What did submission mean? Weren't web novels directly serialised online? Why was there a mention of submission?
Submissions usually referred to authors submitting to a publishing house or an online platform in order to gain the opportunity to publish or serialize. In the world of online novels, submission usually referred to submitting a novel to a relevant online platform or publishing house for the opportunity to publish or serialize it. Online novels could be directly published online, but submitting a novel was also an important step because it gave the author more opportunities to express his creativity and style, and gain more recognition and attention from readers. By submitting the novel, the author could also get more in-depth editing and publishing suggestions to provide a better direction for the development of their novel. Therefore, submission was very important for web novelists. It could give them more opportunities to increase the popularity and influence of their novels.