“Science-fiction ... can be defined as: Imaginative extrapolation of true natural phenomena, existing now, or likely to exist in the future.” NaturalFictionScience FictionDefinedImaginativeNatural Phenomena Author:Hugo Gernsback
“for my own purpose, I defined the art of fiction as experience illuminated.” ArtPurposeMy OwnFictionDefined Book:Works Source: Works
“What interests me about fiction is plot. And what interests me about plot is whether someone tells a story that moves me within the constraints of storytelling. And I have narrowly defined storytelling.” StoriesMovingInterestFictionStorytellingDefinedPlotConstraints Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“I love developing children as characters. Children rarely have important roles in literary fiction - they are usually defined as cute or precious, or they create a plot by being kidnapped or dying.” ChildrenImportantCharacterFictionRolesDyingDefinedDevelopingCutePlotKidnapped Author:Barbara Kingsolver