The online publication of a novel usually required the following steps: 1. Planning and preparation: The author needs to make sufficient planning and preparation, including conceiving the story, setting the characters, world view, background, etc. At the same time, he also needed to go through the necessary procedures such as copyright registration and application for original copyright protection. 2. Choose a platform: Choose a suitable online literature platform to publish. Currently, the most common online literature platforms included Qidian Chinese Network, Xiaoxiang Academy, and QQ Literature. The author could choose the platform that suited him according to his preferences and the characteristics of the platform. 3. Author can upload his or her own novel on the online literature platform or upload his or her work through other means such as hard disk upload. When uploading, you need to fill in the relevant information of the work, including the title, introduction, body text, etc. 4. Review and release: After the work is uploaded, the platform will review the work and decide whether to release it according to the platform's regulations. If the work passed the review, it would enter the publishing stage and be able to publish chapters and other content on the platform. 5. Maintain and update: The author needs to maintain and update the work to maintain the update and quality of the work to attract the attention and reading of readers. The online publication of a novel required the author to make sufficient planning and preparation, choose the right platform, and carefully maintain and update his work.