0 writing about imaginary characters and events in which the process of writing is discussed or described
These narratives frequently dip into self-reference and metafiction.
For example, metafiction and pastiche are often used for irony.
Ackroyd uses typical postmodern techniques, such as playfulness, intertextuality, pastiche, metafiction and temporal distortion.
Metafiction uses techniques to draw attention to itself as a work of art, while exposing the truth of a story.
Often, historiographic metafiction refers to the loss of the feminine voice in history.
The song is memorable for the clever self-reference, an example of metafiction.
Historiographic metafiction (see above) is an example of this.
Postmodern authors tend to celebrate chance over craft, and further employ metafiction to undermine the writer's authority.
