I’m hope101 at http://twitter.com/Tartitude
I’m an aspiring romance writer and reformed physician who blogs about the writing journey. There are also subliminal health messages.
I can’t resist, http://twitter.com/washthebowl thanks for the great post.
Great advice. I’ve been testing the Twitter waters for a couple of months and have finally weeded out a lot of people who sounded promising, but either never posted or posted drivel.
I’m @CTTiger http://twitter.com/CTTiger
Thanks for all the helpful words of infinite wisdom!
Tiger
Maria,
Thanks for the business perspective on Twitter; the random, cocktail party description applies although I’m quickly learning.
I am looking forward to reading more.
Best,
William E. Spear
http://www.twitter.com/WilliamESpear
# 30 #
Following you now. I’m over at http://twitter.com/Elissa_Malcohn
Thanks!
I run a one-person communications business and have been published since the 70s, with a hiatus or two along the way.
Maria:
This is a fantastic site! I teach writing and can’t wait to let my classes know about it. I also write about writing careers for examiner.com and will share it there too.
I can’t want to explore it more. Thanks.
I dont really get this Twitter thing, but i enjoyed this post and added a bunch of the people already.
my handle is… http://twitter.com/d1esel6er
What a great post! I’m a former health/science editor (Harvard Health Letter, Boston Globe) and am now employed by…myself. Not sure I’m the best boss I’ve ever had, but I’m incredibly flexible on hours and dress code (as it were). I’m following you on Twitter right now and bookmarking your incredibly useful blog! I’d be honored to have you follow my tweets: http://twitter.com/musicafter50
I’m the author of a literary nonfiction book: “Jerry’s Riot: The True Story of Montana’s 1959 Prison Riot.” I’m always looking to connect with people interested in the writing genre, prisons and prison riots, Montana and so forth. I’m at Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/jerrysriot
great ideas here maria. just started tweeting. feel like a twit.
http://twitter.com/mjsolender
thank you so much, maria. i’m following you now on twitter @susanh. lotta great collaborations happening. thanks again! susan
Great post. Thanks!
I’m a professional writer-photographer-editor interested in making connections on Twitter. I’m just learning how to Twitter too, so these tips are much appreciated! My handle is @mepowell.
Cheers!
I’m @PublishingGuru and I tweet links to information on writing, publishing, and promoting books.
Todd,
I’m glad I found your blog. I’m publishing an entire, orginal novel via Twitter — In fact I am waiting a day or two to begin, until someone shows me how to post my Tweets to my Wordpress blog in correct sequence (like the book reads). I want poeple to read the parts they may have missed.
Any ideas?
Lary
This is a terrific resource page to book mark. Thanks for these recommendations.
Follow me at http://www.twitter.com/journalwriter7.
Dawn Herring
JournalWriter Freelance
Be Refreshed!
@journalwriter7
Some fantastic links here – what a resource Twitter is turning out to be for authors
My handle is http://www.twitter.com/thebookwright
Here’s 12 more
http://www.thebookwright.com/2009/07/31/12-useful-twitter-links-for-authors/
Hey Maria! A great site: I’m “older, maybe wiser” woman, with 11 independent published books (and counting), and after blogging, websiting and storefronting, am also finding Tweeting the way to go with my books ( a novel, poetry, inspiration, kids books, travel). Thanks for all the resource info. It’s great, in this someone lonely business of being a writer, to find a community of others as close as my fingertips!
I will try following some of these 25, certainly can’t hurt me. I have a submission with a publisher now awaiting response, my current works are self published, my submission is a mildly different genre, that sells much better. I prefer people who wish to follow me ask first, I’m not a celeb yet, so I feel I have the right to refuse followers. A simple @ message could prevent you from getting blocked. My website link is for my self-published material through Lulu.com. My occasional blog is at http://threforcesofevil.blogspot.com
Excellent article, thank you. There are so many ‘how to do’ posts everywhere, so it is nice to actually gain some knowledge – and some contacts! Thanks for the list! Had a great time here, will definitely come back. ~ d.o.Foreman from hypyklrz. on twitter
Great info Maria.
Twitter is indeed a minefield of useless spam most of the time. But there are jewels in amongst the dross. My method is to have two id’s. I follow the people I really want to read, retweet and interact with on my personal ‘@stevelean’ id, I also follow those same people on my main ‘@costablogger’ account.
I also work to build more followers and readers on my main account. To give people an idea, I’m following 30-odd people on my personal id and 1200-odd on my main id.
This way I can keep track of people who have something to say on my personal id without suffering fountains of drivel. I don’t tweet much on my personal id, it’s more of a ‘listening’ device. I tweet mainly from my main id.
Just thought I’d throw that in for what it’s worth.
Thanks again,
Steve
https://twitter.com/costablogger
http://twitter.com/SteveLean
You have blazed a trail for a lot of folks, and now there is a well-worn path for me to follow.
Thanks!
My Twitter handle is: http://twitter.com/bethwestmark
Nice piece. You can follow me at http://www.MaheshOnTwitter.com, or @AuthorsTeam.
I posted a complete list of literary agents on Twitter (with a snapshot of how much they have tweeted) on my blog–
http://budurl.com/zfsn
http://twitter.com/arne_bue
excellent suggestions. thank you.
