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    The Golden Quill Chronicles

    by Eternalib

    What does literary success actually look like?

     

    From J.K. Rowling’s billion-dollar wizarding empire to indie authors earning millions on Patreon, The Golden Quill Chronicles pulls back the curtain on publishing’s best-kept secrets: the money.

     

    118 authors. Every genre. Every path to success.

     

    Discover how traditional titans built empires, how web serial pioneers created new business models, and how BookTok sensations turned viral moments into fortunes. This unprecedented anthology examines the financial journeys of fantasy legends, romance revolutionaries, thriller masters, and international web novel giants from China, Korea, and Japan.

     

    All figures are estimates. All stories are real.

    1. Chapter 1 Chapter 1: JK Rowling
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    2. Chapter 2 Chapter 2: Stephen King
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    3. Chapter 3 Chapter 3: James Patterson
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    4. Chapter 4 Chapter 4: George R R Martin
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    5. Chapter 5 Chapter 5: Danielle Steel
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    7. Chapter 6 Chapter 6: Brandon Sanderson
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    8. Chapter 7 Chapter 7: Neil Gaiman
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    9. Chapter 8 Chapter 8: Haruki Murakami
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    10. Chapter 9 Chapter 9: Wildbow
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    11. Chapter 10 Chapter 10: Pirateaba
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    12. Chapter 11 Chapter 11: Er Gen
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    13. Chapter 12 Chapter 12: Sing Shong
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    14. Chapter 13 Chapter 13: Shirtaloon
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    15. Chapter 14 Chapter 14: Matt Dinniman
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    16. Chapter 15 Chapter 15: Andrew Rowe
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    17. Chapter 16 Chapter 16: Amanda Hocking
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    18. Chapter 17 Chapter 17: Hugh Howey
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    19. Chapter 18 Chapter 18: Andy Weir
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    20. Chapter 19 Chapter 19: John Grisham
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    21. Chapter 20 Chapter 20: Nora Roberts
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    22. Chapter 21 Chapter 21: Dean Koontz
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    23. Chapter 22 Chapter 22: Dan Brown
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    24. Chapter 23 Chapter 23: Suzanne Collins
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    25. Chapter 24 Chapter 24: Stephenie Meyer
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    26. Chapter 25 Chapter 25: Lee Child
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    27. Chapter 26 Chapter 26: Michael Connelly
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    28. Chapter 27 Chapter 27: David Baldacci
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    29. Chapter 28 Chapter 28: Clive Cussler
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    30. Chapter 29 Chapter 29: Janet Evanovich
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    31. Chapter 30 Chapter 30: Ken Follett
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    32. Chapter 31 Chapter 31: Tom Clancy
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    33. Chapter 32 Chapter 32: Sidney Sheldon
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    34. Chapter 33 Chapter 33: Margaret Atwood
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    35. Chapter 34 Chapter 34: Kazuo Ishiguro
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    36. Chapter 35 Chapter 35: Khaled Hosseini
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    37. Chapter 36 Chapter 36: Colson Whitehead
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    38. Chapter 37 Chapter 37: Sarah J Maas
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    39. Chapter 38 Chapter 38: Julia Quinn
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    40. Chapter 39 Chapter 39: Colleen Hoover
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    41. Chapter 40 Chapter 40: E L James
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    42. Chapter 41 Chapter 41: Mark Dawson
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    43. Chapter 42 Chapter 42: Michael J Sullivan
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    44. Chapter 43 Chapter 43: Gillian Flynn
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    45. Chapter 44 Chapter 44: Cixin Liu
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    46. Chapter 45 Chapter 45: John Scalzi
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    47. Chapter 46 Chapter 46: Terry Pratchett
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    48. Chapter 47 Chapter 47: Robert Jordan
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    49. Chapter 48 Chapter 48: Patrick Rothfuss
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    50. Chapter 49 Chapter 49: Joe Abercrombie
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    51. Chapter 50 Chapter 50: Zogarth
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    52. Chapter 51 Chapter 51: Casualfarmer
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    53. Chapter 52 Chapter 52: Void Herald
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    54. Chapter 53 Chapter 53: Nobody103
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    55. Chapter 54 Chapter 54: Selkie
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    56. Chapter 55 Chapter 55: RinoZ
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    57. Chapter 56 Chapter 56: I Eat Tomatoes
