User:Itsearnest/sandbox

I will evaluate and make changes to the article Fiction Writing. Saying that this article needs works is an understatement seeing as there is no mention of genre, dialogue, character development or any in depth topics relating to fiction other than the obvious plot, setting, etc. I feel that it is important to include the said topics, especially in terms of discussing genre, because it is the basis of what fiction writing is. Many authors, before they begin to formulate words that eventually turn into stories they know which direction they want their work to go in—a genre. There is already a wiki page titled ‘Genre Fiction,’ which gives a definition and various types of genres that one could write in, but this information should be included in the Fiction writing page. I understand that the intent of this page, Fiction Writing, is simply to explain the act of writing fiction and all that it entails, but genre is a huge part of writing in fiction and is something that a researcher or aspiring writer should receive knowledge on when looking at the Wikipedia page. First I would like to create a subtext for each of the mentioned topics I pointed out were needed. Starting with genre—listing the various ones that fit into fiction—I would further go on to explain about the genres, possibly name authors who write in those genres, and a little history behind them. An example of this would be        Genre In fiction, genre writing is the act of a story driven by plot. As opposed to literary fiction that focuses on themes rather than plot. Genre fiction, also known as popular fiction, is made to appeal to a large group of people and primarily sells more for it is more “commercialized.” Lists of genres

Lists of Genres Horror Horror is a genre that is typically meant to instill fear in the reader. Horror fiction dates back to the 18th century, consisting of origins in folklore. The genre often deals with vampires, werewolves, ghosts, etc. Notable authors of this genre include Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Peter Straub, etc.

'''Science Fiction/ Fantasy/ Mystery/ Suspense/Thriller/ Young Adult/ Romance/ Historical Fiction'''

Literary Fiction

Literary fiction, or literature, can somewhat be classified as a genre. Unlike genre fiction, literary does not focus on a story that is driven by the plot or the typical good guy, bad guy aspect of a story. However literary fiction often deals with metaphors, and the way the world works, which is one of many reasons Literature is read in schools as opposed to majority of genre fiction—focused solely for entertainment. Notable authors of this genre include Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, J.D. Salinger, John Steinbeck. Etcetera Like I mentioned earlier, with the other much needed subtexts, dialogue and character development will be done the same way as the examples I have given above. By now I have, hopefully, made my plans clear for the fiction writing page and to put everything in simplistic terms—the page needs more. I would also like to see perhaps more pictures and surely a better representation from the cited sources below the article.