30 Essential Literary Twitter Feeds
anybody know how many pages Billy Crystal devotes to his “jazz man” character in his new memoir?
— Alex Shephard (@alex_shephard) September 10, 2013
Alex Shephard
As one of the co-founders of Full Stop and part of the Melville House social media team, it is literally his job to spend the entire day finding weird, interesting lit-related things lurking on the internet. Expect to see lots of them.
Having my book author photo taken tomorrow. Any tips? Am I supposed to watch that video from @Oprah that shows how to hold your head? Oy.
— Julia Fierro (@JuliaFierro) September 16, 2013
Julia Fierro
As the founder of the much-loved Sackett Street Writers Workshop, Julia Fierro has already done more than her fair share of good for local writers. But she does one better on Twitter, with a refreshingly positive series of recommendations, both for events and anything good she happens to be reading. If you’re looking to do your part in supporting Brooklyn-based authors, hers is a good example to follow.
According to Google Translator, Sam Pink, who read at @usembfinland, has “two-way street disorder” http://t.co/EWO1ogr7KE @CameronPierce
— Benjamin Samuel (@benasam) August 26, 2013
“With warn regards”: the unintentionally accurate sign-off of a spammy publicity email I just received.
— Benjamin Samuel (@benasam) July 22, 2013
Benjamin Samuel
Electric Literature’s co-editor can be counted on for tweeting highlights from his own magazine, sure, but he’s also a pretty keen observer of industry news you may have missed, and just generally a source of refreshing honesty.
“When you finish your novel, if money is not a desperate priority … put it in a drawer.” hahahahahahahahahaha
— Emily Gould (@EmilyGould) September 9, 2013
Reading a book in an app that encourages “social reading” and possibly have never been more annoyed in my life
— Emily Gould (@EmilyGould) September 16, 2013
Emily Gould
One of the more brutally honest feeds out there (in a good way), and also a place for reliably sane perspective on whatever minor controversy people happen to be tweeting about on a given day.
“I have a folder called ‘Blown to Smithereens’ where I file all of my rejections. It always makes me smile.” | @renarossner | #quotes
— Literary Rejections (@LitRejections) September 15, 2013
Unpublished Novels and Novellas Wanted by Digital Publishers | @Novelicious Books | Submit Online: http://t.co/HbAma3oOU8 | #writing
— Literary Rejections (@LitRejections) September 15, 2013
Literary Rejections
A truly great resource for up and coming writers (they put out a constant stream of submission tips and opportunities), and also, with their cheery reminders that rejection is a pretty universal phenomenon, a major comfort to all of us.