Main entry: committal to writing, writing
Definition: the activity of putting something in written form
Usage: she did the thinking while he did the writing
Main entry: writing, penning, authorship, composition
Definition: the act of creating written works
Usage: writing was a form of therapy for him; it was a matter of disputed authorship
Main entry: writing
Definition: letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
Usage: he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show; the doctor's writing was illegible
Main entry: piece of writing, writing, written material
Definition: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
Usage: the writing in her novels is excellent; that editorial was a fine piece of writing
Main entry: writing
Definition: (usually plural) the collected work of an author
Usage: the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings