1.the act of creating written works;
writing was a form of therapy for him
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
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
5.the activity of putting something in written form;
she did the thinking while he did the writing