Twitter Thursday: Celebrities

The number one rule of the Internet is this: Be interesting. I certainly try to be, and I try to follow people on Twitter who are. I tend not to follow celebrities because I'm not generally a big fan of people as much as I am their work, but there are a few who are worth it for sheer entertainment value, their appreciation of fans,  and/or because they promote charities I find worthy. An added bonus, of course, is that they tweet about work, which means a little more information on art I like.

Here are some of the celebrity Twitter accounts I follow:

Wayne Brady. @waynebrady, is an actor, comedian, game-show host, and all-around funny guy.

Misha Collins, @mishacollins, is the actor responsible for the angel Castiel/the vessel Jimmy Novak on "Supernatural." He's also a husband (his wife is author Vicki Vantoch), father (his son is exactly one month younger than my daughter), philanthropist (he inspired the charity Random Acts), and generally an interesting fellow.

Carrie Fisher, @CarrieFFisher, played Princess Leia in Star Wars (duh) and for that alone is worth following, though she's also an author, acted in other films and on the stage, and if I remember correctly is also a mental health advocate.

Mark Hamill, @HamillHimself, played Luke Skywalker in Star Wars (duh), voiced the Joker in the Batman animated series of the 1990s. 

Jared Padalecki, @jarpad, plays Sam Winchester on "Supernatural." His Twitter is currently about a week old--he got it and announced it at last week's convention in Nashville. He's pretty funny so far.

Simon Pegg, @simonpegg, played Shaun in Shaun of the Dead and Scotty in the Star Trek reboot (among many, many other roles), is a husband and father, and in general just a funny guy.

Richard Speight, Jr., @dicksp8jr, played Gabriel on "Supernatural" and seems to be a generally likable person in addition to being a pretty cool actor. It certainly doesn't hurt that he's a Southerner.

You should follow them!

Twitter Thursday: Writers

I'm a fan of the Twitter. That's no secret. I follow a lot of cool people, and as I did last time, I'd like to tell you about some of them. 


Obviously, I follow @amanda_hocking. She's the inspiration for my current self-publishing crusade. She has cute, funny tweets and retweets well.


I've mentioned @veschwab previously, but there's no harm mentioning her again. She's adorable. She's just completely adorable. I cannot wait for her first book, The Near Witch. Her excitement is contagious. It doesn't hurt that she's a Doctor Who fan.


Tim O'Rourke, @Ravenwoodgreys, wrote Black Hill Farm and Black Hill Farm: Andy's Diary. He updates his followers regularly on his book goings-on, which is nice. I'd like to see more tweets from him, but, hey, it works. 


Jason Letts, @foreverjuly, deserves to mentioned for this tweet alone: "I write because the voices in my head tell me to, and I do everything they say."


Stacey W. Benefiel, @Stacey_WB, has some cute tweets, too. I love how completely unpretentious she is. I also love that she doesn't drive a Prius.


Kerry Schafer, @KerrySchafer, is utterly entertaining. She tweets about writing a lot, which I always look forward to. It's nice to see that I'm not the only one forcing myself to write, even write badly, just to do it and get it over with so I can go back and make it pretty. 


And for my last Twitter rec today, I'm going to suggest you follow Michelle I. Brooks, @MichelleIBrooks, because she is funny and cute and has a lot to say about other authors, too. 


Don't have a Twitter account? You should get one. Twitter is fun. 

Tweet!

Are you on Twitter? If you are, you should follow me. But you should also follow these people:

Victoria Schwab is an author. Her book, The Near Witch, comes out this August. She is funny and adorable, and I thoroughly enjoy her tweets.

Bret Easton Ellis is also an author. He wrote my favorite modern novel, American Psycho, which is apparently due out as a 20th anniversary edition sometime this spring. He's a prolific tweeter, and his posts are always interesting.