I got to know Peg through her work with Guy Kawasaki. Peg is a social media goddess and never ceases to amaze me with her mega-creative, super insightful posts. I really love her stuff. If you want to stay current on all things social media, and get some great ideas in the process, Peg is your gal. She’s the award-winning author of the bestselling Outlining Your Novel and Structuring Your Novel. She’s an invaluable mentor for writers who want to become authors - follow her for rock solid tips to improve your writing skills.

1. Best people to follow on Twitter
in 2018
Social Media for Authors

2. Peg Fitzpatrick @PegFitzpatrick
I got to know Peg through her work with Guy
Kawasaki. Peg is a social media goddess and
never ceases to amaze me with her mega-
creative, super insightful posts. I really love
her stuff. If you want to stay current on all
things social media, and get some great ideas
in the process, Peg is your gal. Find her on the
web at pegfitzpatrick.com

3. KM Weiland @KMWeiland
• KM’s
website, helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com,
is aptly named. She’s the award-winning
author of the bestselling Outlining Your Novel
and Structuring Your Novel. She’s an
invaluable mentor for writers who want to
become authors - follow her for rock solid tips
to improve your writing skills.

4. John Kremer @JohnKremer
John’s been around self-publishing for a long
time and knows his stuff. He wrote the book
1001 Ways To Market Your Book and shares
his insight both on his
blog, bookmarketingbestsellers.com, and via
his Twitter feed. His book has been an
invaluable resource to a great many authors!

5. Joel Friedlander @JFbookman
Joel’s passion for his topic is unmistakable, he
shares great information via his blog and
Twitter feed. His blog, thebookdesigner.com,
designed to help support self-published
authors is a fantastic resource if you want to
publish the right way.

6. Anne R. Allen @annerallen
Anne’s blog, annerallen.com, which she writes
with Ruth Harris, is full of unmissable tips for
new writers. They both are industry veterans
who are dedicated to helping authors create
the best possible work AND engineer a
successful launch. They are an invaluable
resource for authors, both indie and
traditionally published.

7. Joan Stewart @PublicityHound
• Joan is the Publicity Hound and she is as
tenacious as the name suggests. Joan is my
go-to for all things marketing. She has
fantastic resources on her
website, publicityhound.com, great webinars
and shares a ton of helpful marketing insight
via her Twitter feed.

8. Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman
• I’ve known Jane for a long time and her
information is consistently fantastic. She is
always offering helpful insights into publishing
- what works and what doesn’t, and she
spends time researching publishers, marketing
ideas and often has some great guests who
contribute their knowledge to her
blog, janefriedman.com.

9. Joanna Penn @thecreativepenn
• I’ve known Joanna since she was just an
author with a few books - now she’s a bit of an
empire. She shares some fantastic marketing
wisdom (having been there herself) and she is
really dialed into what works in marketing and
what’s just a smoke screen. I love her honesty
and passion for what she does! Find her
at thecreativepenn.com

10. Mark Coker @markcoker
• Founder of Smashwords, Mark has become
the voice of the independent author. He works
tirelessly to give authors the best possible
experience on his site: Smashwords.com. He’s
also a great speaker (I always love his sessions)
and he’s a fan of hard data. The numbers
never lie and he often releases real-time stats
on book publishing that will blow your mind.

11. Hugh Howey @hughhowey
• Best known for his internationally bestselling
book, WOOL, Hugh is now one of the many
great spokespeople for self-publishing. He
shares a lot of great data and insight that’s a
must for any author. Check him out
at hughhowey.com.

12. Mari Smith @marismith
• Follow Mari for everything Facebook - she
simply rocks it on Facebook. She also tweets
out new Facebook tricks, changes and updates
to all things Facebook. And of course, you
should also follow her on Facebook! On the
web, she’s at: marismith.com.

13. Frances Caballo @CaballoFrances
• Frances began as a reporter, moved into public
relations, but found her love in social media.
As a rock solid Social Media
Strategist/Manager for authors, she stands
among my top 30 websites for independently
published authors. Find more goodness on
Frances’ site, socialmediajustforwriters.com.

14. Denise Wakeman @Denisewakeman
• Dubbed the Queen of Visibility, Denise really
gets it. She’s got some amazingly insightful
information on her blog,denisewakeman.com,
and via her Twitter feed that will help you gain
more readers, followers and sales.

15. Social Media Examiner @SMExaminer
• So this isn’t a single person (though
technically run by Michael Steizner) but it’s a
mega-portal for all things social media. I get
their newsletter (and attend their yearly
conference in San Diego) and I can’t say
enough about the fabulous content they
produce at socialmediaexaminer.com.

16. BookWorks @bookworksNYC
• Run by Betty Sargent, who has a very impressive
publishing resume, it’s the new go-to for all
things publishing (both traditionally and self-
published). Their blog, bookworks.com, is
fantastic, helpful and the entire BookWorks team
works really hard to get out only the best and
most helpful information on self-publishing. They
have worked to create a community where
authors and professionals can come together to
share guidance and insights - follow them to
become a part of this community.

17. BiblioCrunch @BiblioCrunch
• Run by Miral Sattar, BibiloCrunch is a fantastic
portal to find great service providers that have
been vetted by the BiblioCrunch staff. They
also have a fab #indiechat every Tuesday at
4pm EST. Scope out bibliocrunch.com too.

18. Best people to follow on Twitter
in 2018
Social Media for Authors