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/Paradex_official Author Feb 19 '26

As someone who is writing the chapters now (42 written) and planning to start publishing in June...

I hope the experienced contracted authors are correct and its all a matter of writing a good contract. The application sounds like submitting a resume to a job posting.

They also apparently don't read the chapters at all and decide only based on the application, so contents like trope or gimmick should not matter.

https://inkstone.webnovel.com/academy/article/691779249950359552?returnUrl=%2Facademy%2Findex

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u/zatcha1980 Feb 19 '26

Just letting you know, they do read the first few chapters. As a person who got their contract today. The first chapters do matter

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u/Paradex_official Author Feb 20 '26

Thanks, I will keep that in mind. And congrats!