This is the post I’ve wanting to talk about for the past six months. It’s taken me at least that long to compile it, organize it, rank, and prepare it, not to mention the hours of personally emailing each blog owner to thank them for their writing, time, and effort. You can think of this "POWER 100" as a reference, or as a basis. No, you don't have to read these 100 blogs, but it's a benchmark that shows quality content. If you know other blogs that you think should also be at the top - mention them in the comments. If you are looking for sites to select material or to help with writing, such as essays-service.com, you can also use the links below.
In a word, this post is a doozy. I hope you’ll agree.
What is the “Power 100?”
So far, the “Power 100” is an ongoing collection of blogs that I’ve used, recommended, read, and shared since I started my writing journey years ago. You’ll find that they range from blogs on self-publishing to blogs on marketing and entrepreneurship, and each is given a main category they’re listed under. That organization structure is to help me keep things straight, but also to help you find your next favorite site. Just click the Category title to organize the list by category!
As of right now, here are the categories mentioned:
- Self-Publishing – blogs on self-publishing, book creation/marketing, and the general business of writing.
- Writing Process – need help getting that first draft knocked out? This category has everything you’ll need to write better.
- Marketing – general marketing information (may not be necessarily related to books).
- Platforms – we talk a lot about platforms here, so I thought a category specific to building platforms online would be helpful.
- Lifestyle – you’ll see some blogs listed as “Lifestyle” blogs — these are blogs that are just fun to read, offer great wisdom, or are inspirational.
- Productivity – finally, what’s writing worth unless you can do it efficiently. These are the best blogs to help stay productive.
You’ll also notice that these categories are very broad, and very generalized. I’ve organized them according to what I usually get from them, but your mileage will vary. In fact, I’m sure you’ll find much more than just what the category mentions on each blog — they’re on this list for that reason!
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I wanted to collect a listing of the absolute best blog resource I’ve had the pleasure of coming across, but I wanted to make sure it was relevant to you — I tried to include the blogs that helped me through a particular problem, a troubled time, or just a boring day.
Each of these entries represents an entire community of writers, bloggers, and entrepreneurs, and each has its own unique flair and usefulness to me. I hope you’ll take a decent amount of time and subscribe to each, or at least visit them and see for yourself why they made this list!
Thanks to Tom Ewer of Leaving Work Behind
Tom gave me the idea for this post — he recently released a “Top 100” blog list as well, and it was such a great resource for me (a few of the blogs on this list ended up on my own list!) that I knew the self-publishing community needed to have one as well!
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Nick, thanks for the mention. I know from experience how much work goes into one of these posts, and this one is awesome, and a terrific resource for readers. Great job.
No problem! Thanks for stopping by, Joel!
Thanks so much for including me and in such great company too!
No problem, Catherine — you deserve it, and thanks for commenting!
I’m loving this list and the folks that surround me in it. Thank you so much, Nick, for this incredible go-to source. Honored to be listed!
Hi Caren! No problem — thanks for your blog!
Awesome list!
Thanks for commenting, Tracy!
Hi Nick, I am honored to be listed among so many terrific resources.Thank you very much for the mention and the link as well as for all the time and effort it took to pull all these resources together. I have shared this in my memoir circles and have received many positive comments about how valuable the list is. Great job!
Hi Kathy!
Awesome — thanks for your hard work in providing a valuable resource to the writing community, and for commenting! Glad you like the list!
Nick, you made my day! Thank you for mentioning my site on this amazing list, and I’ll be sure to share it.
Haha, thanks Darla! Also, thanks for mentioning the post here: http://www.darlawrites.com/best-blogs-for-writers/
Take care, and talk to you soon!
Nick! Dude! Thank you so much for featuring Getmewriting! I’m honoured. Doubly so for finding myself in such esteemed company – that’s a mighty fine list you’ve compiled there!
Hey Matt!
No problem — thanks for your great resource!
Wow – You *know* I bookmarked this! Thanks for putting this together.
No problem! Thanks Andrew!
Yay! So excited to see BiblioCrunch on here! I put a lot of work into our blog 🙂 We all do.
I love BiblioCrunch — keep up the good work!
I love BiblioCrunch too! I’m so glad we started the blog and I love working on it (maybe even more than my own little blog http://froze8.blogspot.com/). I’d love to know what you are your readers would like to see on our blog :)! We are always trying to make it better and more useful for authors.
Thanks for putting BiblioCrunch on there! And this is a great great list!!!
No problem, Miral! Keep it up!
Added this list to my pinterest and blog resource page – http://froze8.blogspot.com/p/resourceslinks.html#.UTi8L44mKDT
Thank you! 🙂
Honored to make your top 100. So many of these I know and visit–a wonderful list! Thanks so much 🙂
Awesome — you deserve it! Thanks for stopping by Angela!
Yum! I love your zucchini jumble. Hope you liked the pesto, it was different but good right?
Mash Stories is a great writing community with a blog, a contest, and a podcast. http://mashstories.com.
Hi Nick,Thanks for putting BiblioCrunch on there!
Thanks Andrew!
Are you putting together a list for 2016? I would love if you added my blog to the list. http://Www.taneekabdasilva.com.
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I was wondering if you ever thought of changing the layout of your site? Its very well written; I love what youve got to say. But maybe you could a little more in the way of content so people could connect with it better. Youve got an awful lot of text for only having one or two images. Maybe you could space it out better?