https://invented-company.pages.dev/The cultural history of attachment to fictional characters, from serial novels and radio to fan fiction.enhttps://invented-company.pages.dev/serial-characters-readers-dickens-radio/https://invented-company.pages.dev/serial-characters-readers-dickens-radio/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTSerial storytelling made attachment to fictional characters a repeated activity: readers and listeners returned to familiar personalities, anticipated their next appearances and discussed.https://invented-company.pages.dev/tamagotchi-funeral-digital-pet-care/https://invented-company.pages.dev/tamagotchi-funeral-digital-pet-care/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTTamagotchi made care for a fictional creature into a small, repeated responsibility.https://invented-company.pages.dev/fan-fiction-companion-practice/https://invented-company.pages.dev/fan-fiction-companion-practice/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTFan fiction allows readers to continue a relationship with fictional characters by writing new situations, conversations and possible futures for them.https://invented-company.pages.dev/parasocial-word-history-horton-wohl/https://invented-company.pages.dev/parasocial-word-history-horton-wohl/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe term parasocial interaction was introduced by Donald Horton and R. Richard Wohl in a 1956 article about the apparent intimacy audiences experience with media performers.https://invented-company.pages.dev/epistolary-fiction-chat-interfaces/https://invented-company.pages.dev/epistolary-fiction-chat-interfaces/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMTEpistolary fiction tells stories through letters, diaries and other forms of written communication.https://invented-company.pages.dev/following-fictional-characters-history/https://invented-company.pages.dev/following-fictional-characters-history/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMTFollowing a fictional character is an old cultural practice that predates television, social media and digital platforms.