writer
Puts words down
A writer is someone who writes, especially as an occupation or serious pursuit.
The term covers novelists, journalists, screenwriters, poets, and essayists—anyone who produces written work.
She's a writer for the local paper.
Writer often implies literary ambition or professional status, distinguishing the craft from mere recording: He always wanted to be a writer.
Writer of prose narratives
- journalistNews profession practitioner
- columnistRecurring newspaper feature writer
- biographerOne who writes lives
- essayistAuthor of short prose
correspondent · reporter · critic · poet · blogger · lyricist · speechwriter · memoirist
Manual document copier
- clerkOffice record-keeper
- amanuensisDictation-taking assistant
- stenographerPerson recording spoken words
- copyistDocument duplicator by hand
Unversified language
- narrativeAccount of events
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- imageryVivid descriptive language
voice · tone · style · diction · characterization · theme · symbolism · plot
Imagined narrative work
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- essayShort argumentative prose work
biography · thriller · romance · mystery · fantasy · science-fiction · historical · literary
Ink-filled writing tool
- notebookBlank pages for jottings
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- keyboardArray of input keys
- journalRecord of daily events
Faculty for forming ideas
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- originalityNovel creative quality
- artistryExceptional creative skill
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
vision · ideation · brainstorming · creativity · muse · block · breakthrough · conceptualization
novelist
Writer of prose narratives
- journalistNews profession practitioner
- columnistRecurring newspaper feature writer
- biographerOne who writes lives
essayist · correspondent · reporter · critic · poet · blogger · lyricist · speechwriter · memoirist · satirist
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Manual document copier
- clerkOffice record-keeper
- amanuensisDictation-taking assistant
- stenographerPerson recording spoken words
copyist · calligrapher · transcriber · notary · secretary
prose
Unversified language
- narrativeAccount of events
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
imagery · voice · tone · style · diction · characterization · theme · symbolism · plot · structure
fiction
Imagined narrative work
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- memoirWritten personal recollection
essay · biography · thriller · romance · mystery · fantasy · science-fiction · historical · literary · satire
pen
Ink-filled writing tool
- notebookBlank pages for jottings
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- keyboardArray of input keys
journal · quill · ink · paper · laptop · stationery · desk · drafts
imagination
Faculty for forming ideas
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- originalityNovel creative quality
- artistryExceptional creative skill
inventiveness · vision · ideation · brainstorming · creativity · muse · block · breakthrough · conceptualization · innovation
- write downRecord in text
- write offCancel as unrecoverable
- written offRegarded as worthless
- in writingRecorded in text
- written in stonePermanently established, unalterable
- creative writingOriginal literary expression
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