Some might not thing of writing as a high-money job, but when you are a best-selling author, you can definitely bring in the cash. James Patterson tops Forbes list of top earning authors worldwide with $94 million. In addition to his books, he also gets money from TV and film royalites. Stephen King is at No. 2 with $39 million and Janet Evanovich comes in at No. 3 with $33 million. Here is the rest of the list.
4. John Grisham: $26 million
5. Jeff Kinney, $25 million
6. Bill O’Reilly: $24 million
7. Nora Roberts: $23 million
8. Danielle Steel: $23 million
9. Suzanne Collins: $20 million
10. Dean Koontz: $19 million
11. J.K. Rowling: $17 million
12. George R.R. Martin: $15 million
13. Stephenie Meyer: $14 million
14. Ken Follett: $14 million
15. Rick Riordan: $13 million
