What are some interesting facts about being an author?

Some Interesting Things I Never Knew About Being A Writer

• You pretty much kiss goodbye to your social life.
• Some people hate young writers.
• Being a writer with the majors can send you into the industry’s inner sanctum.
• You get sympathy for other writers’ bad reviews.
• There is no such thing as a bad review.

What is an interesting fact about books?

An average novel is between 50,000 and 120,000 words As readers, we tend to think of a book’s length in terms of how many pages it is. For a writer, the length is in word count. Many authors use the metric of how many words per day they write to see if they are on track.

What do you know about famous authors?

The Top Ten Famous Authors

1. William Shakespeare. Ah, The Bard.
2. George Orwell. True, Orwell (whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair) isn’t everyone’s taste, especially those who do not share his views on totalitarianism.
3. J.K. Rowling. Like her or not, Ms.
4. Kurt Vonnegut.
5. Virginia Woolf.
6. Ernest Hemingway.
7. William Faulkner.
8. Ayn Rand.

Did you know facts on books?

Former American President Theodore Roosevelt read an average of one book per day. It takes an average of 475 hours to write a novel. The “Harry Potter” book series is the biggest-selling series of novels ever published. J. K. Rowling’s seven novels about the boy wizard have sold around 450 million copies collectively.

What is reading known for?

Reading has the longest river frontage of any local authority (Reading Borough Council) along the length of the River Thames. Reading is home to the world’s longest running rock festival, the Reading Festival. The University of Reading was founded in the 19th century as an extension college of the University of Oxford.

What makes a best selling author?

An author may also be referred to as a bestseller if their work often appears in a list. Well-known bestseller lists in the U.S. are published by Publishers Weekly, USA Today, The New York Times and The Washington Post. Some books have sold many more copies than current “bestsellers”, but over a long period of time.

What is a fun fact about me for work?

Fun ‘facts about me’: what you love and hate

• The TV show you binge over and over (…and over) again.
• Your most-prized recent purchase.
• Your go-to karaoke song.
• The movie you’ve seen dozens of times.
• Similarly, the book you’ve read dozens of times.
• Something you can’t live without.
• Your strangest food preferences.

What are some interesting facts about authors?

Here are some interesting facts about authors: When we hear the name L Frank Baum, we always link him with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Actually Baum also had another piece of work. The title was Hamburgs: A Brief Treatise upon the Mating, Rearing, and Management of the Different Varieties of Hamburgs.

Can you mention some of the famous authors in the world?

If you want to know the famous authors in the world, you have to check Facts about Authors. Can you mention some of the famous children authors in the world? You must know J.K. Rowling with her famous Harry Potter books. Her works are adapted into movies. What about the wizard of Oz? Have you read the book? It was written by L. Frank Baum.

Where can I find interesting bookish facts and trivia?

Where there’s a link on an author’s name, we’ve linked to our post about that particular author. If you enjoy the following literary trivia, we recommend our book crammed full of 3,000 years of interesting bookish facts, The Secret Library: A Book-Lovers’ Journey Through Curiosities of History, available now from Michael O’Mara Books.

How many novels can a writer write to become famous?

It is remarkable that a writer could achieve such worldwide, lasting fame with only six novels (but what a glorious six novels they are)!