From time to time, various magazines publish lists of the richest people in a particular field, for example, in the field of business or sports.
The world famous edition of Forbes is no exception, it published a list of writers who managed to earn very impressive amounts for 2018.
Our portal also decided not to stand aside, below the reader can see our rating of the ten most successful and richest writers for the past year. Their books can be found on the shelf of almost every bookstore and any library.
10. E.L. James and Rick Riordan
Two well-known writers shared the tenth place on the list; they managed to earn about $ 10.5 million each in 2018.
E.L. James, a British writer, was remembered by readers of highly acclaimed books from the 50 Shades of Gray series, fans of Anastacia Steele and Christian Gray continued to buy books in unimaginable quantities all last year, which helped the creator of the novels get rich.
Rick Riordan - an American writer, known to lovers of teenage fantasy, in which the main character is Percy Jackson. In his biography, the author admits that he began writing cycles of novels about this boy because of his son, who fell in love with Greek mythology.
9. Nora Roberts
Today almost every woman has heard of this American writer. Nora Roberts managed to earn at least $ 12 million over the past year.
The fame was brought to the writer by love and detective novels written in the spirit of modernity. About a writing career
Nora Roberts thought in 1979, when she remained due to a strong snowstorm locked in a house with two young children. It was during this period that she created her first story. A couple of years later, the writer managed to publish a novel.
8. Daniela Steele
The famous American writer managed to earn $ 12 million in 2018. Many of her works have become bestsellers, and 23 short stories have been made into films.
Daniela Steele often used her rich life experience in novels, many of her works are autobiographical in nature. Today, the writer is 71 years old, but her work does not dry out, over the past year she managed to write and publish four books, which greatly pleased her fans.
7. Michael Wolf
In 2018, an American writer and journalist was able to get about $ 13 million. Michael Wolfe earned a fabulous sum thanks to the book “Fire and Rage: Trump's White House from the Inside”.
The work caused an unprecedented hype, it was bought up, read on the Internet. The book attracted the attention of the American president himself, who spoke sharply about his author on the vastness of the Twitter social network.
6. Dan Brown
Last year, the author of the Da Vinci Code series novels received over $ 18 million. These bestsellers people will never get tired of reading, their adaptations use the same success.
Despite the success of readers, Dan Brown has repeatedly been criticized by writers. Some ridiculed his literary style, considering it too heavy (“lead”), others did not like the fact that the writer said in the preface to his works that they were based on real historical facts, but in fact it wasn’t.
5. Jeff Kinney
The writer received in 2018 at least 18.5 million dollars. He is known to the general public for his bestseller The Diary of a Wimp and its sequels.
Despite successes in the literary field, the writer still does not cease to amaze them. His work was filmed in 2010.
In addition to writing books, Jeff Kinney is also the author of a gaming site for children. Currently, the writer lives in one of the towns of Massachusetts with his family.
4. John Grisham
For 2018, the 63-year-old writer managed to earn $ 21 million. An American writer, a former lawyer, is the author of many best-selling books. Writers believe that he writes in the genre of "legal thriller."
The author’s first novel was published in 1988. The second novel, The Firm, was released in 1991, the rights to its adaptation were bought by Paramount. Further, the author expected unprecedented success, his works diverged in millions of copies.
To start a career as a writer, John Grisham was prompted by one of the court hearings. In the course of his future novel author, he began to think through storylines about how the case could develop.
3. Stephen King
More than $ 2.5 million was earned in 2018 by the famous writer in the genre of horror, Stephen King. This happened thanks to the adaptation of his novel "It". The work itself was written in 1986.
In addition to the “horror” style, the writer also works in the genre of drama, mysticism, and science fiction. But admirers of talent called him "King of horrors."
His books have always diverged in millions of copies, most of his works are filmed.
During his writing career, the author has published 56 novels, 5 popular science books and at least 200 short stories.
2. Joan Rowling
Joan Rowling is still one of the most paid writers, her income for 2018 amounted to 54 million dollars.
The author of books about Harry Potter continues to make good money on the image of a young wizard, despite the fact that no new books have been written about him. She sells the rights to stage performances on the theme of Potteriana.
Also, the British writer is the author of applications for the Harry Potter series. These are “Fantastic animals and their habitats”, which were filmed in 2016 and 2018. Joan Rowling was also the author of the screenplays for these works.
1. James Patterson
A famous writer in the genre of political thriller earned over the past year 86 million dollars. He is not the first time topping the list of the richest and most successful authors.
The general public fell in love with books, where the main character is Inspector Alex Cross and is always waiting for new novels with him.
James Patterson decided to build a career as a writer back in 1996, when he left advertising activities and began writing novels. Over 33 years of fruitful work, the author managed to create 65 novels. For many works, the writer was awarded.
Readers could also see their idol in several episodes of Castle (television series), where he played the role of himself.