Blogs I Follow

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2. How to Read More Blogs in Less Time - Rachelle Gardner on June 5, 2013 at 9:53 AM

   […] absolutely devoted to my system of reading blogs in a Reader! Since I follow about 50 blogs plus my client blogs, it’s crucial for me to keep them organized. With a Reader, all your […]

   
   
   
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6. Kira on March 16, 2013 at 5:13 PM

   This was so useful! Thank you! I was looking for good writing/publishing blogs to follow. =)

   
   
   
7. Ariel Paz on March 14, 2013 at 9:41 PM

   Hi, Rachelle. Thanks for the reminder about Leo Babauto’s blog. He has some good stuff. Simplicity is a never ending process if you ask me. It’s a constant evaluation of what is important and what is not. I have a t-shirt that says “Simplify” just to remind me 🙂 Be blessed. Ariel

   
   
   
8. Chad R. Allen on March 12, 2013 at 10:29 PM

   For another blog on blogging, try Blogging with Amy. Very practical, helpful stuff. @ErinUlrich turned me on to her.

   
   
   
9. More Blogs to Follow via Twitter - Rachelle Gardner on March 12, 2013 at 1:11 PM

   […] Yesterday I gave you a sampling of the blogs I follow in my Google Reader. But there are some blogs and publications I follow on Twitter instead of in my Reader. These tend to be very good at Tweeting new articles and posts, so it’s easier for me to click through from Twitter rather than have them in the big pile of blogs on my Reader. […]

   
   
   
10. Dan Erickson on March 12, 2013 at 9:56 AM

    I also follow copyblogger and Seth Godin. I follow Art House America, Donald Miller, Michael Hyatt, PIck the Brain, The Change Blog, and several others. I’ll have to take a look at a few of the blogs on your list. One thing I do is add a few new blogs to my regular visiting schedule every month or so. Of course one can only follow so many blogs, so I’ve created a rotation system.

    
    
    
11. Andrew Gilmore on March 12, 2013 at 12:21 AM

    Thanks for sharing–I’m definitely adding some of these to my reader.

    I recently found a blog called “How to talk evangelical” that is really good: howtotalkevangelical.addiezierman.com

    And I enjoy the honesty of Leanne Penny @ leannepenny.com

    
    
    
12. Andrew Gilmore on March 12, 2013 at 12:20 AM

    Thanks for sharing–I’m definitely adding some of these to my reader.

    I recently found a blog called “How to talk evangelical” that is really good: howtotalkevangelical.addiezierman.com

    And I enjoy the honesty of Leanne Penny @ leannepenny.com

    
    
    
13. J. F. Smith on March 11, 2013 at 8:03 PM

    I love a lot of these blogs, too! I too am intrigued by the concept of simplicity blogs. I just recently began blogging, and I find it really rewarding!

    
    
    
    • J. F. Smith on March 11, 2013 at 8:03 PM

      (Forgot to note how much I like the Books & Such blog!)

      
      
      
14. Barbara McDowell Whitt on March 11, 2013 at 7:12 PM

    Nina Amir – How to Blog a Book (howtoblogabook.com/), Christina Katz – The Prosperous Writer (christinakatz.com/), and WordCount: Freelancing in the Digital Age (michellerafter.com/)are among the many, many bloggers I have followed at one time or another since 2010. These are three blogger/authors from whom I have learned much. They also have amazing energy.

    
    
    
15. Jan Thompson on March 11, 2013 at 5:37 PM

    I read your blog, Rachelle!

    Recently, I started subscribing to Jamie Chavez’ blog.

    And Chip MacGregor has good information for writers.

    
    
    
16. Laura Libricz on March 11, 2013 at 1:28 PM

    I follow Rachelle’s blog, of course. For writing tips, I love Chuck Wendig’s blog http://terribleminds.com/ramble/blog/ (Caution: he’s not for the faint of heart but his writing advice is really good.) And Alex Sokoloff: http://www.screenwritingtricks.com/. She doesn’t post a lot but I love her writing books as well.

    
    
    
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18. Rhonda Schrock on March 11, 2013 at 12:02 PM

    Oh, goodness. It’s hard to choose a favorite. Once in awhile, I read A Holy Experience (Ann Voskamp), but I tend to have a small pool that I follow, largely due to time constraints.

    One of the great blessings of blogging has been the friends I’ve made over the years. What fun to find a kindred spirit here and there!

    
    
    
19. Mary Vee on March 11, 2013 at 11:20 AM

    Thanks for the list, Rachelle.
    I would like to second a few from the comments: The Writers Alley, Seekerville, and My Book Therapy.
    I also enjoy Chip MacGregor’s

    
    
    
20. Sue Harrison on March 11, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    I really enjoy these blogs:

    http://lynnadavidson.com/ – a variety of posts about life and writing.

    http://www.janiechang.com/blog – an up and coming writer with tremendous ability. She writes stories about her family’s life in China and has just signed a contract with one of the “big 5” for her first novel.

    http://thiskidreviewsbooks.com/ – the book world through the eyes of Erik – a kid.

    
    
    
21. Brittany @ The 1000th Voice on March 11, 2013 at 11:08 AM

    Thanks for the great list of blogs, Rachelle! I’m always looking to refresh my Google Reader, so I’ve added a number of these blogs.

    
    
    
22. Laura K. Cowan on March 11, 2013 at 10:32 AM

    Thanks for this, Rachelle!

