History of fiction History of literature History of film History of theatre By content History of mystery fiction History of detective fiction History of fantasy fiction History of science fiction By form By length History of flash fiction History of short stories History of novelettes History of novellas History of novels History of epic poetry Uses of fiction Instruction Propaganda Advertising Narrative technique Narrative technique – any of several specific methods the creator of a narrative uses to convey what they want — in other words, a strategy used in the making of a narrative to relay information to the audience and, particularly, to "develop" the narrative, usually in order to make it more complete, complicated, or interesting. See List of narrative techniques. Authors of fiction Fantasy fiction authors Piers Anthony – Julian May – J.K. Rowling – J. R. R. Tolkien – Stephenie Meyer – C.S. Lewis – Horror fiction authors Stephen King – H. P. Lovecraft – R. L. Stine – Science fiction authors Isaac Asimov – Arthur C. Clarke – Philip K. Dick – Robert A. Heinlein – Frank Herbert – Comic authors Jean Giraud – Stan Lee – Will Eisner – Alan Moore – See also Literature References External links Fiction Fiction