fictionist
Creator of tales
A fictionist is a writer of fiction—someone who creates novels, short stories, or other imaginative prose narratives.
The term is less common than novelist or fiction writer, appearing mainly in literary criticism and academic contexts: As a fictionist, she was drawn to unreliable narrators.
Poet of epics
- raconteurSkilled storyteller
- fabulistMoral tale composer
- chroniclerWriter of historical accounts
- griotAfrican oral tradition keeper
minstrel · troubadour · mythmaker · storyteller · tale-spinner · wordsmith · scribe · romancer
Writer of prose narratives
- authorCreator of written works
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- poetWriter of verse
Imaginative mental wandering
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- inventionNew device or method
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- dreamscapeImagined realm during sleep
whimsy · surrealism · make-believe · fantastical · unreality · figment · enchantment · mythos
Recounting events aloud
- narrativeAccount of events
- proseUnversified language
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- plottingDevising a secret plan
world-building · dialogue · voice · tone · pacing · structure · arc · theme
bard
Poet of epics
- raconteurSkilled storyteller
- fabulistMoral tale composer
- chroniclerWriter of historical accounts
griot · minstrel · troubadour · mythmaker · storyteller · tale-spinner · wordsmith · scribe · romancer · yarn-spinner
novelist
Writer of prose narratives
- authorCreator of written works
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
poet · essayist · biographer · ghostwriter
fantasy
Imaginative mental wandering
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- inventionNew device or method
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
dreamscape · whimsy · surrealism · make-believe · fantastical · unreality · figment · enchantment · mythos · fable
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
- narrativeAccount of events
- proseUnversified language
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
plotting · world-building · dialogue · voice · tone · pacing · structure · arc · theme · conflict
manuscript
Original text before publication
draft · revision · submission · agent · publisher · bestseller · hardcover · paperback · anthology · serialization
fictionistjournalist
News profession practitioner
historian · biographer · documentarian · reporter · chronicler
fictionistrealist
One accepting hard truths
empiricist · witness · recorder · transcriber · stenographer
fiction, fictional, fictitious, fictive, nonfiction, science fiction, fictionalized, fictionalize, historical fiction