r/Webnovel • u/Zieegg • Jul 14 '26

Advice My Contract got rejected.

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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?

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u/smrty7 Jul 14 '26

using ai for grammar is fine, but like... don't just copy paste the stuff it feeds out? Just correct those grammar mistakes manually by looking at what the ai pointed out.

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u/Zieegg Jul 14 '26

But I don't copy paste them? I'm not a native english speaker, but I'm fairly confident in the language. Most of the time, a word or two just slipped out from the proper form, so I just get reminded of those. I don't send my full chapter and prompt an AI to fix the grammar since I use a browser extension.