the act of creating written works; writing was a form of therapy for him; it was a matter of disputed authorship

[ Syn: authorship , composition , penning ]

the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); the writing in her novels is excellent; that editorial was a fine piece of writing

[ Syn: written material , piece of writing ]

(usually plural) the collected work of an author; the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings'

letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show; the doctor's writing was illegible'

the activity of putting something in written form; she did the thinking while he did the writing

[ Syn: committal to writing ]