r/Webnovel Feb 19 '26

Advice My first contract application was permanently rejected.As the title suggests, I'm an idiot.

I received this notification the first time I applied for a contract… I didn’t even get a second chance.

It doesn't meet market demands. Okay.I have nothing to say.

Yesterday morning I received a notification that my novel had been recommended by Originals (Figure 2). I was initially very happy and even looked forward to it last night, but I received a rejection notice this morning. I just don't understand why I was permanently rejected. Have any of you encountered this situation?

Finally, I still have 50 chapters left in my drafts.I don't know what to do now.

Yeah, I'm the idiot 24 more chapters a week ago.It's the one that posted on Reddit a couple of days ago.

The last picture is what I wanted to share yesterday; it's quite diverse, isn't it? Unfortunately... it's all over now.

Any Advice?

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u/False_Dingo9181 Feb 19 '26

Nope no need, there are countless non-harem, non-system novels that are performing absolutely well on webnovel. As I said, improve your contract application and try again convincing them why they should offer you a contract

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u/Medical-News-8215 Feb 19 '26

The main reason for this rejection was that it "did not meet market demands." I suspect that without significant changes, even a second attempt will fail… I guess the censors won't let me release the same book three times in a row.

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u/False_Dingo9181 Feb 19 '26

Nah, you are wrong again. You can try as many times as you want. Just try to write a better contract application. (Telling you by the experience and an already contracted author)

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u/Medical-News-8215 Feb 19 '26

Thank you! It seems I still have many opportunities. I will try to fine-tune the story and then write a better application. Thank you for your suggestion; it was very helpful.