Responding to Various Outrages

Outrage the First: Supermodel Tyra Banks has signed a multi-book deal to write a YA series, the first of which will be called Modelland.

The outrage: It's not fair that these celebrities wander along and decide to "write" a book, usually with huge advances, when real writers work for years to try to break in, and those that do are lucky to get a $5000 advance.

My response: She's a celebrity.  People will buy her book, whether it's good or not.  Of course she's going to get an obscene advance.  ...