
How Good Books Go Bad
From Pen to Paycheck Authors by Pen to Paycheck Authors
May 20, 2026 · 1h 0m · Season 3 · Episode 19
About this episode
Samantha and Matilda discuss the paradox of writing good books that fail to sell.
Samantha and Matilda have written good books…so why don’t they sell? Are they somehow also bad?
People in this episode
Hosts: Samantha, Matilda
Topics covered
- book sales
- writing
- publishing
- literature
- author challenges
Keywords
- good books
- bad books
- book sales
- authors
- publishing challenges
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