Why Did My Story Flop?

There are so many reasons a story can fail, and so few guarantees for success

When a story you’ve worked hard on gets dismal readership, it’s incredibly frustrating. I know this well. None of us is immune. This is true for bloggers, freelancers and staff writers. It’s true no matter what publication you write for, or where your story posts. But if you self-publish (on Substack, Medium or your own dot-com) you see the disheartenin…