Synonym: authorship, committal to writing, composition, penning, piece of writing, written material. Similar words: writings, writhing, vomiting, awaiting, exciting, limiting, waiting room, writhe. Meaning: ['raɪtɪŋ] n. 1. the act of creating written works 2. the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect) 3. (usually plural) the collected work of an author 4. letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language 5. the activity of putting something in written form.
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211 My hobbies are letter writing, foot-ball, music, photography, and tennis.
212 His interest in writing came from a long correspondence with a close college friend.
213 I plan out an essay in note form before writing it up in continuous prose.
214 Before making a success of his writing, he worked as a taxi driver, a newspaper seller, a miner, and a railway man.
215 She expressed her disgust at the programme by writing a letter to complain.
216 The writing on the back of the card was cramped but scrupulously neat.
217 I noticed that most academics were writing papers during the summer.
218 I'm writing in behalf of my mother to express her thanks for your gift.
219 We will always confirm the revised amount to you in writing before debiting your account.
220 Please remember to enclose a stamped addressed envelope when writing.
221 At the time of writing(Sentence dictionary), a ceasefire is under discussion.
222 I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.
223 Most seven-year-olds are grounded in the basics of reading and writing.
224 When writing, if you use initials for a long name, make sure you spell out the name at least once.
225 In writing, you must kill all your darlings. William Faulkner
226 With writing, we have second chances. Jonathan Safran Foer
227 Don't be 'a writer'. Be writing. William Faulkner
228 Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted. Jules Renard
229 Nothing stinks like a pile of unpublished writing. Sylvia Plath
230 There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. W. Somerset Maugham
231 If you want to write, start writing now in your own home town and write every day as hard as you can; do not think you have to go to Paris and wait for inspiration to strike. Thomas Wolfe
232 A lot of TV is put together by teams, by writing staffs and several different directors. It's a great, very smart way to make television. It's worked for however long TV's been around. Louis C.K.
233 Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them. John Steinbeck
234 Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand. George Orwell
235 Writing about an idea frees me of it. Thinking about it is a circle of repetitions. Mason Cooley
236 I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done. Steven Wright
237 Writing is one-third imagination, one-third experience, and one third observation. William Faulkner
238 The poetry is always churning in my mind, and I jot it down. I don’t need any special conditions in order to produce my work. I can write anywhere, because just as life goes on all the time, this process of thinking and writing goes on alongside it. Gulzar
239 Everyone in the South has no time for reading because they are all too busy writing. William Faulkner
240 Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down. Robert Frost
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