How To Find Authors On Twitter

AKA Start with the Obvious

I follow a lot of authors, agents, publishers, and other people related to writing on Twitter. Finding their Twitter name so I could follow them in the first place isn’t too difficult.

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Sometimes an author’s Twitter name is close to the name on the novel, for example, @rachelcaine and @candacehavens. Sometimes, the author’s Twitter name is not as obvious, such as Jim Butcher tweeting as @LongShotAuthor.

If an author or agent or publisher is on Twitter, they will likely have their Twitter name listed on their website. You can also check out these links to see if there is someone you recognize and want to follow.

• Fantasy Authors, Writers, and Professionals
• 100+ of the Best Authors on Twitter
• Nonfiction Tweets: 70+ Authors to Follow on Twitter

Twitter now has the ability to create a list, which is a page that shows only the tweet from the people that you add to that list. I have a “writing” list, where I’ve put the authors and other writing professionals that I follow.

You can also subscribe to other people’s lists. @jimsissy has a list of “literary agents“.

And some publishers have created lists of their authors, which is a great way to find new people to follow.

• Eos Authors
• ROC Authors
• Ace Authors

And once you start following a few of these people, you’ll see them tweet with other industry people, whom you can then also follow.

Kevin Bacon: No, but Val was in “Top Gun” with Tom Cruise and Tom was in “A Few Good Men” with me. [pause] Huh, that was a short one.
- Will and Grace

Nov 10, 2009

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