Read novels or other fictitious pieces of literature that depict the culture at different periods in time, or for different subcultures.
In Williams's case, he fixed a few fictitious pieces to his subconscious and allowed them to take root in his broadcasts.
In a "Concluding Note" to Grandison, Richardson writes: "It has been said, in behalf of many modern fictitious pieces, in which authors have given success (and happiness, as it is called) to their heroes of vicious if not profligate characters, that they have exhibited Human Nature as it is.
It seems the only three people in America who are convinced Christopher Steele willfully authored a fictitious, fanciful piece of creative writing are Donald Trump, Sean Spicer, and Kellyanne Conway: all people who could face charges for conspiracy to commit treason, or worse, if even a portion of Steele's 35-page document is accurate.
But Mr. Angeli's Canard Enchaîné — a mix of investigative pieces, facetious opinion pieces, fictitious columns by politicians and no advertising — is seen as lacking a political bent.
I think I'd rather see: 'This is a fictitious but entertaining piece of make-believe.' " Others, no doubt, feel the same way.
Until the early 7th century a series of historians recounted the events of their own time in classicizing style, with fictitious speeches and set descriptive pieces, in a genre that owed much to the classical Greek historians Thucydides and Polybius.
It was originally devised as a concept piece about Johnny Cutler, a fictitious and flawed figure from the deep south.
OUR FAR-FLUNG CORRESPONDENTS piece about Ludwig Bender (a fictitious name), a factory owner in the Soviet Zone of Germany who recently fled to West Germany making off with the company payroll.
