We don’t generally equate profession writing with loads of wealth. There are, however, plenty of exceptions. While we don’t see too many novelists on the cover of Forbes Magazine, plenty of our favorite writers are members of the multimillionaires club and there’s even a name on the billionaire’s list. For any and all aspiring writers with a side gig, take note that every writer on this list had a non-writing job before their books made it big. J.K. Rowling Image courtesy of techinsider.co Rowling had a bit of a rocky start. She received several rejections from publishers, but ultimately success hit and …
It’s not so unusual to walk into a bookstore and see a book written by a fictional character, perhaps from one of your favorite television shows or movies. Although written by real people, they have the character’s voice and are typically pretty funny, although some are not. If you’re a fan of the character, you’ll definitely like their ‘book’. The Gold Standard by Ari Gold Book Buttons Embed ISBN: 9780316306133 No, this actually isn’t a finance book. It’s an advice manual written by super agent Ari Gold of HBO’s Entourage. As a character, Gold wasn’t known for being ethical or having morals, but his advice is certainly …
Whenever a conversation shifts to famous college dropouts, the first names mentioned always seem to be Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg. We never seem to think of writers in the same light, but literature is full of stories of successful authors who elected to leave school early. “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education” Mark Twain once stated. He isn’t the only one. I am, by no means, suggesting that anyone drop out of school, but the stories of these famous authors are worth examining. Jack Kerouac Image courtesy of thefamouspeople.com If you’ve read the work …
The most prominent style icons have tended to be movie stars or celebrities of a similar mold, but that doesn’t mean that the literary types haven’t had a hand in the trends of fashion as they’ve developed throughout history. Do the clothes make the man? Mark Twain certainly thought so. As he once stated “The clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society.” Twain knew a thing or two about dressing well, but he was by no means the only writer who did so. Let’s take a look at a few other writers who are still …
We all remember Freakonomics. Even if you’re not an economist and have never worked in the field, you probably remember when the book was released in 2005 and took the world by storm. It’s certainly not easy to meld a subject like economics without modern pop culture, but Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner did exactly that, creating a book that was truly the first of its kind. Book Buttons Embed ISBN: 9780062218339 Their masterful way of discussing important economic elements and theories and applying them to non-economic, real world subject matters made a subject that might bore some people seem …
