Authors' earnings

In the last month, there have been a few informative articles discussing how much authors earn:

The One Where Writing Books Is Not Really a Good Idea by Elle Griffin (Substack)
How Much Do Authors Make Per Book? by Sarah Nicolas (BookRiot)
How Much Do Authors Actually Earn? by Lincoln Michel (Substack)  Read more

Four years ago, Kerry Hudson had just won a prestigious French literary prize when one late payment left her unable to make the rent on her sublet flat in Whitechapel. Could she continue as a writer? Or would she have to return to her old job in the charity sector?  Read more

Writing is in danger of becoming an elitist profession, with many authors being subsidised by their partners or a second job in order to stay afloat, according to new statistics.

In an effort to gather as much information as possible about how much authors earned in 2017, the Authors Guild conducted its largest income survey ever last summer, reaching beyond the guild's own members to include 14 other writing and publishing organizations.  Read more

In one of those quirky coincidences of news coverage, a familiar number has arisen in the top-line reporting from the United States' Authors Guild about author incomes.

Since 2009, their newly released report says, median incomes for authors from writing have fallen by 42 percent.  Read more