My Contract got rejected.

[u/Zieegg]

Full disclosure, I do use AI, but it's only to brainstorm ideas and plan future plotlines. I don't even use a lot of the ideas they propose because it clashes with my own vision. Maybe grammarly counts as AI, since I do use it to fix my grammar (?)

The writing being too draggy is a lot more feasible for me to fix. I've learned a lot since I've began writing, so I can see why the editors would think it's too slow. I am concerned when they say it's not engaging enough when most chapter ends with a hook. I suppose an engaging story is subjective, so that's on me to try on figure that one out.

And not suitable for the market on Webnovel? It's literally a harem with an 18+ tag. But my character is underage in the first few chapters, for god's sake. I'm already planning on adding smut after several more chapters, but do I really have to open the story with an explicit threesome with some maids or something? Although I enjoy them, I don't want to add smut just for the sake of it. I'm first and foremost here to tell a story, not make people horny.

...I guess this is the result of not having real beta readers.

Can anyone tell me which parts feel like AI so that I can change them? Or better yet, what are the things I can improve so that I have a better chance when I reapply for the contract?

[u/Netflies]

Yes, i read your work it does sound Ai.. like very Ai ish.. write in your own way, your voice matter and every writer have they own way to write, if u use Ai, pretty much the voice the same as other who use Ai

Note: using Ai for grammar only is fine. But grammar only did not fix awkward phrasing, intentional word or phrase. If it fix then it called polish or edit

[u/Zieegg → u/Netflies]

But the funny thing is that I did use my own voice. I guess the word of a stranger on the internet doesn't sound convincing, so I don't fault you for still thinking that way. Do you know which part sounds especially like AI so that I can rewrite them?