Joe Abercrombie
Website: http://www.joeabercrombie.com/
Blog: 9 posts. 100% business related
3 on his writing process. 33%
2 on his nonfiction writing. 22%
2 book promotions. 22%
1 on a future appearance. 11%
1 on awards and award ceremonies. 11%
Does not have a Twitter account.
Facebook: 1 post. 100% business related.
1 book promotion. 100%
Margaret Atwood
Website: http://www.margaretatwood.ca/
Doesn’t have a blog. Guest blogger on Amazon.com on the relevancy of The Handmaid’s Tale for contemporary America.
Twitter: 361 tweets. 58% business related.
52 thank yous to readers. 25%
39 book promotions. 19%
34 responses to readers. 16%
22 congratulating other authors. 10%
20 on her writing process. 10%
12 on future appearances. 6%
5 on ebooks. 2%
4 teasers–tweet designed to intrigue readers with a future project. 2%
4 responses to potential interviewers. 2%
4 on publishing. 2%
4 referring to her nonfiction writing. 2%
2 referring to other writers. 1%
2 referring to magazines, newspapers, and journals. 1%
1 promoting an independent bookstore.
1 announcing a science fiction contest.
1 on non-book merchandise.
1 on World Book Night.
1 linking to an article on future readers.
1 plugging a film version of one of her books.
Facebook: 14 posts. 100% business related.
6 book promotions. 43%
3 promoting a recent movie made from one of her books. 21%
2 linking to a post on her guest blog. 14%
1 on appearances. 7%
1 promoting one of her poems turned into a multimedia project. 7%
1 announcing a new sci-fi magazine she is releasing. 7%
Neil Gaiman
website: http://www.neilgaiman.com/
Blog: 1 post. 100% business related.
1 post a eulogy for a comic book writer. 100%
Twitter: 1416 tweets. 30% business related.
132 responses to readers. 31%
79 on his writing process. 18%
52 on appearances. 12%
43 thank yous to readers. 10%
31 book promotions. 7%
23 on legal issues. 5%
13 teasers. 3%
10 referring to other writers. 2%
9 promoting non-book related merchandise. 2%
9 on his nonfiction writing. 2%
6 on a book turning into a movie. 1%
6 on awards and award ceremonies. 1%
5 on interviewing. 1%
3 on awards and award ceremonies. 1%
3 on publicity. 1%
2 linking to a newspaper article about him.
2 on the future of reading.
1 promoting a literacy project.
1 on a closing bookstore.
Facebook: 20 posts. 65% business related.
6 on appearances. 46%
3 on other writers. 23%
1 post on non-book related merchandise. 8%
1 on legal issues. 8%
1 book promotion. 8%
1 on his nonfiction writing. 8%
Beth Groundwater
Website: http://bethgroundwater.com/Home.html
Blog: 23 posts. 100% business related.
6 on her writing process. 26%
6 on appearances. 26%
5 guest bloggers. 22%
4 book promotions. 17%
1 on the close of a bookstore. 4%
1 on National Library Week. 4%
Does not have a Twitter account.
Facebook: 44 posts. 55% business related posts.
6 on her writing process. 25%
6 on appearances. 25%
4 book promotions. 17%
3 on future appearances. 13%
2 linking to her blog. 8%
1 on National Library Week. 4%
1 on guest blogging. 4%
1 on awards and award ceremonies. 4%
John Irving
Website: http://www.john-irving.com/
Doesn’t have a blog.
Doesn’t have a Twitter Account.
Facebook: 10 posts. 90% business related posts.
5 on appearances. 56%
1 post on Garp, The Cider House Rules, and the current battle over birth control. 11%
1 his writing process. 11%
1 book promotion. 11%
1 on Ernest Hemingway. 11%
Ted Morrissey
Website: http://tedmorrissey.com/
Blog: 2 posts. 100% business related posts.
1 a link to his website, and the title of his latest book. 50%
1 on appearances. 50%
Twitter: 32 tweets. 47% business related tweets.
