My favorite is Catch Trap by Marion Zimmer Bradley. It is a story of two circus performers(trapeze artists) who fall in love.
To make the story interesting. The author hopes that their plot will make their book a cant-pu-it-down, book
Because that story is finished; there is no way to create a further story involving the characters that would still be interesting.
One interesting book in the Book of Genesis is the story of the origins of the universe.
Tim O'Brien shares the story of the girlfriend in Vietnam in "The Things They Carried." He is the author of the book and also one of the characters in the stories.
Fan fic? Fan fic? Fan fic?
Yes, the paper back copy of "More Scary Stories for Stormy Nights" is a short story book. The book is compiled of short stories, and the book itself is only 95 pages.
I'm about half way through it and it's a great book. I love the characters, and how it tells each of their stories, instead of just one of the characters. The author tells the story as, he did this, she said this, instead of I did/said that. Between each chapter is in different characters point of views, so you can get to know each of the main characters.
"Sideways Stories from Wayside School" is a children's book by Louis Sachar that tells the whimsical and absurd stories of the students and teachers at Wayside School, a 30-story school that was accidentally built sideways. The book is a collection of short stories filled with quirky characters and humorous situations that take place at the unconventional school.
Characters can be anything you want - even a toaster has been a character in a book and movie!
I do believe that there is a book of short stories called Animal Babies with a story called Spud.
There are hundreds of stories like that. Think of the movie Blue Lagoon. It is a fantastic story and yet has no real villainous characters in the primary plot. Another story would be Love Story both a book and movie. The characters do not have a villainous person but rather an obstacle called cancer to deal with. Many romance stories have conflicts but no real villain but rather problems or issues. Some medical novels can be that way too.
The book is basically the characters, story, and dialogue.