    
    
    
23. Jeanne T on March 11, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    What a great list of blogs! I’ve read a few of your clients’ blogs as well. I didn’t realize there were blogs on simplicity. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. 🙂 I’m going to have to check those out. I think I’m going to have to stop by some of the blogging sites, because I still have so much to learn about blogging. 🙂

    I follow a number of writing blogs, and some friends’ blogs. Finding the time to read all the blogs I want to is next to impossible. 😉

    I would add to the ones already mentioned: The Writer’s Alley and I like Seekerville as well.

    
    
    
24. lisa on March 11, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    Thanks for sharing your picks. You have a great client list too!

    I also follow http://www.chadrallen.com/. His content is always helpful to me. Book and Such has helped me connect with so many writing friends. I also follow a lot of non-profit blogs.

    
    
    
    • Sue Harrison on March 11, 2013 at 11:17 AM

      I follow Chad’s blog, too. He’s great.

      
      
      
      • Chad R. Allen on March 12, 2013 at 10:25 PM

        Thanks, Lisa and Sue! Grateful to ya.

        
        
        
25. Susan Toy on March 11, 2013 at 9:39 AM

    I post a weekly roundup (am working on one right now) of interesting articles, videos, book news, and relevant blog posts to my own blog. I gather up anything that strikes me as being note-worthy for authors as well as readers and anyone else in the book biz. Many blogs you list here, including your own!, make regular appearances. Thanks for these additional listings to check out.

    
    
    
26. Jessica Nelson on March 11, 2013 at 9:33 AM

    Some of those sound really interesting! I’m a long time fan of Seekerville and then I enjoy agent blogs and friend blogs.

    
    
    
27. Heather Marsten on March 11, 2013 at 9:22 AM

    Impressive client list!!!! Writer’s Digest lists the top 101 blogs for writers, I subscribe to any of those that seem helpful. One that I love comes out infrequently but makes me chuckle – Slushpile Hell – I don’t know if it is fact or fiction, but the letters she receives and her snarky comments crack me up. http://slushpilehell.tumblr.com/

    
    
    
    • Nancy Kimball on March 11, 2013 at 6:55 PM

      Obviously this one, though I tend to lurk it. The Steve Laube Agency, and second quite a few already mentioned:
      Slushpilehell is great for laughs and highlighting what agents must endure.
      Seekerville, Query Shark, The Writer’s Alley, and one not writing related but I love for inspiration, Old Photo of the Day.

      
      
      
28. Roxanne Sherwood Gray on March 11, 2013 at 8:56 AM

    I blog with several other writers at
    http://mbtponderers.blogspot.com/

    Otherwise, I follow a few of the industry blogs you mentioned as well as those of my friends. When I’m writing before going to all the blogs I’m attempting to follow, it’s hard to find time to read them all!

    
    
    
29. Claude Nougat on March 11, 2013 at 4:57 AM

    I follow much the same blogs though not your clients – not out of some intent not to, but simply because I don’t know about them…Writers blogs, alas, are so numerous that you wouldn’t know where to start unless the writer in question is your favorite!

    I thought Writers Unboxed had folded?

    I was intrigued by your simplicity blogs…ah, the simple life! Don’t we all yearn for it? But as I mentioned in the comment I left there, I’m convinced that procrastination is part of our nature. So is multiplication and complication and with modern technology (the Internet, IT and all the rest) the temptations are numerous!

    Personally, I live a love and hate relationship with the Net and everything that gives me access to it!

    
    
    
30. Kate on March 11, 2013 at 3:10 AM

    I read a lot of blogs. I write a humor blog, so I tend to read a lot of those, but my favorite blog for new bloggers is http://fabulousblogging.com/. For writing I like http://goinswriter.com/. I follow some of those you listed too.

    
    
    
31. Andrew Budek-Schmeisser on March 11, 2013 at 2:57 AM

    I follow my writer friends’ blogs, but that’s about it. Mainly, it’s slothfulness, and the frustration that comes from a broadband connection that emulates dialup for speed without matching dialup’s reliability.

    I’m interested in the emphasis on minimalism in the list you posted, and I’m sure that many of us would love to see a day or three devoted to your take on it.

    Does anyone second that?

    
    
    
    • Cherry Odelberg on March 11, 2013 at 11:17 PM

      “I follow my writer friends’ blogs” I agree with that. I do it to support other writers AND to build friendships and relationships with people who understand me and I them.

      I think I am a minimalist by default. Yes, what is it saying about the industry, the economy, the publishing life, the importance of what we write and how we live; that several simplicity blogs appear on this list? I’m off to read and discover.

      
      
      
    • Cherry Odelberg on March 11, 2013 at 11:18 PM

      “I follow my writer friends’ blogs” I agree with that. I do it to support other writers AND to build friendships and relationships with people who understand me and I them.

      I think I am a minimalist by default. Yes, what is it saying about the industry, the economy, the publishing life, the importance of what we write and how we live; that several simplicity blogs appear on this list? I’m off to read and discover.

      
      
      
32. Gabrielle Meyer on March 11, 2013 at 2:52 AM

    I read so many of your clients’ blogs! Katie Ganshert, Keli Gwyn, Beth Vogt, just to name a few! I’m also a huge fan of the Books & Such Blog. I find so many helpful blog posts there every week.

    The My Book Therapy Blog is a great one for story crafting tips, teaching and information. I also follow the ACFW blog. There are so many great blogs out there! Thanks for sharing your top reads, Rachelle.

    
    
    
33. LisaR @ Who Stole My Baby? on March 11, 2013 at 1:48 AM

    Great list. I read a little of everything – cooking blogs, yoga blogs, writing blogs, humor blogs – anything that is halfway cohesive and entertaining, really. And my own blog, of course, but that doesn’t really count, does it? Ha.