The following outline provides a guide to Fiction.
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Elements of fiction
Character
Plot
Setting
Theme
Style
Genre
Genres based on age of reader
Genres based on subject matter
Main article: Genre fiction
Genres based on form
Genres based on the length of the 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]
History of fiction
Main article: History of fiction
By content
Main article: History of genre fiction
- History of detective fiction
- History of fantasy fiction
- History of mystery fiction
- History of science fiction
By form
- History of comics
- History of fables
- History of fairy tales
- History of film
- History of folklore
- History of novels
- History of plays
- History of poetry
- History of serials
- History of short stories
- History of situation comedies
- History of video games
By length
- History of flash fiction
- History of short stories
- History of novelettes
- History of novellas
- History of novels
- History of epic poetry
Uses of fiction
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
- List of fictional animals
- List of fictional companies
- List of fictional crossovers
- List of fictional institutions
- List of fictional locations
- List of fictional media
- List of fictional species
- Category:Lists of fictional things
- All pages beginning with "List of fiction(al)..."
- All pages beginning with "Lists of fiction(al)..."
See also
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Look up fiction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
External links
Definitions from Wiktionary
Textbooks from Wikibooks
Quotations from Wikiquote
Source texts from Wikisource
Images and media from Commons
News stories from Wikinews
Learning resources from Wikiversity- "The major elements of writing fiction, " by Mike Klaassen [2]
- Amazon.co.uk - Fiction
Footnotes
- ^ Counting a page roughly as 200 words.
- ^ 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. [1]
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