![]() Lovers of fiction-readers, writers, editors, critics-see fiction divided into two camps. And he wants them realistic enough that he can become lost in the fiction. He wants to identify with a person other than himself, experience events far from those of his daily life, become immersed in a new country or city or world. He may come to story on a journey of self-discovery, willing to learn as the protagonist learns. He wants to imagine himself as the lead character, having exploits, going places he may never visit in his real life. The reader comes to a novel to be entertained, to pass time, to lose himself in a world different from his own. Yes, he may come to read elegant prose or the gritty rat-a-tat-tat of a crime novel, but he doesn’t want only to read words: he wants to experience adventure. He doesn’t care about diction or point of view or pacing or the other elements of fiction that the writer is concerned with-except as those elements succeed or fail at creating an entertaining story. This is what the reader opens a book to find. ![]() Plot, setting, and character deal with the story of stories. ![]() Stories of every length are about characters doing things in some place-people, place, and event. ![]() Yet there is no doubt that plot, setting, and character deserve a great deal of attention. Februby Fiction Editor Beth Hill last modified February 26, 2011ĭozens of elements go into novels, into crafting quality fiction. ![]()
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