Writer
Writer (WRY-ter)
A Writer is a person who uses written words in various styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce various forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, poetry, plays, news articles, screenplays, or essays.
Etymology
The term "Writer" comes from the Old English word 'writan', which means "to score, outline, draw the figure of". Over time, the term evolved to mean "to set down in writing" (a contract, etc.), "compose".
Related Terms
- Author: An author is the creator or originator of any written work such as a book or play, and is also considered a writer. More broadly defined, an author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility for what was created.
- Novelist: A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction.
- Playwright: A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
- Screenwriter: A screenwriter is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
- Journalist: A journalist is a person who collects, writes, or distributes news or other current information to the public. A journalist's work is called journalism.
- Poet: A poet is a person who creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be a writer of poetry, or may perform their art to an audience.
- Essayist: An essayist is a writer who produces essays. Essays are short works of prose on a particular subject.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Writer
- Wikipedia's article - Writer
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