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Fiction, a form of entertainment, is the art of story telling, an imaginative form of narrative, one of the four basic rhetorical modes. Although the word fiction is derived from the Latin fingere, "to form, create", works of fiction need not be entirely imaginary and may include real people, places, and events. Fiction may be conveyed through writing, speech, by performance, or through visual media like movies or TV. The ability to create fiction and other artistic works is a fundamental aspect of human culture and one of the defining characteristics of humanity.
The following list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to fiction:
[edit] Essence of fiction
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[edit] Branches of fiction
[edit] Forms of fiction
[edit] Scope of a fictional work
- Flash fiction - A work of fewer than 2,000 words. (1,000 by some definitions) (around 5 pages)
- Short story - A work of at least 2,000 words but under 7,500 words. (between about 10 and 40 pages)
- Novelette - A work of at least 7,500 words but under 17,500 words. (40-90 pages)
- Novella - A work of at least 17,500 words but under 60,000 words. (90-300 pages)
- Novel - A work of 60,000 words or more. (about 300+ pages)
- Epic - A work of 200,000 words or more. (about 1000+ pages)[citation needed][1][2]
[edit] Fiction genres
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Main article: Genre fiction
[edit] History of fiction
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Main article: History of fiction
[edit] Basic fiction concepts
[edit] Elements of fiction
[edit] Some famous authors of fiction
[edit] Fantasy fiction authors
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[edit] Horror fiction authors
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[edit] Science fiction authors
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[edit] Comic authors
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[edit] Fiction lists
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Counting a page roughly as 200 words.
- ^ A professional writer usually writes an average of 500-1000 words per day. Stephen King stated he writes an average of 2000 words per day, every day.[citation needed]
