Can you give an example of when one might say 'I am fiction'?

Sure. Let's say someone was in a shipwreck. Most of the people on the ship didn't make it, but this person managed to hold on to a piece of debris and was later rescued. They might say 'I was spared to tell the story' because they feel they have a responsibility to share what happened during the shipwreck, like how it started, what the people on the ship did to try and survive, and how it finally sank.

If someone is constantly talking about a character in a book as if they were the character themselves, another person might say 'this is not your story novel'.

When you are at a yard sale and you see a dusty old book that turns out to be a rare novel, you might say 'i spy a novel'.

Let's say you are telling a story about a school project. You start with how the project was assigned, the difficulties you faced during the process, the solutions you came up with, and finally how you presented it. After covering all these aspects, you can say 'and thats tge end of the story'. It marks the end of the account, showing that you have completed the story - from the initial situation to the final outcome.

A student who fails an exam might say this. They know that they can study harder, learn from their mistakes, and improve in the future.

A person who survived a major earthquake could say it. They were in a collapsing building, felt the ground shaking violently, but managed to escape. Then they can say 'I've lived to tell the story' to express their relief and to share their harrowing experience.

A survivor of a shipwreck could say it. After being lost at sea for days, facing hunger, thirst, and the fear of never being found, when they are rescued, they might say 'now i'm alive to tell the story' because they lived through such a harrowing experience.

In a situation where a person is sharing their life experiences at a gathering. If they start with the time they first got to know you, they could use this phrase. For example, if you were their first real friend in a new city and they are now reminiscing about their journey there, they might say 'calling you my first story' to emphasize your importance at the start of that new chapter of their life.

Sure. A person might claim they saw a famous actor at a particular restaurant. Later, they see a photo of the actor in a different city at the same time, so they take back their story.

He might say, 'Kobe was always so competitive. One time during a game, he refused to give up on a play even when the odds were against us.'