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- 3. writes reports about current events after investigating them and gathering information.
- 7. Writers of memoirs produce accounts from the memories of their own lives, which are deemed unusual, important or scandalous enough to be of interest to general readers.
- 8. uses wit to ridicule the shortcomings of society or individuals, with the intent of exposing stupidity
- 9. writes a screenplay - or script - that provides the words for media productions such as films, television programs and video games.
- 10. writes for, or in the style of, someone else so the credit goes to the person on whose behalf the writing is done.
- 13. prepares the text for a speech to be given before a group or crowd on a specific occasion and for a specific purpose.
- 17. writes original pieces of writing of moderate length in which the author makes a case in support of an opinion.
- 19. a Writer who record their experiences, thoughts or feelings in a sequential form over a period of time in a diary
- 20. considers and assesses the extent to which a work succeeds in its purpose. The work under consideration may be literary, theatrical, musical, artistic or architectural. In assessing the success of a work, the critic takes account of why it was done - for example, why a text was written, for whom, in what style and under what circumstances.
- 21. a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it.
- 22. a form of literary art which uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language
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- 1. writes plays which may or may not be performed on a stage by actors
- 2. a person who writes stories that explore universal themes through fiction
- 4. has the task of finding some equivalence in another language to a writer's meaning, intention and style.
- 5. writes ideas and information on behalf of another, sometimes copying from another document, sometimes from oral instruction on behalf of an illiterate person, sometimes transcribing from another medium such as a tape recording, shorthand or personal notes.
- 6. a Writer who creates dictionaries
- 11. prepares literary material for publication
- 12. writes an account of an another person's life.
- 14. writes regular pieces for newspapers and other periodicals, usually containing a lively and entertaining expression of opinion.
- 15. a writer who writes about their discoveries and ideas sometimes have profound effects on society. Scientists and philosophers are good examples because their new ideas can revolutionise the way people think and how they behave.
- 16. a writer who prepares instructions or manuals, such as user guides, owner's manuals for users of equipment to follow.
- 18. Writer of blogs, which have appeared on the World Wide Web since the 1990s, need no authorisation to be published. The contents of these short opinion pieces or "posts" form a commentary on issues of specific interest to readers who can use the same technology to interact with the author, with an immediacy hitherto impossible.