Imagination was one of the most important elements in a novel, but it did not mean that a novel could not be written without imagination. The creation of a novel required a variety of skills and techniques, including plot conception, character creation, setting, and so on. Even a person without a particularly rich imagination could create a novel in other ways. For example, he could imagine and conceive a story with a unique plot and character image by imagining and conceiving real-life characters, events, and places. Or he could read a large number of different types of novels to learn the story plot, character creation, and writing skills to improve his novel writing ability. Although imagination was one of the most important elements in a novel, it was not the only one. One could improve one's ability to write novels through learning, practice, and constant experimentation.