Literary Fiction

Literary Fiction is a narrative that is invented or imagined. In other words. The stories in Literary Fiction can be in various Media. This blog focuses on Literary Fiction. The qualities and methods on how a Literary Fiction is created or recognized shall be categorized through the following:

Construction Written done through scribbling, writing or typing (prose [novels, short stories], poetry [sonnets]) Illustrated done through drawing, painting, doodling, sketching, etc. (painting, picture books, silent animation, etc.) Performed done through singing, dancing, acting, playing instruments, doing stunts, etc. (tv/radio drama, animation w/ audio, puppetry, stage play, etc.) Others (games, etc)

Form Physical in books, paper, wall, tapes, CD’s, etc. Digital in MP3, MP4, MKV, AVI, PDF, etc. Live on stage, the streets, in person, etc. Format Print books, paper, magazines, posters, newspapers, etc. Screen television screen, cinema screen, computer screen, etc. Audio radio, music players, music boxes, etc. Live stage, streets, arena, stadium, etc. Craft origami, sculptures, wax figures, etc.

AUDIENCE Fictional works are aimed at different kinds of audiences, mostly by age group and gender. The classification also varies by medium. This blog focuses on classifying the audience by age group, because classifying by gender is a little complicated.
Anime and Manga Kodomo for very young children Shounen and Shoujo means young men and young women Seinen and Josei older men and older women Novels Children for very young children Middle School for kids that aren’t that young, but aren’t teens yet either Young Adult teenagers Adult for those who have reached the mature age	Movies and TV Children for children below 13 years old Teen for youngsters from 13 to 19 years old Mature for mature individuals General Patronage for people in all ages

STORY The fictitious tales shared through Literary Fiction can be from different sources and presented in different ways.

Source Semi-Fiction based on a true story Adaptation originally created through another medium (example: movie adaptation of a novel) Retelling drastic changes on the original story (or its mood, cast, etc.) of a popular literary piece (Making Red Riding Hood a Werewolf Hunter) Allusion making references to the real world or popular figures in the literary world (references on WWII or on religion like Christianism) Original none of the above

Presentation Surrealism unreal manifestation on real things (an adulteress with the head of a snake) Musical characters sing as they speak, or dance as they move (though in reality, they didn’t do such) Allegory actual story is just implied (a prince rescuing a princess from a dragon is actually telling about some propaganda movement) Direct everything’s specific and as-is