Yall, my novel didn't make the shortlist.
Rather, I wrote a complicated mystery thriller that didn't make the shortlist. Maybe it just wasn't authentic enough, maybe my insecurity as a writer seeped through, maybe it was just too far-fetched. I'd have liked wattpad to give me some feedback attached to a rejection letter, but I know they do not have the time for that. I would have been grateful to know why.
Anyway, in the meantime I will still believe I wrote a decent novel. I won't make any alterations to it, even though I think maybe that's what it needs.
I do not think for a second though any judge really lingdred their eyes on my work. Anyway, you're always welcome to read it.
I will keep on writing. I have some fresh ideas in my mind, left to fermentation.
I wish you all the best :)