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- Fictional redirects here. For the german band, see Fictional (band)
Fiction (from the Latin fingere, "to form, create") is storytelling of imagined events and stands in contrast to non-fiction, which makes factual claims about reality. A large part of the appeal of fiction is its ability to evoke the entire spectrum of human emotions: to distract our minds, to give us hope in times of despair, to make us laugh, or to let us experience empathy without attachment. Fictional works—novels, stories, fables, fairy tales, films, comics, interactive fiction, cartoons, video games, Anime—may be partly based on factual occurrences but always contain some imaginary content. The term is also often used synonymously with literature and more specifically fictional prose. In this sense, fiction refers only to novels or short stories and is often divided into two categories, popular fiction (e.g., science fiction or mystery fiction) and literary fiction (e.g., Victor Hugo or William Faulkner).
Fiction is largely perceived as a form of art and/or entertainment, although not all fiction is necessarily artistic. Fiction may be created for the purpose of educating, such as fictional examples used in school textbooks. Fiction is also frequently instrumentalized by propaganda and advertising. Fiction may be propagated by parents to their children out of tradition (e.g. Santa Claus) or in order to instill certain beliefs and values. Fables with an explicit moral goal are not necessarily targeted at children, however. Fiction may over time blend with factual accounts and develop into mythology. Many atheists perceive religion as no different from any fictional tale, whereas members of religious groups typically explain their beliefs with faith and/or historical figures/events; and claim they are fundamentally different from fictional tales (although they may call other religious views fictional). The sociological school of constructivism argues that every view of reality is fundamentally a construction of the self and that a safe distinction between fact and fiction is impossible, whereas the philosophy of naturalism holds that reality can be approximated and truth can be demonstrated through usefulness, allowing the distinction from fiction.
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have to remember its fiction. :/
Aly_Gutierrez (Alexandra Gutierrez) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:06:38 -0000
have to remember its fiction. :/
there are no such things as happy endings. they're totally manufactured by fiction writers who choose to end the story on a high point.
Danobot (Daniel Avalos) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:05:47 -0000
there are no such things as happy endings. they're totally manufactured by fiction writers who choose to end the story on a high point.
Happy birthday to the B.A.D.D.E.S.T BOSS LADY!! @shanzbarhopper muah muah muah muahmuah!! *humps* teehee we doing it up big tmrw in fiction!
BarRenegadee (Kamoya Gaye) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:05:47 -0000
Happy birthday to the B.A.D.D.E.S.T BOSS LADY!! @shanzbarhopper muah muah muah muahmuah!! *humps* teehee we doing it up big tmrw in fiction!
Shower. I deserve chill time. The Downtown Fiction. <3. Best I Never Had.
darianalives (dariana) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:04:12 -0000
Shower. I deserve chill time. The Downtown Fiction. <3. Best I Never Had.
@laurenism lolol I almost died @ the 'I know you know I know' part. I miss enjoyable fiction ahhaha
Jaimeeeeeeeeeee (Jaimee Farlow) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:03:29 -0000
@laurenism lolol I almost died @ the 'I know you know I know' part. I miss enjoyable fiction ahhaha
Blogged: Steve Weddle Mem'l Airport Flash Fiction http://bit.ly/82a9Kk
g_so (Gerald So) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:02:25 -0000
Blogged: Steve Weddle Mem'l Airport Flash Fiction http://bit.ly/82a9Kk
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Meta Description: [ Writing tips, novel writing, articles on fiction writing, writing fiction, free ebooks,
market listings, author interviews, writing contests ]
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