The time taken to write a novel varies from person to person, depending on many factors such as the genre, theme, plot, and the author's personal writing speed. A simple novel might take months while a complex one might take years or even longer. Writing a novel was an arduous process that required the author to spend a lot of time and energy conceiving, planning, writing drafts, editing, and polishing. In the process of writing, the author may encounter many difficulties and challenges such as creative exhaustion, writing fatigue, character development, plot contradictions, etc. Therefore, the time taken to write a novel would also be affected by these factors. The most important thing was that writing a novel required the author's patience and perseverance. Only by persevering in writing could a good novel be written.