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Fiction is a very popular genre in books. It is very common to see fiction books and novels in book stores around the world. Even here in India, fiction books invoke a lot of interest and have a deep and passionate following. Novels form the core of fiction books and be it any genre, say thrillers, adventure, romance, comedy, or others, they give the readers the ultimate chance to enhance their imaginative skills.
Writing and Imagination
Writing needs a lot of imagination and those who are into the writing industry know that their fiction needs to be without blemish. Hence the plots are woven into complex subplots and themes that unwind into a climax and which finally leads to a suitable ending. The market is abuzz with top fiction writers such as Sydney Sheldon, John Grisham, Agatha Christie, Paul Coehlo, Dan Brown and many others. Only recently, the hit Harry Potter Series by author J. K. Rowling has proved that good fiction with limitless imagination indeed sells. Fiction is one variety where there is no limit to imagination.
Fiction Authors: the God of their characters
Characters live and die in the author’s mind. Just as we have one God above all of us, the God of the characters is the author himself. The author introduces the characters in the plot, removes them at specific times, and reintroduces them again. He may make the characters live till the very end of the story, or kill them off as he or she desires. In this way, readers can also take their imagination to new heights. Most readers avidly follow plot and theme lines thus admiring the writer’s prowess and skills or criticizing weaknesses in the plot or story construction.
How about Residing in the author’s mind?
Fiction is something that is born in the author’s mind. The author takes full credit for the fiction that flows out of his or her mind and forms words from the pen onto the paper. The ultimate product is the fiction which then is the final marketable product in the books market. Buying one of the fiction books and reading it can be fun if the final product is really a good one. Besides increasing imaginative skills, many readers also find they increase their inspirational skills too, since they feel inspired to write a novel or a piece of fiction themselves.
Onto Newer Worlds
Therefore, once a reader has read enough fiction, he or she feels inspired to write a piece of fiction himself or herself and try out and see if what they turn out is as imaginative as the original piece himself. Therefore, fiction books not only help us to appreciate great fiction of contemporary authors today, but also act to inspire us to greater heights of inspiration and literary prowess.
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Brownstone the Musical (2003 Studio Cast) $13.93 … |
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Beyond the Checkered Flag: Champions of Racing: Volume 2 [VHS] $9.05 … |
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Salem’s Lot [VHS] $4.66 A New England village is plagued by vampirism in this blood-curdling shocker based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King, directed by Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist) and starring David Soul, James Mason, Bonnie Bedelia, Lew Ayres and Ed Flanders. Year: 1979 Starring: David Soul, James Mason, Bonnie Bedelia, Lew Ayres, Ed Flanders Director: Tobe Hooper Sound: ENG; Subtitles: ENG, FR… |
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I Wake Up Screaming [VHS] $13.97 … |
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Mysterians [VHS] $9.99 … |
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Cloak of the Illuminati: William Henry – Stargate Secrets of the Anunnaki 2 DVD Set $20.86 Studio: Ufo Central Home Video Release Date: 12/31/2003 Run time: 240 minutes… |
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Wholesale Books 40pc Mixed Lot You will receive a mixed lot of 40 books in new condition. Boxes are filled at random. Categories may include: Mystery, Thriller, Romance, Suspense, Western, Sci Fi, General fiction, Religious, Text Books and Much More! (these books are from publisher overstock)… |
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Lost In Space Lot Johnny Lightning Space Pod $4.99 Lost in Space The Classic Series by Johnny Lightning. 1999. Heavy weight metal and plastic figures/vehicles with movie clip. New in package, package has some slight shelf wear. Nice! Space Pod with clip #35… |
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Power Ranger Operation Overdrive – Red Battlized Power Ranger $7.99 … |
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The Crying of Lot 49 (Perennial Fiction Library) $7.24 “The comedy crackles, the puns pop, the satire explodes” praised the New York Times, and the Chicago Tribune agreed: “The work of a virtuoso with prose. . . . His intricate symbolic order [is] akin to that of Joyce’s Ulysses.”… |
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I’ve been following an interesting thread of conversation on a writing message board: a debate as to whether or not the practice of writing fan fiction is healthy for an aspiring writer.
By definition: “fan fiction” are stories involving characters from a television series or movie, written by fans and usually printed in underground magazines or on the Internet for other fans to enjoy. This concept is especially popular among fans of science fiction programs, and writers of all skill levels participate. For the serious fan fiction writer, there are even science-fiction conventions which present annual awards for the best-written prose. Stories may range from histories explaining gaps in a particular TV show’s canon (e.g. what has the cast of House been up to between seasons one and two?) to rather silly missives—I once found on the Internet a Star Trek story where all of the characters had been replaced by the cast of Desperate Housewives!
Is fan fiction a healthy exercise? For one, it technically is not a legal exercise, as all television and movie characters are protected by copyright. Since fan fiction is essentially a non-profit enterprise, however, most production companies tend to turn a blind eye to the activity. Rene Balcer, an executive producer of the show Law and Order, once told a fan e-zine that he did not mind the fan fiction based upon his show, and this appears to be the general consensus so long as a writer does not try to sell his/her work.
