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JK Rowling just became the first author ever to hit $1 billion net worth. Yeah, you read that right. The Harry Potter empire alone generated over 600 million book sales across 84 languages, plus the entire film and gaming franchise.

But she’s not alone in the author wealth club:

The Money Makers:

• James Patterson ($800M) – 140+ novels, 425M copies sold. The “Alex Cross” guy basically prints money
• Jim Davis ($800M) – Garfield’s been making him rich since 1978
• Danielle Steel ($600M) – 180+ romance novels, 800M copies sold. Absolute machine
• Grant Cardone ($600M) – Business books + seven companies = serious stacks
• Matt Groening ($600M) – The Simpsons alone is a goldmine
• Paulo Coelho ($500M) – “The Alchemist” is still selling like hotcakes 35+ years later
• Stephen King ($500M) – Horror legend with 350M+ copies sold worldwide
• John Grisham ($400M) – Legal thrillers that became blockbuster movies

The Real Tea: Some authors make $50-80M annually just from royalties and advances. Writing one hit book? That’s generational wealth right there.

Moral of the story: A good story beats a stock portfolio any day.