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The Mechanics of Writing |
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appendix |
supplementary material usually attached at the end of a piece of writing |
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article |
a non fictional prose composition usually forming an independent part of a publication (as a magazine) |
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bulletin |
a brief public notice issuing information |
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chapter |
a main division of a book |
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column |
one in a usually regular series of newspaper or magazine articles |
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critique |
an act of criticizing; especially : a critical estimate or discussion |
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documentary |
a factual and objective presentation |
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draft |
a preliminary version of the item |
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editorial |
a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers; also : an expression of opinion that resembles such an article |
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essay |
an analytic or interpretative literary composition usually dealing with its subject from a limited or personal point of view |
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fiction |
generic term for something invented by the imagination |
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interview |
a report containing information obtained (as by a reporter, television commentator, or pollster) from a person |
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letter / memo |
a direct or personal written or printed message addressed to a person or organization |
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lyrics |
the words of a song |
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monologue |
a literary composition written in the form of a soliloquy (the act of talking to oneself) |
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nonfiction |
literature that is not fictional |
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novel |
an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events |
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novella |
a work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novel |
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outline |
a condensed treatment of a particular subject or a summary of a written work |
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poetry |
metrical writing arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm |
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preface |
the introductory remarks of a speaker or author |
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prose |
writing distinguished from poetry by its greater variety of rhythm and its closer correspondence to the patterns of everyday speech |
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preface |
sample - a representative part or a single item from a larger whole or group especially when presented for inspection or shown as evidence of quality |
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script / play |
the written text of a stage play, screenplay, or broadcast |
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serial |
a publication issued as one of a consecutively numbered and indefinitely continued series |
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short story |
an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and often concentrating on the creation of mood rather than plot |
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thesis |
a dissertation embodying results of original
research and especially substantiating a specific view; especially : one
written by a candidate for an academic degree |
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