Online novels refer to novels published continuously by using BBS, web interface and other networks. Compared with ordinary novels, the grammar of online novels will be closer to spoken language and full of online buzzwords. In addition to the text content, it is also characterized by using symbol pattern typesetting to make changes. Network novel is the main form of network literature.
There are two kinds of online novels: broad and narrow. In broad sense, it can include all novels published and circulated on the Internet. But in narrow sense, the origin of online novels mainly refers to the novel form created by online writers and first published on the Internet, and then circulated. Online novels are mainly divided into two categories: one is novels read by boys, which are generally called male frequency; The other kind is novels read by girls, which are generally called female frequency. Most of the novels read by boys pursue the strength from body to strength, while most of the novels read by girls are from the perspective of love. The strength of these two kinds of novels depends on the proportion of men and women on the Internet.
In the years when China's Internet developed fastest, there were few good novels, because at that time, as the largest online novel website, it did not pay attention to the originality of novels. Later, with the gradual prosperity of several original novel alliances, online novels really looked up. The formation of online novels is because people's needs and pursuits for reading and entertainment are changing in the network era, and the promotion of commercial companies makes online novels flourish like a duck to water. The number of online novels in China is gradually surpassing other novel categories and becoming the first novel group in China.