History Main / IWroteOurStory

* At the end of ''Anime/ReCreators'', Meteora writes down the events and submits it to a Dengeki Bunko novel contest.

* The WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue of ''Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman'' reveals that Tights went on to become a sci-fi novelist, with one of her novels being based on the events of the manga. [[SelfDeprecation Said book was a total flop]].

* In ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', a character is [[spoiler:chosen to become a prophet of God, and begins having dreams chronicling the adventures of the lead characters. (Basically, he's seeing what the show's audience is seeing.)]] Not knowing that his visions are true, he proceeds to write them down as books and publish them under a pen name. Needless to say, he's a bit shocked when he finds out the truth, and is flung headlong into his own world filled with demons and monsters.
** Of course, it is later implied that [[spoiler:said character is actually God]].

* As mentioned above, [[{{Meganekko}} Chihaya's]] manga is about a samurai. This samurai is surrounded by four girls. Incidentally, ''Manga/SamuraiHaremAsuNoYoichi'' is also about a samurai surrounded by four girls.

* Episode 4's after-credits scene from ''Manga/TheGreatJahyWillNotBeDefeated'' sees Jahy and Druj working on the The Great Jahy manga, with the landlady as the editor riding herd on them to get the manuscript before deadline.
* The entire premise of one episode of ''Literature/StudentCouncilsDiscretion''.

* In the US version of ''Series/QueerAsFolk'', Michael and Justin write and illustrate their own comic book, Rage, which features Brian as the lead character and tells stories right out of the characters' own lives.

* The epilogue of ''Manga/GoldenKamuy'' reveals that one of the cast members moved to the United States and made a Hollywood movie based on the events of the manga, albeit with the caveat that the protagonists were looking for ''Native American'' gold in the US instead of Ainu gold in Hokkaido. The film bombed hard, but it was at least appreciated as a cult classic decades later.

%%* Episode one from ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]''

* The entire premise of one episode of ''LightNovel/StudentCouncilsDiscretion''.

* At one point in ''VideoGame/{{Terranigma}}'' you meet a game designer who works at Quintet, who says that he'll make a game with the main character as the hero.

* In ''WebComic/KillSixBillionDemons'', Cio is caught writing... FanFiction?... where she [[{{Shipping}} ships]] herself with the comic's protagonist Allison.

* The entire premise of one episode of ''LightNovel/StudentCouncilsDiscretion''.

* The entire premise of one episode of ''LightNovel/SeitokaiNoIchizon''.

* At the end of ''Anime/ReCreators'', Meteora writes down the events and sumbits it to a Dengeki Bunko novel contest.

* In ''Film/TheMummyTombOfTheDragonEmperor'' Evy had written a novel based on her adventures on the previous movies.

* Both the main characters from ''Film/ThrowMommaFromTheTrain'' do this at the end after the plot is resolved. Creator/BillyCrystal's character (the one who is an actual author) is outraged that his former student, played by Creator/DannyDeVito, may have beaten him to market with the same story and seems to consider actually murdering the man out of anger, but [=DeVito=]'s turns out to be a children's book with a family-friendly ending and they end up happy for each other and successful.

* ''Remember Me 2'' features the first ''Remember Me'' having been written by the resurrected Shari Cooper.

* In ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', a character is [[spoiler:chosen to become a prophet of God, and begins having dreams chronicling the adventures of the lead characters. (Basically, he's seeing what the show's audience is seeing.)]] But, not knowing that his visions are true, he proceeds to write them down as books and publish them under a pen name. Needless to say, he's a bit shocked when he finds out the truth, and is flung headlong into his own world filled with demons and monsters.
** Of course it is later implied that [[spoiler:said character is actually God]].

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* [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend Haruka]] from ''VisualNovel/RumblingHearts'' desperately wanted an picture book about saying goodbye. This is exactly what she does later.

** Of course it is later implied that [[spoiler:said character is actually God.]]

* Shiraishi writes the events of ''Manga/YamadaKunAndTheSevenWitches'' into a picture book, after she's grown and married.

* ''TheWordWeary'' is written by John Kossler and features a protagonist named John Kossler writing a comic about his life.

