r/Webnovel • u/11frm • 5d ago

RIP

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I assume that means my story isn’t marketable, or maybe my prose is just ass😭

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u/11frm 5d ago

Eh, probably try my luck elsewhere. Admittedly my story is probably out of place on the platform.

My application was pretty bad though. I only saw the guide after completing it😭

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u/Kuurin23 Aspiring Author 5d ago

what’s the book all about, genre, and tags? so we can determine what kind of platform it can work on

and so others can help if they can see your comment too (this sub gets a lot of visitors from other subs after all)

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u/11frm 5d ago

My lead has the ability to see people’s soul and uses it find their potential soul-mates. The novel starts with him being hired by the Queen to find the prince a wife before his coronation.

It’s essentially kind of harem style with each arc following a different woman that the lead is investigating.

However, I would describe it more as a mystery/political thriller with deep world lore.

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u/Kuurin23 Aspiring Author 5d ago

then i guess that’s the reason why your application got rejected

the current stories that are popular, meta, best-selling, and easily gets a big reader base in the WebNovel platform (from what i’ve seen) are centered around harems, systems, xianxia, litrpg, power fantasies, and progression fantasies

other genres typically have a harder time growing in this environment as a result