# 1.1 What is fiction?

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Fiction is all about characters. Make the best of everything you already have and know – your unique ‘material’ and ‘equipment’ for creating characters:

- your experiences (including your reading experiences)
- your memories and personal history
- your feelings and desires
- your language, imagination, observations and ideas.

OpenLearn - Start writing fiction: characters and stories
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