Fiction writing

Fiction writing is the composition of non-factual prose texts. Fictional writing often is produced as a story meant to entertain or convey an author's point of view. The result of this may be a short story, novel, novella, screenplay, or drama, which are all types (though not the only types) of fictional writing styles. Different types of authors practice fictional writing, including novelists, playwrights, short story writers, radio dramatists and screenwriters. Fiction#Categories of fiction A genre is the subject matter or category that writers use. For instance, science fiction, fantasy and mystery fiction are genres. Genre fiction also known as popular fiction, is plot-driven fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre, in order to appeal to readers and fans already familiar with that genre. Genre fiction is storytelling driven by plot, as opposed to literary fiction, which focuses more on theme and character. Genre fiction, or popular fiction, is written to appeal to a large audience and it sells more primarily because it is more commercialised. An example is the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer which may sell more than Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, because the Twilight novels deal with elements of pop culture—romance and vampires. Literary fiction is fictional works that hold literary merit, that is to say, they are works that offer social commentary, or political criticism, or focus on an aspect of the human condition. Literary fiction is usually contrasted with, popular, commercial, or genre fiction. Some have described the difference between them in terms of analysing reality (literary) rather than escaping reality (popular). The contrast between these two categories of fiction is controversial among some critics and scholars. Characterization is one of the five elements of fiction, along with plot, setting, theme, and writing style. A character is a participant in the story, and is usually a person, but may be any persona, identity, or entity whose existence originates from a fictional work or performance.

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Création littéraire

vignette|Une plume de parchemin et de l'encre. Klaf, Kulmus & D'yo La Création littéraire (de l’anglais : « creative writing ») est une méthode d’écriture enseignée dans les universités anglophones et qui se répand dans le monde entier. L’enseignement de l’écriture créative est de plus en plus populaire dans le monde entier. De grands écrivains tels que Flannery O'Connor, Michael Chabon, Kazuo Ishiguro, Philip Roth, John Barth, Katherine Pancol ou des scénaristes tels que David Benioff, Darren Star et Peter Farrelly sont passés par des ateliers de creative writing ou sont diplômés de formations universitaires de ce type.

Littérature

vignette|Fragonard, La Liseuse. La littérature est l’ensemble des œuvres écrites ou orales auxquelles on reconnaît une valeur esthétique ; c'est un art exprimant un idéal de beauté. Grâce aux productions littéraires, elle permet de manifester des émotions et de révéler aux lecteurs ou aux auditeurs ce qu'une personne a dans le cœur. La littérature vise à éduquer, à communiquer des pensées, à influencer et même à séduire.

Drama

Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television. Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's Poetics (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Greek word meaning "deed" or "act" (Classical Greek: δρᾶμα, drâma), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: δράω, dráō).

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