Fictional
adjective
Related to something that is created from the imagination and not real.
Harry Potter is a fictional character.
Often appears as...
- fictional character
- fictional world
adjective
Related to something that is created from the imagination and not real.
Harry Potter is a fictional character.
Often appears as...
- fictional character
- fictional world
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Genre Dependent
Used mostly in literature and storytelling to distinguish from real-life accounts.
The novel is set in a fictional universe where dragons exist.
Pro Tip 2/3Not False
'Fictional' doesn't mean untrue, but rather deliberately made up for entertainment or art.
His fictional alibi was so convincing it was hard to believe it wasn't real.
Pro Tip 3/3Narrative Use
Describes places, events, people, or creatures that are invented for a narrative.
The fictional town of Castle Rock appears in many of Stephen King's stories.
Pro Tip 1/3Genre Dependent
Used mostly in literature and storytelling to distinguish from real-life accounts.
The novel is set in a fictional universe where dragons exist.
Pro Tip 2/3Not False
'Fictional' doesn't mean untrue, but rather deliberately made up for entertainment or art.
His fictional alibi was so convincing it was hard to believe it wasn't real.
Pro Tip 3/3Narrative Use
Describes places, events, people, or creatures that are invented for a narrative.
The fictional town of Castle Rock appears in many of Stephen King's stories.
Pro Tip 1/3Genre Dependent
Used mostly in literature and storytelling to distinguish from real-life accounts.
The novel is set in a fictional universe where dragons exist.
Pro Tip 2/3Not False
'Fictional' doesn't mean untrue, but rather deliberately made up for entertainment or art.
His fictional alibi was so convincing it was hard to believe it wasn't real.
Pro Tip 3/3Narrative Use
Describes places, events, people, or creatures that are invented for a narrative.
The fictional town of Castle Rock appears in many of Stephen King's stories.
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The Making of 'Genius' PIPE...
immerses themselves and then feels a level of commitment to the subjects that we're trying to depict absolutely authentic City is very important in a story like this because we are not telling something fictional it's so it's a true story it's about somebody who really made a difference and someone
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Gaming can make a better...
This is an online game in which you try to survive an oil shortage. The oil shortage is fictional, but we put enough online content out there for you to believe that it's real, and to live your real life as if we've run out of oil. So when you come to the game, you sign up, tell us where you live,
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Yuval Noah Harari...
enough you will not be able to build an atom bomb and here we are not dealing with fictional stories we are dealing with more accurate or less accurate scientific theories and i i definitely believe in scientific objectivity and truth in that sense but on the other hand in order to build
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The colossal consequences...
civilization-destroying apocalypse caused by events half a globe away will remain a powerful and terrifying vision. Less fictional than we would like to believe. "The winds were withered in the stagnant air, and the clouds perish'd; darkness had no need of aid from them --
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How to build a fictional...
languages, cultures, universes, alternate universes within universes, and from those worlds sprout story, after story, after story. When it's done well, readers can understand fictional worlds and their rules just as well as the characters that live in them do
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Why should you read "One...
Here, supernatural events or abilities are described in a realistic and matter-of-fact tone, while the real events of human life and history reveal themselves to be full of fantastical absurdity. Surreal phenomena within the fictional village of Macondo
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Titan of terror: the...
but left instead to the dark depths of our imagination. Lovecraft’s dozens of short stories, novellas, and poems often take place in the same fictional continuity, with recurring characters, locations, and mythologies. At first glance,
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Nationalism vs....
I mean, beyond the level of the basic community of a few dozen people, are based on a fictional story. They are not the truth. They are not the reality. It's just a story that people invent and tell one another and start believing.
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Why humans run the world...
They may be very positive stories, very good stories, but they're still just fictional stories that we've invented. The same is true of the political field. The most important factors in modern politics are states and nations.
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Making wildlife a part...
city for a fictional Pokemon you are searching for manyara games have a negative connotation because they can addictive just a small percentage of those billions could get addicted to wildlife
Video examples
The Making of 'Genius' PIPE...
immerses themselves and then feels a level of commitment to the subjects that we're trying to depict absolutely authentic City is very important in a story like this because we are not telling something fictional it's so it's a true story it's about somebody who really made a difference and someone
Video examples
Gaming can make a better...
