Writer

The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a writing opus, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. Skilled writers demonstrate skills in using Language to portray ideas and images, whether producing fiction or non-fiction.

A writer may compose in many different forms, including (but not limited to): papers).

Writers output frequently contributes to the ).

= Alternative uses of writer =

Practitioners within some specialized fields also use the term writer to describe their arts. For instance, advertising creatives, joke-writers and graffiti artists also refer to themselves as writers. In these contexts, writer may be considered an alternative use of the term, rather than describing a so-called literary or serious writer as discussed above.

A writer can also be a mechanic. For example, court reporters often refer to their stenotype machine as a writer.

= See also =

*Author - a closely-related and overlapping concept *Language *lists of authors *style guide *writing *hack writer *List of writers conferences *International PEN *PEN American Center

=External links=

*[http://www.wga.org Writers Guild of America, west] *[http://www.wgae.org Writers Guild of America, east] *[http://www.writersguild.org.uk Writers Guild of Great Britain] *[http://www.writersguildofcanada.com/ Writers Guild of Canada] *[http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/ International PEN] *[http://www.authorssociety.org/ Authors Society.org]