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| "If, as it appears to me, a book is [[communication]], the [[author]] is only one link in a unity of different [[Reading (process) |reading]]s." --[[Georges Bataille]] from his essay "[[On Nietzsche|Sur Nietzsche]]". --tr. unidentified | "If, as it appears to me, a book is [[communication]], the [[author]] is only one link in a unity of different [[Reading (process) |reading]]s." --[[Georges Bataille]] from his essay "[[On Nietzsche|Sur Nietzsche]]". --tr. unidentified | ||
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| + | "[[Women]] were often the first [[professional writer]]s and have produced a score of successful authors. Women have been [[patriarchally]] [[Social invisibility|erased]] from [[literary histories]], yet as [[Nina Baym]] and [[Resa Dudovitz]] have ascertained, bestsellers have often been written by women writers. | ||
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| + | Leslie Fiedler remarked in "[[Literature and Lucre]]" (The New York Times, May 31, 1981), "The [[struggle of High Art and Low]] is, moreover, a [[battle of the sexes]].""--Sholem Stein | ||
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| [[Image:Charles Baudelaire.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Charles Baudelaire by Étienne Carjat]] (ca. [[1863]])]] | [[Image:Charles Baudelaire.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Charles Baudelaire by Étienne Carjat]] (ca. [[1863]])]] | ||
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"If, as it appears to me, a book is communication, the author is only one link in a unity of different readings." --Georges Bataille from his essay "Sur Nietzsche". --tr. unidentified "Women were often the first professional writers and have produced a score of successful authors. Women have been patriarchally erased from literary histories, yet as Nina Baym and Resa Dudovitz have ascertained, bestsellers have often been written by women writers. Leslie Fiedler remarked in "Literature and Lucre" (The New York Times, May 31, 1981), "The struggle of High Art and Low is, moreover, a battle of the sexes.""--Sholem Stein |
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The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, 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 certainly not limited to) poetry, prose, or music. Accordingly, a writer in specialist mode may rank as a poet, novelist, composer, lyricist, playwright, mythographer, journalist, film scriptwriter, etc. (See also: creative writing, technical writing and academic papers.)
Writers' output frequently contributes to the cultural content of a society, and that society may value its writerly corpus -- or literature -- as an art much like the visual arts (see: painting, sculpture, photography), music, craft and performance art (see: drama, theatre, opera, musical).
Best-selling fiction authors
Among best-selling fiction authors to date include Miguel de Cervantes, Alexandre Dumas, père, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Jack Higgins and Leon Uris. But no exact figure could be found, although there are indications that they too have more than 100 million copies of their work in print.
See also
- Author
- Copywriter
- Cult fiction
- Ghostwriter
- Hack writer
- List of women writers
- Lists of writers
- Physician writer
- Professional writing
- Style guide
- Writer's voice
- Writing
See also