* [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend Haruka]] from ''VisualNovel/RumblingHearts'' desperately wanted an picture book about saying goodbye. Which is exactly what she does later on.

* ''Remember Me 2'' features the first Remember Me having been written by the resurrected Shari Cooper.

* At one point in ''VideoGame/{{Terranigma}}'' you meet a game designer who works at Quintet, who says that he'll make a game with the main acharcter as the hero.

* [[{{Meganekko}} Toujou]] from ''Manga/StrawberryOneHundredPercent'' writes fantasy novels. At one point, the main character has to choose among some girls. Just as Manaka has to choose.
** Also, the films they make together differ very little from reality.
* Episode one from ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]''
* ''Anime/TrueTears''' main character, Shin'ichiro, is drawing a story about a rooster that tries to fly. This 'flying' aspect is actually the point of the entire anime.
* [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend Haruka]] from ''VisualNovel/RumblingHearts'' desperately wanted an picture book about saying goodbye. Which is exactly what she does later on.

* In the epilogue of ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'', Karin becomes a mangaka, and her editor asks her to use her experience in American Football to write a manga about the sport, with the legendary runningback Eyeshield 21 as the main character.

* [[MadArtist Rohan Kishibe]] from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' Part 4 can turn people into books with their thoughts and experiences written on them. He uses his power on Koichi, the FirstPersonPeripheralNarrator, and gets fascinated with him, which gives him the idea to draw a "manga about the story of a stand user" based on Koichi's experiences. He's stopped, since doing that would imply Koichi's death.

* ''Film/SecretWindow'', based on the book by Creator/StephenKing, starred Johnny Depp as the [[AxCrazy psycho writer]].
* Both the main characters from ''Film/ThrowMommaFromTheTrain'' do this at the end after the plot is resolved. Creator/BillyCrystal's character (the one who is an actual author) is outraged that his former student, played by Creator/DannyDeVito, may have beaten him to market with the same story and seems to consider actually murdering the man out of anger, but [=DeVito=]'s turns out to be a children's book with a family-friendly ending and they end up happy for each other and successful.
* Near the end of ''Film/RomancingTheStone'', it's revealed Joan's latest romance novel was based on the events of the film, albeit she included a happy ending before she actually got one.

* ''Secret Window, Secret Garden'' by Creator/StephenKing.
* ''Literature/TheCanterburyTales''
* ''Invitation to the Game''
* ''Remember Me 2'' features the first Remember Me having been written by the resurrected Shari Cooper

* The titular character of ''Series/{{Bones}}'' writes novels about her life as a criminal anthropologist. This is actually TruthInTelevision - the show is [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory loosely based on]] the life of RealLife forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, who wrote a series of novels based on her life and career.
* In the US version of ''Series/QueerAsFolk'', Michael and Justin write and illustrate their own comic book, Rage, which features Brian as the lead character and tells stories right out of the characters' own lives.
* In ''Series/{{NCIS}}'', [=McGee=] has a successful book series that may be the least well-veiled example in history, with "characters" sharing all but one letter of their names with their real-world counterparts. One character's name doesn't even get that much, being changed from Jimmy Palmer to Pimmy Jalmer.

* At one point in ''VideoGame/Terranigma'' you meet a game designer who works at Quintet, who says that he'll make a game with the main acharcter as the hero.

* At one point in Terranigma you meet a game designer who works at Quintet, who says that he'll make a game with the main acharcter as the hero.

* In the US version of ''QueerAsFolk'', Michael and Justin write and illustrate their own comic book, Rage, which features Brian as the lead character and tells stories right out of the characters' own lives.

* ''Remember Me 2'' features the first Remember Me having been written by the ressurected Shari Cooper

* ''WebOriginal/{{Paradise}}'' seems to be just this in itself, though special mention goes to Iris and Gabriel who wrote Perspectives' events from a quarauntined Silver City.

-->-- '''Chihaya Ikaruga''', ''Manga/AsuNoYoichi''

* As mentioned above, [[{{Meganekko}} Chihaya's]] manga is about a samurai. This samurai is surrounded by four girls. Incidentally, ''Manga/AsuNoYoichi'' is also about a samurai surrounded by four girls.

* The entire premise of one episode of ''SeitokaiNoIchizon''.