Horribly low pay is pushing out my fellow authors – and yes, that really does matter | Joanne Harris | The Guardian

I'm not talking about the luck that plays a part in the writing process, or in getting our work in front of the right agent or the right editor at the right time. I'm talking about the luck that comes later, once our work has been signed and contracted, and we've earned our way to the status of professional author. That, according to the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society's (ALCS) fourth major round of research into authors' incomes, published on Tuesday, is when the real luck comes into play.