Having written fan fiction in the past, I can say that the practice as a writing exercise has its pros and cons:
PRO – During my heaviest bouts with writer’s block, writing a story about a familiar character helped loosen the spigot. Once I pondered what would happen if Dr. Sam Beckett of Quantum Leap traveled back in time to M*A*S*H’s 4077th unit, and the result was a 20,000-word story.
CON – Fan fiction can be addictive, and if you devote too much time to the exercise you may find creating original work difficult. If you post stories to the Internet and attract a fan base, you may find yourself writing more to please this small faction of people, and that will take you away from your true calling.
PRO – While writing fan fiction I found my knack for writing smooth dialogue improving.
CON – I also found I tended to use my best “bits” for such a story, leaving the well dry when it came time to write something more serious.
PRO – By posting my fan fiction to the Internet, I was able to attract readers who in turn were led to my website and information about my book. One fan even wrote to say he had bought my book after reading my fan fiction.
CON – I’ll try not to stereotype fan fiction readers, but if you have ever visited an online repository of fan fiction you may notice a majority of stories not only portray scenes people would like to see on their favorite shows, but scenes even HBO won’t show after eleven at night. Some may argue writing fan fiction is not good for the writer’s ego, but reading some of what is posted is certainly not good if you’re at work and the boss sees you! I do write romance that is spicy, but there are lines even I won’t cross.
Should you write fan fiction as a writing exercise? A few years I may have defended its importance, but now I would suggest alternative writing exercises, ones designed to improve your writing skills and help you to become less dependent on ready-made situations. Should the pull to write a story about Agents Mulder and Scully be too strong, however, why not take the opportunity to introduce your own characters? Let Mulder, Scully, Dr. House, and all your favorite characters inspire what you want to write, but make sure the end product is all your own.
About the Author:
Kathryn Lively
is an award-winning writer and editor. She is the author of Pithed: an Andy Farmer Mystery (Mundania Press) and the Ash Lake Mysteries. She is also the publisher of
Phaze
, the ultra-sensual romance imprint of Mundania Press, and speaks all over the East Coast at conferences about writing and publishing.
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Is Fan Fiction a Good Writing Practice?
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Top Gun [VHS] $0.18 Top Gun [VHS] (1986) Tom Cruise (Actor), Kelly McGillis… |
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Caddyshack – 19th Anniversary Edition [VHS] $6.06 A purely tasteless, moronic, guilty pleasure. Director HaroldRamis employs a mixture of Mad magazine/National Lampoon maturity and Saturday Night Live sarcasm in this goofball golf comedy set on the grounds of a posh country club. Somewhere buried in the slapstick antics, drug references, Marx Brothers-like insults, and gratuitous sex scenes are the intertwined, forgettable subplots of a poor cadd… |
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Dances With Wolves [VHS] $0.41 Kevin Costner’s 1990 epic won a bundle of Oscars for a moving, engrossing story of a white soldier (Costner) who singlehandedly mans a post in the 1870 Dakotas, and becomes a part of the Lakota Sioux community who live nearby. The film may not be a masterpiece, but it is far more than the sum of good intentions. The characters are strong, the development of relationships is both ambitious and care… |
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Dreamcatcher (Widescreen Edition) $3.41 Four childhood friends encounter some supernatural trouble on their yearly retreat.Genre: HorrorRating: RRelease Date: 7-JUN-2005Media Type: DVD… |
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Richard Simmons: Latin Blast-Off [VHS] $0.61 … |
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Diceland: Ogre $12.75 Diceland: Ogre is an 18-die stand-alone expansion for Diceland. It contains 17 normal sized dice one giant Ogre die and tracking cards for the Ogre and the Command Post (The tracking card is a hybrid that can track either a Mk III or a Mk V Ogre). The game also contains complete rules including several scenarios strategies and the special rules for using and tracking the Ogre. The Ogre is a giant … |
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Diceland: Space: Terrans vs. Urluquai $10.39 Diceland is a unique tabletop game that uses paper dice as the pieces. The game requires a perfect mix of strategy luck and skill. Diceland: Space is a stand-alone expansion for Diceland and contains six teams of spaceships based on a quirky computer game called Strange Adventures in Infinite Space. There are two different boxes in the Space set each containing 25 ships. This box contains the Terr… |
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Diceland: Space: Garthans vs. Muktians $3.95 Diceland is a unique tabletop game that uses paper dice as the pieces. The game requires a perfect mix of strategy luck and skill. Diceland: Space is a stand-alone expansion for Diceland and contains six teams of spaceships based on a quirky computer game called Strange Adventures in Infinite Space. There are two different boxes in the Space set each containing 25 ships. This box contains the Gart… |
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The Incredible Dash (The Incredibles Step into Reading, Step 3) $0.70 After being forced to live normal human lives, the Incredibles have the chance to rediscover their superhuman abilities. But will these superheroes learn to work together as a family to defeat evil? Find out in this action-packed Step 3 reader based on the hit film, The Incredibles.Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages… |
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Cinderella’s Countdown to the Ball (Step-Into-Reading, Step 1) $0.89 What will happen when the Prince finds one glass slipper? Count with Cinderella from 1 fairy godmother to the clock striking 12 in this Super Early Step into Reading book.32 pages… |