Great Authors To Follow On Twitter

From celebrities to politicians to us, people around the globe have been tweeting to the world. But who better to entertain you with a few words than a professional author? These eight writers are sometimes hysterical, sometimes insightful, and are sure to give you words for thought in 140 characters or less.

Who are your favorite authors on Twitter? Let us know in the comments!

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RL Stine says his job is "to terrify kids." He's very good at it, having created the Goosebumps series of books. His Twitter feed alternates between facts about his life, and tweets to make you jump in the night.

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RL Stine says his job is "to terrify kids." He's very good at it, having created the Goosebumps series of books. His Twitter feed alternates between facts about his life, and tweets to make you jump in the night.

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[tohlourae]

09:26 PM on 08/14/2011

Maiden of Destiny (Book One of the Forgotten Gods Trilogy) by Lenny Fultz

[shararee]

10:26 AM on 08/14/2011

@dbgrady author of Red Planet Noir.

[kriheli]

09:16 PM on 08/13/2011

don't forget @colsonwhitehead

[Raymond King71]

03:55 PM on 08/13/2011

Author RAYMOND STURGIS

[Mel Sureisfine]

03:45 PM on 08/13/2011

My favorite author on twitter is RAYMOND STURGIS

[Janet Mays]

03:40 PM on 08/13/2011

My favorite author is RAYMOND STURGIS...just check out his collection

[rwilli1972]

09:12 PM on 08/13/2011

I haven't heard of him. I will check him out. Check out other great reads here: http://www.perspectivestv.com/lets-read

[Janet Mays]

03:36 PM on 08/13/2011

Mine favorite Author is RAYMOND STURGIS....his books are insightful, enjoyable and beautifully written.....

[junhax]

10:13 AM on 08/13/2011

So many people hating Twitter. If used the right way it proves to be a more viable source of information than what this site has turned into.

Also it's interesting, if your favorite writer is on Twitter, to see what they say and the quotes they post from time to time.

Get used to Twitter, it isn't going anywhere, so hating on it and hating on people who use it for smart reasons won't get you far.

[TheBaffler]

09:34 PM on 08/12/2011

I doubt any great writers waste their time on Twitter. This list is, unsurprisingly, one of writers who don't even rise to the level of mediocrity.

[MrsDalloway]

03:35 PM on 08/12/2011

Margaret Atwood! Duh!

[Deaninphilly]

03:07 PM on 08/12/2011

Twitter is for twits. Why do they around here insist on adding more and more articles such as this. Are they trying to d u mb down the populace down even further?

[Evan Pritchard]

12:47 PM on 08/12/2011

'Great authors' and 'Twitter' are two things I never, ever wanted to see in the same sentence.

[Lui Paras]

12:19 PM on 08/12/2011

No Neil Gaiman? Really?

[TheBaffler]

09:32 PM on 08/12/2011

He would fit in the the list above, which is certainly not a list of great writers.

[Lui Paras]

06:49 AM on 08/15/2011

I think The Sandman is a great piece of work. As Frank McConnell and Peter Straub said of his work, "If this isn't literature, then nothing is."

Try not to diss it even if it's "just a comic book." Give it a chance. You may even like it.

[NathanielDeines]

12:04 PM on 08/12/2011

This particular tweet from Chuck is just an advertisement. It is necessary to pay to receive Chuck's wisdom. Neither his advice, or his twitter feed, should be followed.

[gwilder]

11:09 AM on 08/12/2011

Hey, you have forgotten about the great author George Wilder Jr. People should read his new book, available at www.amazon.com called Parenting, Back to the Scipt... There are lot of good authors on twitter and facebook and a lot of reading to do.