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Post by Kat on Aug 21, 2010 1:14:14 GMT -5
Since most of the active members here are also Portrait writers I thought this was of interest.
The top 10 highest earning authors in 2009.
1. James Patterson ($70M)
2. Stephenie Meyer ($40M)
3. Stephen King ($34M)
4. Danielle Steel ($32M)
5. Ken Follett ($20M)
6. Dean Koontz ($18M)
7. Janet Evanovich ($16M)
8. John Grisham ($15M)
9. Nicholas Sparks ($14M)
10. J. K. Rowling ($10M)
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Post by Judy on Aug 23, 2010 5:39:23 GMT -5
Interesting, thanks for that!  |
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Post by SeanCo on Aug 26, 2010 12:37:12 GMT -5
wow, i would have thought that nicholas sparks would have been on the top, seeing as how ive never heard of the other authors XD
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Post by Skylight; on Aug 26, 2010 15:46:59 GMT -5
J.K. Rowling only number 10  |
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Post by Kat on Aug 26, 2010 22:51:43 GMT -5
wow, i would have thought that nicholas sparks would have been on the top, seeing as how ive never heard of the other authors XD They're actually all a lot bigger. James Patterson write a lot of male appeal action type novels and he's one of the bigger writers in the world (he also wrote the teen series Maximum Ride) Stephenie Meyer is twilight. Stephen King writes all those creepy novels and he's had a whole bunch made into films. Danielle Steel writes soaps and has been since the 70s. There's a couple there I don't particularly know and only about three I've ever read. |
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Post by onlymystory on Aug 28, 2010 11:07:39 GMT -5
Janet Evanovich is mysteries & crime thrillers, usually with female protagonists. Katharine Heigl just signed on to be one of her main characters for a movie franchise. The Stephanie Plum franchise which has 16 books starting with "One for the Money".
For James Patterson think titles like "Kiss the Girls", "Along Came a Spider", "Jack & Jill", "Roses are Red", "Four Blind Mice" and more.
Dean Koontz is like James Patterson but more government mysteries. His focus a lot on CIA/Political thrillers. His books are really more well known for him as an author than individual titles.
Grisham is the original courtroom drama. He's been doing more nonfiction lately but some of his include "Rainmaker", "The Pelican Brief", "Runaway Jury", "A Time to Kill", "The Partner", "The Firm", "The Client".
Ken Follett is thrillers too but more historical fiction. "The Man from St Petersburg", "At World's End", "The Pillars of the Earth".
Like Kat said, Danielle Steele writes soaps or romance novels depending on what you call them. She's pretty much the queen of romance novels.
In 2008 the order was different but the only person not on that list was Stephenie Meyer and instead it was Tom Clancy (government/espionage/military thrillers). "Hunt for Red October", "Patriot Games", "The Sum of All Fears", "Rainbow Six".
2007 same as 2008.
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