fictioneering
/ˌfɪkʃəˈnɪrɪŋ/
noun
- The activity or practice of writing fiction, especially in a formulaic or commercial way.
- The workshop focused on the business side of fictioneering, not just the creative process.
- She dismissed most genre fiction as mere fictioneering, lacking literary merit.
- His career in fictioneering produced dozens of romance novels under a pen name.