No clue if this is actually what publishers mean by that, but there's plenty of people self publishing their work online - fan fiction probably makes up the maj

No clue if this is actually what publishers mean by that, but there's plenty of people self publishing their work online - fan fiction probably makes up the majority of it, but there's plenty of original work out there as well. I'm not sure writing a web serial necessarily translates to ideal novel authorship, but it does at least suggest someone who can attract readers and meet deadlines