S2 37 - Reasons To Keep Writing, ft. David Wragg
After a decent launch and solid sales for his first duology, David Wragg's second book series got caught in the infamous post-covid "midlist death spiral". After this current series finishes, his future in trad is uncertain at best.
With his usual good-natured humor, Wragg dissects the past six years of his career, including advances, royalties (or negative royalties in this case), the reality of post-debut book deals, and the difference in production quality between tiers of books. Finally, he and Scott discuss the pressing question of how and why authors keep writing, despite it all.