What is Fiction?
Imaginative prose writing based on invented or contrived elements.
The Magic of Fiction: Writing a World of Imagination
Fiction is the realm of imagination where anything is possible. As a writer, you have the power to create other worlds, other lives, and to craft stories that engage, excite, and delight readers.
What sets fiction apart from other forms of writing is its foundational element of imagination - it is a world built out of words instead of stone and mortar. Fiction can be a retelling of a familiar story, a remix of a favorite trope, or a completely original work from the ground up.
One of the keys to good fiction is to create a world the reader is willing to believe in. Whether it's rooted in reality or a completely invented reality, the key is to build a solid foundation and then invite the reader into it. When readers are willing to play along, they'll follow you anywhere.
Fiction is a literary cornerstone of imaginative storytelling, and here are just two examples of how it has been used to craft fantastic stories.
The Hobbit is an intricately crafted piece of fiction that takes readers on a grand adventure through Middle Earth in the company of hobbits, dwarves, wizards, and dragons.
1984 is a work of dystopian fiction that envisions a future world where totalitarianism and technology have coalesced into the most powerful instrument of control ever known.