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    58. Chapter 57 Chapter 57: Tang Jia San Shao
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    59. Chapter 58 Chapter 58: Tian Can Tu Dou
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    60. Chapter 59 Chapter 59: Cuttlefish That Loves Diving
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    61. Chapter 60 Chapter 60: Chugong
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    62. Chapter 61 Chapter 61: Park Saenal
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    63. Chapter 62 Chapter 62: Reki Kawahara
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    64. Chapter 63 Chapter 63: Fuse
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    65. Chapter 64 Chapter 64: Kugane Maruyama
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    66. Chapter 65 Chapter 65: Nagatsuki Tappei
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    67. Chapter 66 Chapter 66: Rifujin na Magonote
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    68. Chapter 67 Chapter 67: Kinoko Nasu
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    69. Chapter 68 Chapter 68: ONE
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    70. Chapter 69 Chapter 69: Hajime Isayama
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    71. Chapter 70 Chapter 70: N K Jemisin
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    72. Chapter 71 Chapter 71: Rebecca Yarros
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    73. Chapter 72 Chapter 72: Travis Baldree
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    74. Chapter 73 Chapter 73: Will Wight
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    75. Chapter 74 Chapter 74: Brent Weeks
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    76. Chapter 75 Chapter 75: Robin Hobb
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    77. Chapter 76 Chapter 76: Naomi Novik
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    78. Chapter 77 Chapter 77: Lois McMaster Bujold
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    79. Chapter 78 Chapter 78: Cassandra Clare
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    80. Chapter 79 Chapter 79: Tamsyn Muir
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    81. Chapter 80 Chapter 80: Erin Morgenstern
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    82. Chapter 81 Chapter 81: V E Schwab
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    83. Chapter 82 Chapter 82: Leigh Bardugo
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    84. Chapter 83 Chapter 83: Holly Black
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    85. Chapter 84 Chapter 84: Marissa Meyer
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    86. Chapter 85 Chapter 85: Anthony Ryan
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    87. Chapter 86 Chapter 86: Django Wexler
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    88. Chapter 87 Chapter 87: Mark Lawrence
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    89. Chapter 88 Chapter 88: Peter V Brett
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    90. Chapter 89 Chapter 89: Brian McClellan
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    91. Chapter 90 Chapter 90: Martha Wells
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    92. Chapter 91 Chapter 91: R F Kuang
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    93. Chapter 92 Chapter 92: Samantha Shannon
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    94. Chapter 93 Chapter 93: Scott Lynch
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    95. Chapter 94 Chapter 94: John Gwynne
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    96. Chapter 95 Chapter 95: Evan Winter
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    97. Chapter 96 Chapter 96: Josiah Bancroft
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    98. Chapter 97 Chapter 97: Katherine Arden
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    99. Chapter 98 Chapter 98: Shelley Parker-Chan
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    100. Chapter 99 Chapter 99: T Kingfisher
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    101. Chapter 100 Chapter 100: Freida McFadden
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    102. Chapter 101 Chapter 101: Ali Hazelwood
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    103. Chapter 102 Chapter 102: Ana Huang
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    104. Chapter 103 Chapter 103: Emily Henry
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    105. Chapter 104 Chapter 104: Talia Hibbert
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    106. Chapter 105 Chapter 105: Carissa Broadbent
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    107. Chapter 106 Chapter 106: Eliza Jane Brazier
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    108. Chapter 107 Chapter 107: Grady Hendrix
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    109. Chapter 108 Chapter 108: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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    110. Chapter 109 Chapter 109: TJ Klune
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    111. Chapter 110 Chapter 110: Namina Forna
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    112. Chapter 111 Chapter 111: Alex Aster
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    113. Chapter 112 Chapter 112: Chloe Gong
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    114. Chapter 113 Chapter 113: Xiran Jay Zhao
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    115. Chapter 114 Chapter 114: Kalynn Bayron
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    116. Chapter 115 Chapter 115: Alexis Hall
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    117. Chapter 116 Chapter 116: Casey McQuiston
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    118. Chapter 117 Chapter 117: Raven Kennedy
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    119. Chapter 118 Chapter 118: Hannah Nicole Maehrer
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