Fiction writing any kind of writing that is not factual. Fictional writing most often takes the form of a story meant to convey an authors point of view or simply to entertain. The result of this may be a short story, novel, novella, screenplay, or drama, which are all types (thought not the only types) of fictional writing styles. The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story A novella is a written, Fictional Prose Narrative longer than a Novelette but shorter than a Novel. See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance.

Types of fiction prose

Main article: Fiction#Categories of fiction

Elements of fiction

Just as a painter uses color and line to create a painting, an author uses the elements of fiction to create a story:

The elements of fiction are: character, plot, setting, theme, and style. Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e A narrative or story is a construct created in a suitable format (written spoken poetry prose images song Theater, or Dance) that describes a sequence of Of these five elements, character is the who, plot is the what, setting is the where and when, and style is the how of a story.

A character is any person, persona, identity, or entity whose existence originates from a fictional work or performance.

A plot, or storyline, is the rendering and ordering of the events and actions of a story, particularly towards the achievement of some particular artistic or emotional effect. Mythos (Aristotle In literature the plot comprises all the events in a story particularly rendered towards the achievement of some particular Artistic or Emotional

Setting is the time and location in which a story takes place. In Fiction, the setting of a story includes the time location and circumstances in which it takes place

Theme is the broad idea, message, or lesson of a story. A theme, from Old French tesme, is a broad idea in a story or literary work or a message or lesson conveyed by a written text

Style includes the multitude of choices fiction writers make, consciously or subconsciously, as they create a story. They encompass the big-picture, strategic choices such as point of view and narrator, but they also include the nitty-gritty, tactical choices of grammar, punctuation, word usage, sentence and paragraph length and structure, tone, the use of imagery, chapter selection, titles, and on and on. In the process of writing a story, these choices meld to become the writer's voice, his or her own unique style.

Character

Characterization is one of the five elements of fiction, along with plot, setting, theme, and writing style. A character is a participant in the story, and is usually a person, but may be any persona, identity, or entity whose existence originates from a fictional work or performance.

Characters may be of several types:

• Point-of-view character: the character from whom the story is viewed. The point-of-view character may or may not also be the main character in the story.
• Protagonist: the main character of a story
• Antagonist: the character that stands in opposition to the protagonist
• Minor character: a character in a supporting role
• Foil character: a (minor) character who has traits in aversion to the main character

Plot

Plot is one of the five elements of fiction, along with character, setting, theme, and style. The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. An antagonist (from Greek ανταγωνιστής - antagonistes, "opponent competitor rival" is a character or A plot, or storyline, is the rendering and ordering of the events and actions of a story. Mythos (Aristotle In literature the plot comprises all the events in a story particularly rendered towards the achievement of some particular Artistic or Emotional

On a micro level, plot consists of action and reaction, also referred to as stimulus and response. On a macro level, plot has a beginning, a middle, and an ending. Plot is often depicted as an arc with a zig-zag line to represent the rise and fall of action.

Plot also has a mid-level structure: scene and sequel. A scene is a unit of drama—where the action occurs. Then, after a transition of some sort, comes the sequel—an emotional reaction and regrouping, an aftermath.

Setting

Setting is one of the five elements of fiction, along with character, plot, setting, and theme. Setting is the locale and time of a story. In Fiction, the setting of a story includes the time location and circumstances in which it takes place Sometimes setting is referred to as milieu, to include a context (such as society) beyond the immediate surroundings of the story.

Theme

Theme is one of the five elements of fiction, along with character, plot, setting, and style. Theme is a conceptual distillation of the story; what the story is about. A theme, from Old French tesme, is a broad idea in a story or literary work or a message or lesson conveyed by a written text

Style (Fiction)

Style is one of the five elements of fiction, along with character, plot, setting, and theme. Style includes the multitude of choices fiction writers make, consciously or not, in the process of writing a story. It encompasses the big-picture, strategic choices such as point of view and narrator, but style also includes the tactical choices of grammar, punctuation, word usage, sentence and paragraph length and structure, tone, the use of imagery, chapter selection, titles, and on and on. In the process of creating a story, these choices meld to become the writer’s voice, his or her own unique style.

Components of Style

For each piece of fiction, the author makes many choices, consciously or subconsciously, which combine to form the writer's unique style. The components of style are numerous, but include point of view, narrator, fiction-writing mode, person and tense, grammar, punctuation, word usage, sentence length and structure, paragraph length and structure, tone, imagery, chapter usage, and title selection.

Narrator

The narrator is the teller of the story, the orator, doing the mouthwork, or its in-print equivalent.

Point of View

Point of view is from whose consciousness the reader hears, sees, and feels the story.

Tone

Tone is the mood that the author establishes within the story. Tone is a Literary technique, that is a part of composition, that encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work

Suspension of Disbelief

Suspension of disbelief is the reader's temporary acceptance of story elements as believable, regardless of how implausible they may seem in real life. Suspension of disbelief or "willing suspension of disbelief" is an aesthetic theory intended to characterize people's relationships to art

See also

• Author
• Creative writing
• Fiction
• Figure of speech
• Foreshadowing
• List of writers' conferences
• Literary criticism
• Literary festival
• Literary fiction
• Literary technique
• Literature
• Narratology
• Show, don't tell
• Writer
• Writer's block
• Writing style

References

1. ^  King, Stephen (2000). An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Creative writing is considered to be any writing Fiction or Non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, Journalistic, Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. A figure of speech, sometimes Foreshadowing is a literary device in which an Author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story. This is a list of worldwide conferences for Writers of all genres Literary criticism is the study discussion evaluation and interpretation of Literature. A literary festival, also known as a book festival or writers' festival, is a regular gathering of Writers and readers typically on an annual basis in a Literary fiction is a term that has come into common usage since around 1970 principally to distinguish serious fiction (that is work with claims to Literary merit A literary technique or literary device is an identifiable Rule of thumb, convention or Structure that is employed in Literature Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter Narratology is the theory and study of Narrative and Narrative structure and the ways they affect our perception Show don't tell is an admonition to Fiction writers to write in a manner that allows the reader to experience the story through a character's action words thoughts senses A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Writer's block is a Phenomenon involving temporary loss of ability to begin or continue writing usually due to lack of inspiration or Creativity. Writing style is the manner in which a writer addresses a matter in prose a manner which reveals the writer's personality or 'voice On Writing pp. 153–, –154. . Scribner. ISBN 0-684-85352-3.  
2. ^  Abbott, Jillian (Sep. , 2005). "How to keep tabs on your novel’s progress". The Writer, p. 39.
3. ^  Frey, James N. (1987). How to Write a Damn Good Novel p. 164. . St. Martin’s Press. ISBN 0-312-01044-3.  
4. ^  Monteleone, Tom (2004). The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Writing a Novel p. 51. . Scribner. ISBN 1-59257-172-7.  
5. ^  Leder, Meg, ed. (2002). The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing p. 324. . Writer’s Digest Books. ISBN 1-58297-160-9.  
6. ^  Stanek, Lou Willett. (1994). So You Want to Write a Novel p. 15. Avon Books. ISBN 0-380-77688-X.