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Trivia: Wealthiest Author

by Elisa

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According to the 2006 Guinness Book of World Records, J. K. Rowling is the wealthiest author in the world, with a personal net worth of $1 Billion. Apparently, from June 2003 to June 2004 she earned an estimated $147 million, which was the “highest annual earnings by a children’s author.”
(Wow!)

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Posted in Trivia on February 12th, 2007

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5 Responses to “Trivia: Wealthiest Author”

  1. DaveP Says:
    February 12th, 2007 at 8:32 am

    Maybe I should send her a letter asking to borrow a fiver?!

    Anyway, that’s nothing, I earn double that from my blog ;)

  2. Elisa Says:
    February 12th, 2007 at 12:26 pm

    So…I should be asking you for a fiver? ;)

  3. Liane Schmidt Says:
    February 14th, 2007 at 9:49 pm

    Did you also know that she wrote Harry Potter while riding the bus, was on welfare with two children while her friends constantly hounded her to get a “real” job…$1 billion later…

    She is my hero.

    Best wishes.

    -Liane Schmidt
    http://www.artistspassion.com

  4. Artists Passion » Blog Archive » Less is More. Says:
    February 15th, 2007 at 8:50 am

    [...] Note: By the way, author of Harry Potter, J.K. Rowlings, was on welfare, with two children while writing the incomparable series and remained focused on her dream. Her friends were telling her to get a “real job”. She wouldn’t listen. She is now the richest author is history according to this site: http://www.thebookstacks.com/trivia-wealthiest-author/ She had “less”, believed in her dreams and now, ironically, she has “more” (to put it lightly). Posted in General, Dreams and Goals, Challenging Moments, Universal Thoughts, Inspirational, Relationships, Success Link to this Entry Email This Entry [...]

  5. Elisa Says:
    February 20th, 2007 at 3:35 pm

    Yep. J. K. Rowling is the picture of what you can achieve when you set your mind to it.

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