The Official Alphabetical List of Author Success
I hope any reader of mine will also become a reader of Larry Correia. We do not write the same sort of books, but we have the same sort of attitude.
He has posted a humorous look at the A-List through Z-List of authors, and what are their identifying marks. Some of this is inside joke that I don’t get, albeit you may. I surely recognized the last person listed, however, as well as the first.
The Official Alphabetical List of Author Success
A List – High upon Mount Olympus They Gaze Down Upon the Pathetic Mortals = All the $
- Authors who are worth more than the GDP of some countries.
- Authors who build their houses out of gold bars.
- Characters from their books get their own theme parks.
- The lady who wrote Twilight.
B List – The King(s) =$$$$$$$$$$
- Authors who have TV shows about their books starring Peter Dinklage.
- Authors who sleep on large piles of money.
- Politicians who get illegal campaign contributions masquerading as advances.
- Oprah’s Book Club.
C List – The Perpetual Bestsellers =$$$$$$$$$
- Authors who play poker with Castle.
- Authors who have lesser TV shows not starring Peter Dinklage.
- Authors who always get sold in airport bookstores.
- Authors who are rich enough to have sex scandals and it actually makes the news.
D List – My Wallet Says Bad Motherfucker = $$$$$$$$
- Authors whose quarterly tax withholdings are sufficient to purchase a new Mercedes Benz.
- Authors who’ve written a shit load of books for a whole lot of years.
- Snooki
- The International Lord of Hate.
And so on in like manner. Read and enjoy.
About John C Wright
John C. Wright is a practicing philosopher, a retired attorney, newspaperman, and newspaper editor, and a published author of science fiction. Once a Houyhnhnm, he was expelled from the august ranks of purely rational beings when he fell in love; but retains an honorary title.