This is an online game in which you try to survive an oil shortage. The oil shortage is fictional, but we put enough online content out there for you to believe that it's real, and to live your real life as if we've run out of oil. So when you come to the game, you sign up, tell us where you live,
Video examples
Yuval Noah Harari...
enough you will not be able to build an atom bomb and here we are not dealing with fictional stories we are dealing with more accurate or less accurate scientific theories and i i definitely believe in scientific objectivity and truth in that sense but on the other hand in order to build
Video examples
The colossal consequences...
civilization-destroying apocalypse caused by events half a globe away will remain a powerful and terrifying vision. Less fictional than we would like to believe. "The winds were withered in the stagnant air, and the clouds perish'd; darkness had no need of aid from them --
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
languages, cultures, universes, alternate universes within universes, and from those worlds sprout story, after story, after story. When it's done well, readers can understand fictional worlds and their rules just as well as the characters that live in them do
Video examples
Why should you read "One...
Here, supernatural events or abilities are described in a realistic and matter-of-fact tone, while the real events of human life and history reveal themselves to be full of fantastical absurdity. Surreal phenomena within the fictional village of Macondo
Video examples
Titan of terror: the...
but left instead to the dark depths of our imagination. Lovecraft’s dozens of short stories, novellas, and poems often take place in the same fictional continuity, with recurring characters, locations, and mythologies. At first glance,
Video examples
Nationalism vs....
I mean, beyond the level of the basic community of a few dozen people, are based on a fictional story. They are not the truth. They are not the reality. It's just a story that people invent and tell one another and start believing.
Video examples
Why humans run the world...
They may be very positive stories, very good stories, but they're still just fictional stories that we've invented. The same is true of the political field. The most important factors in modern politics are states and nations.
Video examples
Making wildlife a part...
city for a fictional Pokemon you are searching for manyara games have a negative connotation because they can addictive just a small percentage of those billions could get addicted to wildlife
Example 1 of 10
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George R. R. Martin
American Author
I try to make the readers feel they've lived the events of the book. Just as you grieve if a friend is killed, you should grieve if a fictional character is killed. You should care. If somebody dies and you just go get more popcorn, it's a superficial experience isn't it?
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Jeffrey Eugenides
American Novelist
Basically you come up with the fictional idea and you start writing that story, but then in order to write it and to make it seem real, you sometimes put your own memories in. Even if it's a character that's very different from you.
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Faran Tahir
Pakistani Actor
When you play a character, you get to see the world through their eyes. Whether it's a fictional world or a real world, you do get to see somebody else's point of view, whether he's a good guy or a bad guy.
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Erin Morgenstern
American Writer
It is perhaps both a blessing and a curse that fictional worlds spring into my mind nearly fully formed and it takes quite a while to sift through everything to find the story.
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Richard Bach
American Novelist
If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more real than people with bodies and heartbeats.
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Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
We've been able to create those personalities that are not anonymous that can somehow support exposure but in a fictional way.
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Jeanette Winterson
British Novelist
I wanted to invent myself as a fictional character. And I did, and it has caused a great deal of confusion.
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Helena Christensen
Danish Model
I find it utterly bizarre that total strangers write about your life in a completely fictional manner.
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Lisa Lutz
American Author
I've got no business giving advice to anyone. Even a fictional character.
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Penelope Lively
English Author
I do like to embed a fictional character firmly in an occupation.
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George R. R. Martin
American Author
I try to make the readers feel they've lived the events of the book. Just as you grieve if a friend is killed, you should grieve if a fictional character is killed. You should care. If somebody dies and you just go get more popcorn, it's a superficial experience isn't it?
Quote examples
Jeffrey Eugenides
American Novelist
Basically you come up with the fictional idea and you start writing that story, but then in order to write it and to make it seem real, you sometimes put your own memories in. Even if it's a character that's very different from you.
Quote examples
Faran Tahir
Pakistani Actor
When you play a character, you get to see the world through their eyes. Whether it's a fictional world or a real world, you do get to see somebody else's point of view, whether he's a good guy or a bad guy.
Quote examples
Erin Morgenstern
American Writer
It is perhaps both a blessing and a curse that fictional worlds spring into my mind nearly fully formed and it takes quite a while to sift through everything to find the story.
Quote examples
Richard Bach
American Novelist
If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more real than people with bodies and heartbeats.
Quote examples
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
We've been able to create those personalities that are not anonymous that can somehow support exposure but in a fictional way.
Quote examples
Jeanette Winterson
British Novelist
I wanted to invent myself as a fictional character. And I did, and it has caused a great deal of confusion.
Quote examples
Helena Christensen
Danish Model
I find it utterly bizarre that total strangers write about your life in a completely fictional manner.
Quote examples
Lisa Lutz
American Author
I've got no business giving advice to anyone. Even a fictional character.
Quote examples
Penelope Lively
English Author
I do like to embed a fictional character firmly in an occupation.
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