Comments | writteninsight: It's Not A Failure

writteninsight

It's Not A Failure

Jul 15, 2011 20:59

Title: It's Not A Failure
Word Count: 300
Rating: G
Author's Notes: Written for the brigits_flame week two contest, prompt: Every family has its secrets.

( My family is coming and I have to hide the fact that I failed )

Comments 11

leticiae July 16 2011, 02:27:23 UTC

What a heartbreaking tale! Creating and selling a product is a rough business. You've portrayed the determination of this person well.

writteninsight July 16 2011, 02:48:52 UTC

Thank you!

kithlyara July 18 2011, 02:28:34 UTC

Selling anything online is so hard! This story reminds me of my own struggles being an internet author. There are so many different ways to market yourself, and of course, some work better than others, so a lot of it is just trial and error. It's hard to keep going like the narrator, but you have to if you're going to succeed.

writteninsight July 18 2011, 04:02:46 UTC

The feeling in this could really apply to selling anything, be it online stories or offline inventions. If only implementing were so easy as dreaming!

Thanks for reading!

osoreranai July 18 2011, 15:58:38 UTC

I remember this from selling stuff door-to-door. I was never good at it, and I never did as well as I thought I would. I remember having to hide that kind of thing.

writteninsight July 18 2011, 16:16:41 UTC

It's amazing how many nerves this seems to have touched! Thanks so much for reading. :)

Your BF edit! keppiehed July 19 2011, 14:05:13 UTC

Hello, I'm your editor this week ( ... )

Re: Your BF edit! writteninsight July 20 2011, 00:53:50 UTC

Thank you! I won't be shy next time. :) Though I'm playing with a haiku for the next prompt, so there's only so many SpAG errors I could make! :D

Good point on the repetition of "fail" and "hide"... I'll see if I can add some variation there when I go back to edit it.

Thanks again!

(The comment has been removed)

writteninsight July 21 2011, 14:55:42 UTC

Thank you! :)