Laura Sebastian, New York Times best-selling author, tweeted, "#Publishingpaidme 185K for each book in the ASH PRINCESS trilogy 200K for each book in the CASTLES IN THEIR BONES trilogy 125K for

Laura Sebastian, New York Times best-selling author, tweeted, "#Publishingpaidme 185K for each book in the ASH PRINCESS trilogy 200K for each book in the CASTLES IN THEIR BONES trilogy 125K for HALF SICK OF SHADOWS...Ash Princess did earn out within the first 18 months, which is why I was able to get more for my next series (most debuts don't!) but this was also due, in large part, because my publisher put a hell of a lot of power behind me, which is another facet of privilege in publishing."

Matt Haig, best-selling British author, responded, "Okay it's seriously uncomfy but been asked to do #publishingpaidme to highlight inequality so, just on uk adult book advances: book one 5k, two 20k, three 50k, four 45k, five 100k, six (reasons to stay alive) 25k (topped up later), seven 100k, eight 200k, nine 200k, ten 600k."

He elaborated, "Will say I was offered to change publisher for a lot more, around book seven but stayed with my independent publisher. And some of those bigger numbers are world rights then made up out of selling international rights - so always try to outearn the advance...Royalties are better than advances as advances can be an albatross. Got dropped by my first publisher when they paid 50k for a book they didn't promote and which was never going to sell well anyway, so I only now take advances I can earn back. (Again, a privilege)."