The point of a story is usually for a character to learn, grow and change. After all, “a guy has a nice time that doesn’t significantly alter his world view” wouldn’t be a very interesting story. It’s ...

We tend to think that fiction authors just dream up characters out of nowhere. But writers often get their ideas from everyday life, and, being great observers, they often turn people they know or ...

The pantheon of superpowered heroes in pop culture continues to grow as the world consumes hundreds of thousands of stories across all media forms. Comic books, video games and manga have introduced ...

Fiction doesn’t play by real-world rules, especially when it comes to money. Some characters rake in billions through magic or just really lucky investments. They’re not bound by tax codes or market ...

Fan fiction is essentially original writing about existing fictional characters or, sometimes, real people like celebrities. The original medium fan fiction is based on can vary from books, movies, ...

We know characters in fiction as well as we know many, and perhaps most, of the people around us. Yet fictional characters are often sketched remarkably lightly. In the more than 800 pages of ...

Gemma Johnson is a Senior Contributor from the United Kingdom who writes guides, lists, and updates. Gemma's passion for video games began in the 90s, growing up with classic titles like Goldeneye, ...

In a recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, "Old, Boring, White and Mean: How Professors Appear on the Small Screen," the author Jenny Rodgers proposes that most fictional television ...

LOUISIANA (KLFY) — Although they may not exist in the real-world, every fictional character has a story, and these characters stories just so happen to start in Louisiana. Every fictional character ...