The Ten Most Powerful Female Authors

by Adalia on January 29, 2012

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 Hello Powerful Female Author to be – are you still sitting on the fence about writing your book and getting it published?  Not having the confidence in your ability to write it and get it done?

I read an article by: Avril David, Contributor at  ForbesWoman, on the  10 most powerful Women Authors.  I’m sure that one or more of their personal stories may be similar to yours. They’re just ordinary, extraordinary women like you. Read about them and be  inspired to get your book done. Your fans are waiting to read your book.

J.K. Rowling:  Sales: sold 450 million books.

Danielle Steel: Sales: sold 800 million books.

Toni Morrison: Nobel and Pulitzer-Prize winning author.

Stephenie Meyer:  sold 100 million books.

Mary Higgins Clark:  sold 100 million books.

Maya Angelo: Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.

Alice Walker:  First black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award.

Jhumpa Lahiri: Won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; Member of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities.

Joyce Carol Oates: Won a National Book Award and Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

Isabel Allende:  Heralded as “The world’s most widely read Spanish-language author.

Are you an aspiring author? Are you ready to take a leap of faith?

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Colette January 30, 2012 at 1:51 am

Hi Adalia

Nice post! We all have a book within us or so we are told. Loved this inspired post. Particularly looking at some of these authoresses their background stories.

Have a lovely day.

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Adalia February 6, 2012 at 2:38 am

Thanks for stopping by Colette … I do agree we all have a book within us. Sometimes procrastination comes between us and getting started and for some getting done.

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