Writers and bloggers need resources to aid in getting their ideas into context attractive to their followers. In order to find these resources, we could spend hours surfing the Internet to find those people most helpful to our brand, blog, or book. The following five individuals and two sites are resources I follow consistently. I hope you find something helpful among them.
1. Frances Caballo of Social Media Just for Writers

“Social Media Just for Writers was named as one of the top 30 websites for independently published authors by Penny Sansevieri of Author Marketing Experts, Inc.”
“This website will help you to get your writing in front of more readers who would love to know about your books. You’ll learn how to use social media efficiently and effectively, and you’ll learn about new applications, best practices, and tips that will help you reach your marketing goals.”
(quoted from About page of Social Media Just for Writers)
2. Dan Blank of We Grow Media

“I have had the privilege of working with hundreds of writers, helping them share their stories and connect with readers. Some of these folks are bestselling authors, with millions of books sold, while others are first time authors, and many more are somewhere between those two points.”
“…I’ve worked with hundreds of authors, and some of the most amazing organizations that support writers.”
(quoted from About page of We Grow Media)
3. Gretchen Louise, Connoisseur of Words and Code
Gretchen is a treasure trove of tech tips, social media tips, suggestions for maintaining an easy-to-work-with inbox, and more. Read some endorsements I found on her site:

“I like to think I’m fairly computer savvy, but there are some aspects of WordPress that really freak me out! Gretchen took my vision and was able to make anything I wanted happen. All I had to do was ask!”
-Kalyn Brooke, Creative Savings
“I really can’t say enough good things about Gretchen…she is professional, helpful, kind, and a coding superstar! She customized a theme for my site and it looks amazing. I felt completely confident that she would make my site look beautiful and work flawlessly, and I was right! She is a wonder.”
-Kelly, The Pretty Bee
4. Angela Ackerman and Rebecca Puglisi at Writers Helping Writers
Writers Helping Writers, formerly known as The Bookshelf Muse, is hosted by co-authors and co-bloggers, Angela Ackerman and Rebecca Puglisi. Together they have written “bestselling triplets, The Emotion Thesaurus, The Positive Trait Thesaurus, and The Negative Trait Thesaurus.”
From their About page, “Our mission is simple: offer help and support as much as we can. This site has many different tools and resources for writers, editors and teachers, so poke around and enjoy!”
5. Joel Friedlander, The Book Designer

Joel Friedlander, better known as The Book Designer, offers practical advice to help writers in producing better books. The following quote sums up Joel’s philosophy:
“Writers change the world one reader at a time. But you can’t change the world with a book that’s still on your hard
drive or in a box under your bed.”
Joel’s blog is filled with resources and tools to help you decide how you want to publish your book and to teach you the ins and outs of self-publishing should you choose to follow that route. The author of many books on the subject of publishing and with a background in the field, Joel’s expertise is priceless.
In 2006 aspiring novelists Therese Walsh and Kathleen Bolton collaborated to dissect complex books and movies. After their second rejection, they decided to create a site where they could state their opinions with no possibility of rejection, except possibly from readers. Writer Unboxed was born. With a list of contributors too long to share here, the articles posted in Writer Unboxed always bring something to the reader useful, educational, and resourceful. It is a site I recommend to all aspiring writers.

Writers Digest, the site, is a one-stop shopping experience for the writer. With everything from books, magazines, downloads, conferences, workshops, classes, webinars, tutorials, blogs, competitions and resources, this site is like an online shopping and educational experience rolled into one. Writers of all genre will find something to suit their needs and competitive spirits. With a subscription to the newsletter, you’ll receive a list of 101 websites for writers, more than I’ll ever be able to list here. (That doesn’t mean you won’t need to continue to read my blog! Or subscribe to my newsletter.)
These are some of the folks I rely on for information and leads as I write my book. Of course, there are many others as well. However, I encourage you to take some time to visit each of these if you haven’t already. I think you’ll find something valuable.
What about you? Do you have favorite sources of information online you could share with us?
My MarianInk file is filling up with great resources like this one. Here I find some new ones to follow. I see others are doing the same. Thank you!
Happy to follow in your footsteps too, Sherrey.
Glad that you are finding things that are helpful, Marian. That was my goal!
I like we’re traveling along together. 🙂
This a great list of resources. Thanks, Sherrey.
Elizabeth, thanks for commenting and you’re welcome! Guess who’s book I’m currently reading? And loving every word. The characters are wonderfully developed and you have kept the balance between serious illness and humor just right. 🙂
Oh my gosh, thank you!
Thank you for this great list Sherrey. One of the things that I keep meaning to do is find more inspirational people to follow via blog and Facebook so this is great. I have read and followed them all now! Thank you 🙂
Jade, I’m so glad you found this post so helpful. That was my goal and I barely scratched the surface of helpful resources out there. But we do have to have some time to write, don’t we? Thanks for stopping by.
Not at all Sherrey – I know that I don’t get around to visiting other blogs as often as I would like.
Thanks Sherrey. I’m following them all now! Great list.
So glad you decided to follow them all! Glad the list was helpful.
I follow a list of sites too long to post here :), but two that come to mind are The Write Conversation (Edie Melson) and The Kill Zone. Edie provides a lot of social media tips. I follow The Kill Zone because I’m a fiction writer. Oh, and one more site if you need encouragement – Positive Writer (Bryan Hutchinson).
Hi Joan! When I first started culling my list of favorites down, I realized I follow lots of people, including Bryan. But you’ve offered two I’ve not heard of, and I will be checking them out. Thanks for sharing!
These are great, Sherrey! Thanks for sharing the helpful resources.
Tracy, thanks for your gracious comment. Glad you found the post helpful.
Sherrey,
I love a list and yours is terrific. I drink whatever flavor of Kool-Aid Jeff Goins offers on his site.
I will share with my writers at CSWG. I know they will appreciate you too.
Thanks
Maureen, thanks so much for your encouragement and support by sharing with your readers and followers. I’m glad you found the list helpful. (I too enjoy lists!)
Great list Sherrey. Glad to know I follow almost all of them now and will be adding those I am missing. 🙂
Glad to know we are like-minded in our followings. 🙂
Thanks, Sherrey….I follow Jon Winokur @AdvicetoWriters on Twitter…happy Saturday to you 🙂
I enjoy Jon Winokur as well, Dolly.
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