Writing Made Them Rich #3: Richard Bach

Written by Michael Southon


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He had been completely unaware that his short manuscript, titled 'Jonathon Livingstone Seagull', had become a runaway best-seller.

Unfortunately, this success story had a sad sequel. Like many people who suddenly become wealthy, Richard Bach knew very little about managing money. He entrusted his new-found fortune to a financial advisor who led him astray, torepparttar tune of millions of dollars.

Within a few years he was broke, and Withrepparttar 129431 IRS hounding him for unpaid taxes he was forced to declare himself bankrupt. He signed away all future earnings from 'Jonathon Livingstone Seagull' torepparttar 129432 government, as well asrepparttar 129433 rights to any future books he might write, and beganrepparttar 129434 arduous task of rebuilding his life.

But there was a happy ending: he sacked his financial advisor and wrote a string of new books that were also best-sellers: within a few years he was solvent again and able to buy backrepparttar 129435 rights to all his books.

(c) 2002 by Michael Southon

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Writing Made Them Rich #4: Paulo Coelho

Written by Michael Southon


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In 1986, on instructions from his mentor within RAM, Coelho undertookrepparttar pilgrimage to Santiago di Compostella in Spain.

The following year he published The Pilgrimage, an account of his experiences onrepparttar 129430 'Road of Santiago'.

In 1988 he wroterepparttar 129431 book that would make him an international celebrity, The Alchemist, a story about following one's destiny and being open torepparttar 129432 universe of signs and symbols.

The Alchemist became an instant best-seller and has since sold over 11 million copies worldwide.

Coelho's eight novels have sold over 37 million copies in 56 languages and have been published in 140 countries.

In 1998repparttar 129433 French magazine 'Lire' listed Coelho asrepparttar 129434 second best-selling author worldwide.

Paulo Coelho has won over 15 international awards for his writing includingrepparttar 129435 prized French award,repparttar 129436 Insignia of Arts and Letters (1996). Critics have praised his writing for its "symbolic language that does not speak to our brains, but to our hearts".

In 1998 Paulo Coelho was received byrepparttar 129437 Pope inrepparttar 129438 Vatican.

He has been appointed torepparttar 129439 United Nations as Special Advisor for Spiritual Convergences and International Dialogues.

Coelho's view on happiness: "The most mediocre thing inrepparttar 129440 world. I'd rather go byrepparttar 129441 idea of joy."

(c) 2002 by Michael Southon

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