I felt like I wasn’t able to make any decisions were I was happy with the outcome.

That’s generally a consistent theme in the cyberpunk genre. You can’t win and you can’t get out of the game.

But Jacqueline Wilson is specifically talking about children’s books, where that disclaimer won’t be particularly helpful (FWIW I completely agree for adult books). I think Pullman has the right idea - allowing the books to go out of print is the right approach here, but won’t be adopted for obvious reasons