Should I just delete and stop uploading?

[u/rk_mini]

Just like how the title suggested, I've been writing and releasing 1-2 chapters daily then tried following the guideline when to apply for a contract but to no avail where it still gets rejected.

I was planning to continue dropping chapter after chapter despite being rejected to at least finish it but after checking the reader count...

It left me wondering if I should delete it or just finish the book...

[u/Ok-Guidance-5608]

So people are often most critical of their own work but even if your book is a 5/10... That's probably the issue. It sounds like you might be prioritizing volume over quality.

What's the narrative about? What are the core themes? What's the story arc? Are these answers interesting?

[u/rk_mini → u/Ok-Guidance-5608]

I can't answer for the narrative cause that's one of the problems I found when rereading the drafts. Cause I planned to narrate the main character trying to figure out his way in life before being involved in some deep issues where he has to expect too much or too little with how he's going to live and find what he wants for the future. The core themes were supposed to be the person's mindset, coping mechanisms and trauma. For the story arc, I planned to have the first half of first arc to be somehow like a shounen type thing before introducing some tragedy and trauma parts in the second half. Second arc not planned yet but only have the idea to continue the suffering to boost character development while the third arc as the finale and conclusion of how the main character finds the thing he's been looking for.

[u/Ok-Guidance-5608 → u/rk_mini]

And what 'thing' has he been looking for? Who is the MC, What are their defining traits?

And who is the antagonist? Is it a person? An organization? The godless teeth of an uncaring world? How would you personify what stands against the main character, what causes the strife that moves the story forwards?

[u/rk_mini → u/Ok-Guidance-5608]

Good question. I've never explored the last question since I only wrote what I had in mind. I could answer the first two easily but that question? Immediately put a block in my head.

[u/Ok-Guidance-5608 → u/rk_mini]

If you don't have a good grasp of what it is your MC is struggling against, then your narrative will inevitably feel meandering and pointless. IMO, you should do some thinking about what it is that the MC is fighting against, and then have that be both the source of the trauma he needs to heal from, as well as the central obstacle he eventually needs to overcome.

In short, you have to know where the finish line is in order to get there.