6 book promotions. 40%
3 links to his blog. 20%
2 on his writing process. 33%
2 posting a lecture he’s giving. 33%
2 on his writing process. 33%
1 referring to other writers. 7%
Facebook: 6 posts. 83% business related posts.
2 promoting a literary journal. 40%
1 book promotion. 20%
1 linking to his blog. 20%
1 promoting a local artist opportunity. 20%
Salman Rushdie
website: http://www.salman-rushdie.com/
Doesn’t have a blog.
Twitter: 64 tweets. 53% business related tweets.
12 on future appearances. 35%
5 thank yous to readers. 15%
5 responses to readers. 15%
5 book promotions. 15%
5 on legal issues. 15%
1 on his writing process. 3%
1 on a movie based on one of his books. 3%
Facebook: 9 posts. 67% business related posts.
2 on one of his books being turned into a film. 33%
2 book promotions. 33%
1 on appearances. 17%
1 featuring a painting of Rushdie. 17%
Daniel Russel
Website: http://www.danielirussell.com/
Blog: 2 post. 100% business related posts.
2 book promotions. 100%
Does not have a Twitter account.
Facebook: 3 posts. 100% business related posts.
3 book promotions. 100%
Emily St. John Mandel
Website: http://www.emilymandel.com/
Does not have a blog.
Twitter: 190 tweets. 58% business related tweets.
34 thank yous to readers. 31%
29 on her nonfiction writing. 26%
12 responses to readers. 11%
8 book promotions. 7%
7 on appearances. 6%
6 on publishing. 5%
5 on her writing process. 5%
2 referring to other writers. 2%
2 on NYT article on the effect of fiction on brain function. 2%
2 thank yous to reviewers. 2%
2 on awards and award ceremonies. 2%
1 thank yous to independent booksellers. 1%
Facebook: 17 posts. 41% business related posts.
3 on an essay she posted online. 43%
3 book promotion. 43%
1 on marketing. 14%
John Scalzi
Website: http://scalzi.com/
Blog: 88 posts. 70% business related posts.
14 book promotions. 23%
12 on awards and award ceremonies. 19%
8 on appearances. 13%
8 linking to his nonfiction writing. 13%
7 profiling other writers. 11%
6 on legal issues. 10%
4 Q&A from readers. 6%
1 charity organization. 2%
1 on his writing process. 2%
1 post on weblog format change. 2%
Twitter: 993 tweets. 28% business related tweets.
78 on awards and award ceremonies. 28%
55 on appearances. 20%
38 book promotions. 14%
23 responses to readers. 8%
21 on his writing process. 8%
16 on legal issues. 6%
13 linking to his blog. 5%
12 thank yous to readers. 4%
5 asking for questions for his podcast. 2%
5 on one of his books being turned into a film. 2%
2 on Amazon rankings. 1%
2 on charities. 1%
2 referring to another author. 1%
2 on his nonfiction writing. 1%
1 on ebooks.
1 on sci-fi conventions.
1 on a false review he supposedly had written.
1 on publishing.
1 response to a potential writing opportunity.
Facebook: 6 posts. 83% business related posts.
2 on awards and award ceremonies. 40%
3 book promotions. 60%
Will Weaver
website: http://www.willweaverbooks.com/
Blog: 7 posts. 100% business related posts.
3 on his writing process. 43%
1 on his nonfiction writing. 14%
1 on awards and awards ceremonies. 14%
1 book promotion. 14%
1 on a future appearance. 14%
Twitter: 35 Tweets. 46% business related tweets.
5 on appearances. 31%
3 on the adaptation of his short story to a play. 19%
3 on his nonfiction writing. 19%
2 on his writing process. 13%
1 on legal issues. 6%
1 on awards and awards ceremonies. 6%
1 book promotion. 6%
Facebook: 15 posts. 20% business related posts.
1 linking to his essay in the Huffington Post. 33%
1 on a future appearance. 33%
1 book promotion. 33%
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