[formerkrogemp]

> This doesn't apply to webnovels. There are people there making over $1000 a month (some over $15 000) publishing completely free webnovels.

I don't consider authors of web novels or serials with Patreons like Wild bow or ErraticErrata to be representative of the broader population of authors on places such as Royal Road. I'd assume the total income distribution of web novel authors to be fairly top heavy.

[GeorgeBanica]

Wildbow makes two to three times less than other authors on royalroad.

As always in the creative industry, the earnings are on a steeply descending exponential curve. But people still make good money out of a couple of hundreds fans.