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7 Twitter People Every Author Should Follow

7 Twitter People Every Author Should Follow

If you are new to Twitter here are 7 people you will want to follow.

They share helpful advice and many of them are authors, so if you want a good example to follow here it is:

1. @AuthorMedia shares tips that help you do more in less time.

2. @BookMarketer shares tips on how to promote your book online and offline.

3. @PhenixandPhenix is one of the top book publicity firms. They share great tips and news.

4. @KathyIde shares grammar tips. If you don’t want to follow her, it’s a sign that you need to follow her.

5. @MaryDeMuth gives great writing tips for authors.

6. @MichaelHyatt is the CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers. He is the publishing industry expert.

7. @RachelleGardner is a literary agent with so many tips to share she created the #PubTip hashtag.

There are many other folks worth following but these seven are a great place to get started.


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About Thomas Umstattd

Thomas Umstattd Jr. is the CEO of Umstattd Media a company that builds websites for authors and helps them build their online platforms. You can follow him on Twitter @ThomasUmstattd and @AuthorTech. He loves helping people use technology to change the world.

4 Responses to “7 Twitter People Every Author Should Follow”

  1. Loretta Boyett April 16, 2010 8:38 pm #

    Tried all the Twitter links above, and they all worked but one. The Mary DeMuth link gave a message that the link doesn't exist any more. Then I searched for her by name and got, I think, a copy cat with 0 followers.

  2. ThomasUmstattd April 16, 2010 11:00 pm #

    Hey Loretta,

    Thanks for the comment. Mary has changed her Twitter handle to MaryDeMuth you can find her athttp://twitter.com/MaryDeMuth. I have updated the list to reflect this.

  3. ThomasUmstattd April 16, 2010 11:00 pm #

    Hey Loretta,

    Thanks for the comment. Mary has changed her Twitter handle to MaryDeMuth you can find her athttp://twitter.com/MaryDeMuth. I have updated the list to reflect this.

  4. Joel Friedlander May 12, 2010 7:46 pm #

    Thomas, your readers might be interested in a similar post I did for self-publishing authors. Here's the link: http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2010/04/52-fantast…

    My recent post What Does Self-Publishing Cost: Competitive Self-Publisher

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