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 topic outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to fiction:

Contents

Essence of fiction

Main article: Fiction

Branches of fiction

Forms of fiction

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]

Fiction genres

Main article: Genre fiction

History of fiction

Main article: History of fiction

Basic fiction concepts

Elements of fiction

Some famous authors of fiction

Fantasy fiction authors

Main article: List of fantasy authors

Horror fiction authors

Main article: List of horror fiction writers

Science fiction authors

Main article: List of science fiction authors

Comic authors

Main article: List of comic creators

Fiction lists

See also

Look up fiction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

External links

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Counting a page roughly as 200 words.
  2. ^ 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]
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