as in author
a person who creates a written work
a writer who is still trying to get published
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Recent Examples of writer
Finds like televisions, vintage type writers, dial phones, and vintage radios may have been saved by the homeowners for the sake of nostalgia, but might not actually work anymore.
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
When a commissioning editor gives a writer a deadline, there’s an expectation that it will be respected.
—David Crystal
june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
The platform hosts literary fiction writers like George Saunders alongside genre novelists, debut authors and even publishing’s ultimate commercial titan, James Patterson.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Previously, Sahadev was a national baseball writer for Baseball Prospectus and ESPN Chicago.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
When a commissioning editor gives a writer a deadline, there’s an expectation that it will be respected.
—David Crystal
june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
The platform hosts literary fiction writers like George Saunders alongside genre novelists, debut authors and even publishing’s ultimate commercial titan, James Patterson.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Previously, Sahadev was a national baseball writer for Baseball Prospectus and ESPN Chicago.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writer
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Back in the 1940s, science fiction author Isaac Asimov and Astounding Science Fiction editor John W. Campbell Jr. came up with the Three Laws of Robotics that state: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.—
David Szondy
June 28,
New Atlas,
28 June 2025
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Bond was created by British author Ian Fleming in 1953.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
28 June 2025
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Wolfe, an inventive novelist and the father of New Journalism, is still widely read seven years after his death at the age of 88.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
24 June 2025
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Protect the Mütter created a petition—signed by more than thirty thousand people, including Roach, the magician Penn Jillette, and the novelist Neil Gaiman—that called for the dismissal of Irons and Quinn, among other measures.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Director Giovanna Sardelli is a terrific storyteller, and in this case, her artistry works hand-to-glove with Nina Ball’s beautifully rustic scenic design.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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Since then, he’s opted to help provide a platform for newer indie storytellers, and Ponyboi star-screenwriter River Gallo is the latest example of that intention.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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Hamilton was married to poet and playwright Frank Jenkins (Driving While Black in Beverly Hills) from 1964 until his death in 2014.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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My writing teacher, who is a poet from Argentina, and Elisa Medde wrote for my book.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
20 June 2025
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