ARNE
here is my twitter handle: thanks. http://twitter.com/kevinonpaper
BTW – thanks for all the tips. VERY helpful.
Wow. I didn’t realize that Twitter was such a great tool. And its pretty simple. I joined about a week ago and love it already. Thanks for the helpful list of people to follow!
Nadia
Freelance Writer and Transpersonal Researcher
Twitter ID: innerinquiry
It’s very addictive, but it’s also an amazing resource when properly corralled. Thanks for the list … I’m adding them now. Please follow me @simplyolivia. Thanks again.
Dopey moment. Sorry! Here I am again … http://twitter.com/simplyolivia
Hi Maria, am a budding Author and now avid fan of all us tweeters on twitter.
@gavinmstone
Hi Maria,
All good suggestions! I write arts reviews for my local newspaper, and I’ve used Twitter to connect with other writers and creative types in my city – Brighton, UK.
Wishing all the best to the other writers here!
http://twitter.com/rosieclarke
Thank you Maria,
Both @giulianohazan and I are finally dipping into the waters of the “twittersphere”. It is rather intimidating, thanks for helping to make it a bit more understandable. We are finding that twitter may be an amazing tool and for us, and a great way of connecting to the “foodie” world.
Thanks,
http://twitter.com/educatedpalate
I grabbed this from someone’s blog – glad I did, it’s a nice list. I’m already following some listed, but will add just a few more to round it out.
Thanks,
@Chrystal54
Thanks so much for this! Some good advice.
I’m on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/destintystar and my blog is at destinystar.wordpress.com
WOW – this is sooo helpful! I have been on Twitter for a couple years (sorta early adopter) as @aflyonthewall – I am a Social Media consultant to and PR writer for the Jewelry and Gem Industry and I am also a book reviewer and Vine Voice on Amazon and my book review blog http://booksreadingitall.blogspot.com/
My Social Media tweets were getting buried by my books tweets so I have branched off with @ReadingItAll (my Amazon ID)
…I didn’t notice @randomhousekids on your list – they have been so helpful to me in getting the #FF love on!
This is really useful—for me as well as my creative writing students. I teach Tools & Tactics for Creative Writers, so resources like these are invaluable. Thank you!
Great list! (Bantam Dell’s didn’t work, though.)
YOu can find me on twitter @ http://twitter.com/Donna_Earnhardt
i’ve started to use twitter only to publish nanofiction. what can you write in 140 characters?
it’s a challenge. here is my contribution for today:
she sat-quiet,resigned, head bowed. he stood above her-shouting, aggressive, hand raised. he didn’t know marriage would be this way; she did.
http://twitter.com/quinbrowne
Well I LOVE Twitter and Tweeting
Thnaks for information I really need that
@wasi620
Thanks, Maria! I am new to Twitter, but here is my address:
http://twitter.com/davidnalderman
Author of 13 books.
My blogs are
http://SynapticCircus.blogspot.com
and
http://UsedbytheMuse.blogspot.com
Twitter handle: JaeBaeli
This is absolutely fantastic. exactly what I was looking for. I am getting ready to search for an agent soon for my third book, so this is great. Follow me @cherrydumas Thanks!
Thanks for the post. Very helpful for a newbie.
@nunulu
A great resource here. I write fiction and screenplays so I’m alone a lot. Like many of you, I’ve discovered Twitter’s a great way to get out of the house (figuratively), meet people, and learn something. Now, if I could just really get out of the house…
http://twitter.com/SFAnderson66
Steve
I am New On Twitter And Its Really Help Me out
Thanks
Great post! I would love to follow other authors, journalists, and bloggers on Twitter.
@irenelevine
@catrambo and @fantasymagazine
Thanks for the post!
This is a really useful and interesting post, thank you! My Twitter handle is @kerryoboyle. Other writers I have found on Twitter so far are @MargaretAtwood and @IsabelLosada
I just found this post and can’t wait to follow the individuals you suggest. I’ve been using twitter for 8 or 9 months and love the community of writers. It also helped generate a lot of buzz for the release of my first book! I think it has great potential for the publishing industry. Thank you again. Almost forgot! My twitter handle is @clrsimple2
Well twitter is really cool and its Awesome
Happy TweetinG
Angels&Demons was incredibly dull. My Friday night was saved by your post.
http://twitter.com/tatianalensky
Hello. My name is Matthew Wright. I’m a blogger and budding freelance writer. You can find me on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/wordsnourishme
As an author of romantic fiction, I’m always interested on reaching readers. Visit my website, or join me on twitter at writtenbycherie.
Chérie De Sues
http://facebook.com/cheriedesuesnovels/
http://www.cheriedesues.com
http://www.twitter.com/writtenbycherie/
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Great list of people to follow. I just created my blog and I hope to create as much buzz as you have. I’m now following you on twitter. Feel free to follow back and check out my blog.
http://www.twitter.com/esjaihues
I I’ll look for you on Twitter! And thanks for the list!
http://twitter.com/HelenaHimm
Thanks so much for the list. I’m selfteaching myself Writing Techniques to Improve my Food Writing skills =)
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Thanks for the great information. I’ve on twitter for some time, but never really used it.
http://twitter.com/perle