7 Blogs Every Author Should Follow

by | Mar 20, 2020 | Blogging, Platform, Publishing, Writing Craft | 12 comments

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One great way to improve your writing is to learn from the best.

Here are seven blogs that are not only good examples of excellent blogging but will also help you hone your craft and sell more books.

We recommend that you subscribe to these blogs through RSS. If you don’t know what RSS is then check out our helpful RSS guide. We have also provided a place to subscribe by email if you are just not ready for RSS.

Blog #1 The Creative Penn

Blog #2 Seth Godin

  • Address: SethGodin.typepad.com
  • Why? Seth Godin is one of the most popular bloggers on the web. He is a good example of how to blog well. He has great advice on how to market your book, yourself and your ideas.
  • Subscribe: by RSS by Email by Twitter by Facebook

Blog #3 Copyblogger

  • Address: CopyBlogger.com
  • Why? CopyBlogger is the best site for learning how to write good blog posts. Not only will following this blog (and reading the most popular posts) improve the quality of your blog posts but your overall writing as well. Highly recommended.
  • Subscribe: by RSS by Twitter by Facebook

Blog #4 Helping Writers Become Authors

Blog #5 Rachelle Gardner

Blog #6 Author Media

  • Address: AuthorMedia.com
  • Why? Thomas Umstattd Jr. helps authors build thier platform, sell more books, and change the world with writing worth talking about. Our goal is to make promoting your work online easier and more fun.  Every podcast episode now has a blog version.
  • Subscribe: by RSS Feed by Email by Twitter by Facebook

Blog #7 David Gaughran

  • Address:  DavidGaughran.com/blog
  • Why? David has great advice on marketing and promotion for both fiction and nonfiction. He has a special focus on technology which is an area a lot of authors needs help with.
  • Subscribe: RSS Feed, Facebook, Twitter

Bonus Blogs

Ok so there are more than 7 great blogs for authors. Here are some more you should check out.

What do you think? Are there any good blogs we missed? Post them below in the comments.

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12 Comments

  1. Michael K. Reynolds
    Michael K. Reynolds on April 26, 2010 at 9:11 pm

    What kind of BLOG Post is this? This is an outrage. Author Tech Tips [Author Media] only ranked #6 on the list? All kidding aside, Thomas, you continue to produce one of the most informative writer BLOGS on the web. I can tell you it's ranked high on my list. Keep up the great work!
    My recent post The Shoe Shine Glory

  2. ThomasUmstattd
    ThomasUmstattd on April 26, 2010 at 10:17 pm

    Thanks Michael 🙂
    My recent post A Hope Like No Other (Poem)

  3. janetsketchley
    janetsketchley on April 27, 2010 at 7:52 pm

    Thanks for this, Thomas. I knew about many of these, but I've found some new ones to follow (in Bloglines, is that RSS enough for you?)

  4. Laura Davis
    Laura Davis on April 28, 2010 at 12:13 am

    Thank you Thomas that was a nice surprise. You made my day!

    Laura Davis
    The Writer's Keep
    My recent post Fleshing Out Your Characters

  6. Tiffany Stuart
    Tiffany Stuart on January 15, 2011 at 11:13 am

    Great list of resources. Thank you.
    My recent post Vlog- New for 2011

  8. Afe
    Afe on January 27, 2011 at 10:10 pm

    On the Newbie's Guide to Publishing you linked the Beacon blog instead. The Newbie's Guide to Publishing is at http://jakonrath.blogspot.com

  9. Chad R. Allen
    Chad R. Allen on February 8, 2013 at 4:03 pm

    Thank you! Got em in my RSS!

  10. Brenton Fields
    Brenton Fields on February 3, 2020 at 2:59 am

    Thanks as this is very helpful.

  11. Lyall De'Viana
    Lyall De'Viana on March 30, 2020 at 6:39 am

    Nice post. I’m really looking for this kind of stuff that help me to know about the top author that we should follow in this profession. Thanks for sharing & keep posting!

    • HELEN Poynter
      HELEN Poynter on April 4, 2020 at 10:03 am

      Hi Lyall:
      I am a newly published Author ; starting to climb my mountain in promoting my book.
      My book title is: “I Saved The Best For Last, Yes, I’ll Take Chocolate Icing on My Cupcake Please.

      It’s my solo journey of my personal life, my intrinsic ability to achieve, overcome adversity and thrieve .
      I would like to correspond with you.

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