Anywho, it would be absolutely wonderful if every writer in the world could make tons of money because they deserve it for all that hard work; according to www.Forbes.com, only a few hit the million+ dollar ranking. Here they are below:
James Patterson - are you surprised that he's worth $93 million?
Stephen King - has made close to $39 million by scaring us
Janet Evanovich - $33 million
John Grisham - $26 million
Jeff Kinney - writes the Wimpy Kids' series, and is worth $25 million
Bill O-Reilly - doesn't just have to be on tv to earn his millions, and is worth $24 million
Nora Roberts - I still have no clue how she manages to crank out 2-3 books on average per year, and is worth $23 million.
Danielle Steel - I read her work when I was a kid and she's still around doing what she does best at $23 million.
Suzanne Collins - I'd never heard of her,( what can I say?) until I saw the first Hunger Games movie, but she's worth $20 million.
Dean Koontz - another author who has frightful talent, being worth $19 million.
J.K. Rowling - stopped writing about Harry Potter, but that doesn't mean the money isn't still rolling in - $17 million
George R.R. Martin - another new to me author, yet I hear everyone absolutely loves Game of Thrones - $15 million
Stephanie Meyer - Twilight is all wrapped up, but this author is still earning cash at $14 million.
Ken Follett - another writer I've been reading for years is worth $14 million
Rick Riordan - is worth $13 million for writing about kids' mythology.
Blew up an egg in the microwave...lol
ReplyDeleteIt would be nice if all the wonderful authors who we love could make millions doing what they love to do.
I know. If only you could be a fly in the wall at my house. (lol) I agree. Would love to see all writers make a ton of money. Hugs...
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ReplyDeleteOk. But what in the heck are you doing nuking an egg? O.o Thanks for sharing!
LOL! I was just telling Mary that I'm nutty. Somehow the darn thing was frozen, and I was really in the mood for a cooked egg! (lol) Hugs...
DeleteLmao. Your house must be all eggy then. I don't like Patterson but totally unsuprised he's worth so much money. The man pumps out books like the Duggars shoot out kids.
ReplyDeleteOne of my pet peeves is a dirty microwave, so you can imagine how stressed I was until it was perfectly clean again. (lol) I'm a Patterson fan in some ways, but some books almost seem like repeats of other books, or as if someone else actually wrote them. Hugs...
DeleteThat's crazy Patterson is SO far ahead of everyone. I could see him being at the top of the list but that is a crazy amount more than anyone else. Goodness.
ReplyDeleteI know. I felt the same way. This guy is earning some serious cash and no one can even come close. Really love reading about stats. Hugs...
DeleteI think Jk is worth more than that. The HP park in Universal studios alone is racking more money than she can count from royalties
ReplyDeleteShe should be unless she's not getting royalties for some strange reason, right? Interesting stuff. Hugs...
DeleteEgg bombs, well alright...haha!
ReplyDelete*whistles appreciatively* over that list of literary net worth.
I know I'm a nut. That's what I get for trying to quicken the pace of a frozen egg, and having to clean up the mess in my microwave. (lol) Seriously panicked until I got that thing cleaned out. (lol) Hugs...
Delete93 millions to Patterson ? Oh well, I guess he has no trouble supporting libraries, then :) And G.R.R. Martin "only" makes 15, lol !
ReplyDeleteI know. Can you imagine earning all that money and leaving all the other writers behind? I hope he is sending a little to support libraries around the world. Hugs...
DeleteOmg you blew up an egg! That is new!! lmao! I'm not surprised Nora Roberts is on the list. The women is a machine. Does she even sleep and eat? The world will never know. ;)
ReplyDeleteLOL! I know. I'm as quirky as they come. Trying to save time because I was craving an egg that was somehow frozen. Yikes. I'm obsessive about a clean microwave and ended up wasting more time because I HAD to clean out that microwave. (lol) Nora Roberts is a busy woman, for sure! Hugs...
DeleteOh wow...I don't know why I thought J.K. Rowling was the wealthiest writer ever, but it looks like there are many who are wealthier than her. Nora Roberts is known to be a workaholic, which I think is absurd. I can't imagine how you could ever consider writing fiction something that would be workaholic-worthy!
ReplyDeleteHey Stephanie: J.K still makes a good amount of money, it seems, but nowhere near some of the other writers. Nora Roberts is a busy woman and I have no clue how she does it. Hugs...
DeleteI've never microwaved eggs and after reading that I've no plans to! That was an interesting list, it's funny how some authors can have so few books (Suzanne Collins and Stephanie Meyer but still make so much). Not that I deny them, I really enjoyed their books. I read Danielle Steele back in the day too but don't have much interest in checking them out nowadays.
ReplyDeleteLOL! That was my 1st and last time, too, Trish! (lol) True, you never know which novels will end up being so popular that they hit it out of the ballpark. I used to read Danielle Steele, as well, but haven't in a long while. Hugs...
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