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Fiction (from the Latin fingere, "to form, create") is storytelling of imagined events and stands in contrast to non-fiction, which makes factual claims about reality. A large part of the appeal of fiction is its ability to evoke the entire spectrum of human emotions: to distract our minds, to give us hope in times of despair, to make us laugh, or to let us experience empathy without attachment. Fictional works—novels, stories, fables, fairy tales, films, comics, interactive fiction, cartoons, video games, Anime—may be partly based on factual occurrences but always contain some imaginary content. The term is also often used synonymously with literature and more specifically fictional prose. In this sense, fiction refers only to novels or short stories and is often divided into two categories, popular fiction (e.g., science fiction or mystery fiction) and literary fiction (e.g., Victor Hugo or William Faulkner).
Fiction is largely perceived as a form of art and/or entertainment, although not all fiction is necessarily artistic. Fiction may be created for the purpose of educating, such as fictional examples used in school textbooks. Fiction is also frequently instrumentalized by propaganda and advertising. Fiction may be propagated by parents to their children out of tradition (e.g. Santa Claus) or in order to instill certain beliefs and values. Fables with an explicit moral goal are not necessarily targeted at children, however. Fiction may over time blend with factual accounts and develop into mythology. Many atheists perceive religion as no different from any fictional tale, whereas members of religious groups typically explain their beliefs with faith and/or historical figures/events; and claim they are fundamentally different from fictional tales (although they may call other religious views fictional). The sociological school of constructivism argues that every view of reality is fundamentally a construction of the self and that a safe distinction between fact and fiction is impossible, whereas the philosophy of naturalism holds that reality can be approximated and truth can be demonstrated through usefulness, allowing the distinction from fiction.
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Another Email Confirms My Novel May be more Fact than Fiction: I just received an email from Dirck Storm, who confi... http://bit.ly/6vNn2n
aspolicastro (aspolicastro) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:03:44 -0000
Another Email Confirms My Novel May be more Fact than Fiction: I just received an email from Dirck Storm, who confi... http://bit.ly/6vNn2n
RT @alexxxperron: Avatar: un orgasme de science-fiction ! Et méchant orgasme: ça dure 2h30! Ouf, je fumerais bien une cigarette...
daviddupras (David Dupras) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:01:35 -0000
RT @alexxxperron: Avatar: un orgasme de science-fiction ! Et méchant orgasme: ça dure 2h30! Ouf, je fumerais bien une cigarette...
@iibmsmoney ho'z call themselfs barbies. They mind is #fiction (via @RAYCJNR)
iibmsmoney (M$NEY) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:01:09 -0000
@iibmsmoney ho'z call themselfs barbies. They mind is #fiction (via @RAYCJNR)
Is chillin. Watchin pulp fiction. Comment this status?
ienjoyboobs (andrew himself) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:01:05 -0000
Is chillin. Watchin pulp fiction. Comment this status?
Hooray! RT @alexanderchee: Congratulations to @MarieMockett, the TNB featured fiction author this week and... a new mom today!
Urrealism (Cindy and Luis Urrea) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:00:36 -0000
Hooray! RT @alexanderchee: Congratulations to @MarieMockett, the TNB featured fiction author this week and... a new mom today!
@iibmsmoney ho'z call themselfs barbies. They mind is #fiction
RAYCJNR (RJr) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:00:02 -0000
@iibmsmoney ho'z call themselfs barbies. They mind is #fiction
Bloodletting Books - Offering science-fiction, horror, fantasy, and suspense thrillers. Specializing in small press limited editions, some autographed copies available.
Boris Books - Australian small press dedicated to publishing manuscripts by local Canberra writers.
Meta Description: [ Boris Books - a Canberra (Australia) small publisher ]
Dead Write Books - A crime and mystery bookstore selling new titles only. Also sells science fiction. Located in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Meta Description: [ We specialize in science fiction & fantasy ; crime & mystery ]
Filibuster Press Books - Thought-provoking novels, including The Yellowstone Faithful and other titles.
Heart o' Glory - The site specializes in fantasy, historical fiction, and nonfiction related to ancient, Celtic, Norse and Arthurian Britain, through the end of the Crusades. Book, author and movie reviews and summaries.
Meta Description: [ Books, music, movies, games, collectibles, calendars, art prints, candles, gifts and more - for the fantasy writer, fantasy reader, and Celtic or medieval Britain history buff ]
House of Anansi Press - Canadian literary publisher and online bookstore.
Meta Description: [ View, sample and buy very good books. Canadian and international fiction, poetry, drama and non fiction. ]
King Arthur Books - Specializing in books about King Arthur and Medieval times.
Meta Description: [ Your online source for books about King Arthur and Medieval times. We feature books, music, videos and films about King Arthur, Guinevere, Merlin, the Knights of the Roundtable, Camelot, the Holy Grail, Lancelot, The Lady of the Lake, Morgan Le Fay, Morgause, Uther Pendragon, Igraine, Tintagel, T... ]
Large Print Books In The UK - On-line bookseller specializing in large print books and audiobooks. From science fiction to mysteries to romance to adventure to fantasy.
Meta Description: [ Large Print Books - Classics and cooking in large print, mysteries and memoirs in large print, reference and romance in large print, fiction and non-fiction, .....and the list goes on., Online shopping for large print books ]
Large Print Books.com - Fiction, classics, mysteries, romance titles in large print.
Meta Description: [ Large Print Books - Classics and cooking in large print, mysteries and memoirs in large print, reference and romance in large print, fiction and non-fiction, .....and the list goes on., Online shopping for large print books ]
NovelGuide - Novel resource guide and literary analysis search tool, information and facts on classic and contemporary literature. Links to order books.
Meta Description: [ comprehensive book analysis from the Novelguide, including: a complete summary, a biography of the author, character profiles, theme analysis, metaphor analysis, and top ten quotes., NovelGuide todays premier novel resource guide and literary analysis search tool assisting students and teachers w... ]
Novels Direct - On-line bookstore offering books direct from the authors.
Meta Description: [ Novelsdirect.com gives readers a chance to buy books directly from the authors who write them ]
Project Pulp - An online bookstore for small press magazines, novels, anthologies, chapbooks, collections and novellas.
Meta Description: [ Project Pulp, the dot com of the small press, is an online distributor for underground presses and record labels. ]
Redline Press - Small independent publisher offers titles on humor and short stories.
Sky Blue Press - On line sales of literary works.
Meta Description: [ Anais Nin Publications ]
Spectre Publishing - Information on the novels Warpath by Jeffry Scott Hansen, and He Watches by J.A. Barnes.
VJ Books - An online bookstore catering to the modern fiction collector.
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