[swatcoder]

With the headline and first paragraph sounding like a pitch, I was relieved to see them be honest about what they learned.

Writing a book can be satisfying, it can play a role in establishing a brand or profiting from one, it can be an addiction, and it can be the start of an earnest business writing many, but getting one book out the door rarely pays much of anything compared to the work involved.

[fat-se-uk]

Thanks! Do you have a suggestion for a better title given the content?

[pilarphosol]

It’s a fine title. It’s descriptive and honest. It doesn’t read as click bait/scam.

Click bait would be, “Passive income guaranteed in publishing,” which would make a (false) promise you did not.