The things you need to prepare for writing a novel vary from person to person, but here are some common steps and tools: 1. Originality and storyline: This is the foundation of a novel. You need to come up with a good idea and storyline. It can come from life experience, imagination, news reports, etc. 2. Character: You need to design multiple characters for the novel, including the protagonist, supporting characters, villains, etc. You need to understand their personality, background, motives, etc. 3. Worldview: The novel needs a logical and reasonable worldview, including setting the background, history, culture, geography, etc. Setting: You need to set some background and rules for the novel, such as social system, economic system, political system, technology level, etc. 5. Setting: You need to design multiple settings for the novel, including cities, villages, deserts, oceans, etc. 6. Writing Tools: You need to choose an operating system suitable for writing, such as Windows, macos, linux...and a computer or tablet. In addition, you also need to choose a writing software such as Markdown, Scrivener, Tokio, etc. 7. Revise and edit: After writing the novel, you need to make some changes to the content, including grammar, spellings, punctuations, and typography. At the same time, he also needed to check the logic and rationality of the story, as well as the character's personality and motivation. These are some basic steps and tools for writing a novel. I hope they will be helpful.