An Introduction to Fiction
Entering Imagined Worlds
Fiction is where imagination takes root and grows into story. From ancient myths told around the fire to the novels that define entire generations, it has always been the art of building worlds, inventing voices, and asking what if.
At its heart, fiction is an exploration of human experience — characters who feel alive, conflicts that reveal truths, and settings that transport us beyond the familiar. Through short stories, novels, and experimental forms, fiction gives us the freedom to step outside ourselves and see the world anew.
Today, fiction thrives across countless forms and genres: from literary novels to speculative epics, from microfiction shared online to sprawling series that unfold across books, films, and games. However it appears, the impulse is the same — to tell stories that matter.
This section celebrates that tradition and its possibilities. Here you’ll find reflections on craft, explorations of style, and encouragement to create your own worlds — stories that might one day become part of the vast and ongoing conversation that is fiction.s.
Adventure
A collection of articles about writing adventure fiction.
Character as System
This article argues that compelling characters are dynamic cognitive systems driven by the interplay of desire, flaw, and transformation. Drawing on classical and cognitive narratology, it frames character as the engine of narrative meaning.
Erotic Literature
An academic exploration of erotic literature as a literary mode: its historical development, narrative strategies, and thematic concerns.
Romance
Explore the art of writing romance, from crafting believable characters and sizzling chemistry to plotting satisfying love stories with emotional depth.
Scene Craft
This article analyzes the scene as the fundamental unit of narrative, where the abstract forces of plot and character are converted into concrete, causal action through the systematic use of beats, pacing, setting, and dialogue.