Eliminating 6 of our absolutely incredible participants was genuinely one of the hardest things we've ever done and as the rounds continue, it's only going to get harder!

This chapter is just a "How We Judged", to give you an idea of how we... well you know... judged! 

Each judge judged all three teams and ranked the 5 least best contestants out of 10. The contestants were judged based on Title, Cover and Blurb only. Basically we wanted to see which books would actually entice a potential reader.

The 2 contestants, from each team, with the lowest overall score were eliminated. Believe us, it was no easy decision! 

If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Below is participants sticker for those who were eliminated. Please don't get disheartened! Just being picked by the coaches from among all those that entered is proof that your stories have some serious potential! A lot of enteries were not chosen but you were! That has to count for something right?! So, please do show everyone that you were amazing enough to be chosen to participate in The X Factor! Perhaps we'll see you again next season! All the best  

-The X Factor team