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Fictional locations are places that exist only in fiction and not in reality. 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. Writers may create and describe such places to serve as backdrop for their fictional works. Fictional locations are also created for use as settings in Role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons. A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by They may also be used for technical reasons in actual reality for use in the development of specifications, such as the fictional country of Bookland, which is used to allow EAN "country" codes 978 and 979 to be used for ISBN numbers assigned to books, and code 977 to be assigned for use for ISSN numbers on magazines and other periodicals. Bookland is an imaginary place created in the 1980s in order to reserve an EAN Country Code for books regardless of country of origin so that the EAN space can catalog books A European Article Number ( EAN) is a barcoding standard which is a Superset of the original 12-digit Universal Product Code (UPC system An International Standard Serial Number ( ISSN) is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic Periodical publication. Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally

Fictional locations vary greatly in their size. Very small places like a single room are kept out of the umbrella of fictional locations by convention, as are most single buildings. A fictional location can be the size of a university (Howard Phillips Lovecraft's Miskatonic University), a town (Stephen King's Salem's Lot), a county (Raintree County), a state (Winnemac in various Sinclair Lewis stories), a large section of continent (as in Lord of the Rings, which supposedly represents Europe before 'western' sections sank), a whole planet (Anne McCaffrey's Pern), a whole galaxy (Isaac Asimov's Foundation books), even a multiverse (His Dark Materials). Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, 'Salem's Lot is a 1975 horror Novel written by Stephen King, and was the author's second published novel Raintree County is a novel by Ross Lockridge Jr. It tells the story of a small-town Midwestern teacher and poet named John Shawnessy who in his younger Winamac or Winnemac (died 1812 was an important chief of the Potawatomi Indians Sinclair Lewis ( February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American Novelist, Short-story writer and The Lord of the Rings is an epic Anne Inez McCaffrey (born April 1, 1926) is an American Science fiction Author best known for her Dragonriders Pern is a Fictional Planet in the universe created by Science fiction writer Anne McCaffrey for her Dragonriders of Pern Isaac Asimov (c January 2 1920 &ndash April 6 1992 ˈaɪzək ˈæzɪmʌv originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as, was a Russian The Foundation Series is an epic Science fiction series written over a span of forty-four years by Isaac Asimov. The multiverse (or meta-universe) is the hypothetical set of multiple possible Universes (including our universe that together comprise all of Reality. His Dark Materials is a Trilogy of Fantasy Novels by Philip Pullman comprising Northern Lights (1995 In a larger scale, occasionally the term alternate reality is used, but only if it is considered a variant of Earth rather than an original world. Austin Tappan Wright's Islandia has an invented continent, Karain, on our world. Austin Tappan Wright ( August 20, 1883 – September 18, 1931) was an American Legal scholar and Author, Karain Cave is a cave and a Paleolithic archaeological site located at Yağca village 27 km northwest of Antalya city in the Mediterranean region of

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Locating a story

Within narrative prose, providing a believable location can be greatly enhanced by the provision of maps and other illustrations. [1] This is often considered particularly true for fantasy novels and historical novels which often make great use of the map, but applies equally to science fiction and mysteries: earlier, in mainstream novels by Anthony Trollope, William Faulkner, etc. Fantasy literature is Fantasy in written form Historically speaking the majority of fantasy works have been literature An historical novel is a Novel in which the story is set among historical events or more generally in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the Author Anthony Trollope (April 24 1815 – December 6 1882 became one of the most successful prolific and respected English Novelists of the Victorian era. William Faulkner (born William Cuthbert Falkner) ( September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American Author . Fantasy and science fiction novels often also provide sections which provide documentation of various aspects of the environment of the fiction, including languages, character lists, cultures and, of course, locations.

In an online article on writing Dawn Arkin writes about the importance of location to the author's art.

"Setting has become a very important part of most novels. " (Dawn Arkin) [2]

But if the location is real that can bring discipline to the creative process or a straightjacket from which some authors will need to escape.

"Creating a fictional location has many advantages for the writer. You get to name the town, streets, businesses, schools, etc. Everything inside your town is under your control. " (Dawn Arkin) [2]

Maps are an immediate necessity for some works, as they do not take place on our Earth. Writers need working maps to keep straight at a glance whether the castle is north or south of the river, and how long it takes to get between valleys. Lin Carter, in Chapter 9 of Imaginary Worlds: "Of World-Making: Some Problems of the Invented Milieu," dealt directly with fictional geography, and how to prevent snags. Linwood Vrooman Carter ( June 9, 1930 - February 7, 1988) was an American author of Science fiction and Fantasy

Authors are as forgetful and absent-minded as the lesser breeds of humankind, and a simple precaution like taking a moment to sketch out a map helps prevent such errors and inconsistencies (upon which eagle-eyed readers are bound to swoop with gleeful cries, thereafter sitting down to write nasty letters to the poor author).

Sometimes an actual geographic corner is used as a model for "getting it right," and identifying these can become a game for readers. Authors may turn an island into a continent or vice versa, rotate orientation, or combine two similar locales to get the best (for the story) of both.

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Elsa Neal. Amalgamation or amalgam, when used to refer to a fictional character or place refers to one that was created by combining or is perceived to be a combination of several other Alternate history Campaign setting Counterfactual history Fantasy world Fictional Mapping a fictional location. Fiction Writing Site. Retrieved on 2007-01-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France.
  2. ^ a b Dawn Arkin, Location, Location, Location - Or What Should Your Story's Setting Be?, [[Writing-and-Speaking/Writing]], 2007-01-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Please note: this was taken from the following blacklisted external link:
    www. ezinearticles . com/?Location,-Location,-Location---Or-What-Should-Your-Storys-Setting-Be?&id=293268

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