usage: 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. writing, written material, piece of writing, written communication, written language, black and white
usage: (usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"
4. writing, written communication, written language, black and white, oeuvre, work, body of work
usage: letters or symbols that are 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. writing, written communication, written language, black and white
usage: the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"