Today, one of the comic companies I submitted to, replied back. They said that the story was boring, and the main character bland, generic, uncultured, had no potential for personal growth, a suburbanite, and an ignorant shut-in. I based the personality of the main character on my own. FML
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Today, I was turned down from my dream job at a graphic design firm. Before the interview, concerned about my hobo style would not impress the company, I shaved, cut my long hair, and even bought a suit. They said I wasn't "free-spirited and creative enough." FML
Today, I received a rejection e-mail from a potential employer I interviewed with. I asked for some feedback and they said I didn't seem interested. I had showed extensive interest, even brought up some of the company's recent events, and literally said, "I'm very interested in this position." FML
Today, my teacher gave me a 0% on my personal narrative in my writing class. His only comment on the whole paper was, "Too long, didn't read." FML
Today, I asked my friends what they thought was my biggest problem. All of them responded, "You're boring." I don't deny it, and I certainly did ask, but… Ouch. FML
Today, I wrote a submission to FML and I realized that I could be doing so much more with my life than this. I mean really, I have real life stuff to deal with, and I don't have the time to be reading these s*itposts, much less making my own. FML
Today, my boss asked me to read through a document. I gave my feedback, saying it seemed like it had been written by an 8-year-old. Turns out it was in fact written by him. FML
Today, after submitting a 500-word essay to a writing contest, I found out that I lost to someone who wrote 3 sentences. FML
Today, my teacher read my story about a haunted house for a class assignment. She liked it very much and turned it in to the office to be sent into a state writing competition. An hour later, I was called to the office where the guidance counselor called my work "disturbing" and said I "need help". FML
Today, my date took me to some sort of comic book/computer convention. I think he was trying to impress me with his online reputation, but it didn’t come across as tech suave, it was more nerd pathetic, the kind that makes vaginas go dry faster than a sand enema. I went home alone, bored. FML
Today, I was told that I am an incredibly boring person and that it's no wonder I have no friends. I think they're right; last night I dreamt about a nail file. FML
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Top comments
Kylias 6
Self-inserts are never okay.
LoveFifteen 0
To be honest, the comic company is probably pretty accurate in its assessment.
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Comments (82)
MiseryAlice 0
It's okay to put one or two of your personality traits into a charector, but when you make a charector based off yourself, it never turns out good. Just look at twilight.
thisyearsgirl 0
haha! this, for sure. and you totally deserve it.
musicislife1995_fml 0
comic company knows best.
blastvortex 4
In other words, you submitted yourself for commentary. You literally asked for it. YDI.
overrandom 4
Err, even the most interesting person you know in real life will get this same response.
CFR 0
Ouch, like #1 said, that's why getting inspiration for a character from yourself is never a good idea...hey why don't you try creating a character totally opposite from you? Or like you, just based on how you'd react if something totally unexpected happened? A little character growth, you know what I'm saying?
LemonStarship 5
But did they read the part where the shut in gets abducted by men and is injected with ployurathane and sprouts wings with semi automatic machine guns and a fiery tail that burns with the intensity of a thousand suns? Yeah if they didn't that's the problem.
ZombieKnickers_fml 8
Whilst I do think it hurts to hear that about your own personality, rule one of any character design is: NO SELF INSERTS. Seriously, you'll either end up with a Mary Sue or a boring character. Everyone knows this rule.
redshortsx 0
whenever I have to write for school I use my friends and family then change their names. it's fun when they read the story and make comments about themselves
meepmeep_fml 0
I want a link to this comic so I can laugh at what a loser you are. Please?
Thecommish 0
In a story of any kind, the development of the characters personality to the reader/audience is paramount. You may have a great personality, but the way you protrayed it in the write up may not have effectively passed that on to the reader. In another words, it may be your writting sucks - try again.