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What’s a Web Novel and Why Are They Exciting for Writers?
The new publishing method that’s already a multi-billion dollar industry
Since the early days of the internet, writers have been sharing fiction with readers online. Across the web, websites became spaces for writers to post their stories, find an audience, and hone their craft. Suddenly, anyone with an internet connection and a computer could publish their writing for anyone to read, and fan fiction and original fiction abounded.
Today, millions of people are writing and reading fiction online, and the web novel industry is worth billions.
What is a web novel?
A web novel is simply a novel that is published online. It can be free-to-read or pay-to-read. They are usually serialized, which means the author publishes the story in installments — often one chapter at a time and usually released on a schedule. If the story is published on a platform that allows it, writers can interact directly with their audience, and readers can comment on each new addition to the story.
There’s so much innovation going on with online storytelling, and nowadays there many ways to share web novels — and many methods of monetizing them, too.
