Noun
1. the act of creating written works;
"writing was a form of therapy for him""it was a matter of disputed authorship"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);
"the writing in her novels is excellent""that editorial was a fine piece of writing"3. (usually plural) the collected work of an author;
"the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"4. letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language;
"he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show""the doctor's writing was illegible"5. the activity of putting something in written form;
"she did the thinking while he did the writing"