Writing Tip #2: The grass is not greener in America for novelists

[Pixs of models for illustration purpose only]

Ten highest-earning American authors in 2013

(1) E. L. James -- US$95 million
(2) James Patterson -- US$91 million
(3) Suzanne Collins -- US$55 million
(4) Bill O-Reilley – US$28 million
(5) Danielle Steel – US$26 million
(6) Jeff Kinney – US$24 million
(7) Janet Evanovich – US$24 million
(8) Nora Roberts – US$23 million
(9) Dan Brown – US$22 million
(10) Stephen King – US$20 million

[source: http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2013/0812/15-highest-earning-authors-of-2013]

Here’s the downside:

Number of fiction books published in 2012:
-- 67,254 for adult fiction
-- 2,200 for young adult, and
-- 13,297 for juvenile fiction.

Number of active novelists:
-- 200,000 for the whole country
-- Texas alone has 9,000 writers

[Source: http://www.themillions.com/2013/12/how-many-novelists-are-at-work-in-america.html]

By way of interest, population of Muar is 201,148; Nilai, 200,999 (2010 census). So, what're the chances of getting rich as a novelist in America?

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