Thanks for reaching out.
I write as a freelancer for a company that publishes children's books. I started writing in 2021, out of need (personal story). I'm a mechanical writer. All learned.

Crazy story. I began with writing for online novels like Good Novel, Starry, and so on, but mostly rejected. Why? I was submitting anthologies, sci-fi, instead single stories expected to reach 120,000 to 150,000 words. I got a better deal shortly after.

Popular rejection statement - "Your stories are not our reader's cup of tea." I don't/can't write romance or love stories which is what most online novel agencies expect. Just mystery, horror, sci-fi.