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adj.

Of, relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a writer: "set a standard of writerly craft for that...well-wrought magazine" (Newsweek).

writerly [ˈraɪtəlɪ]

adj

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) of or characteristic of a writer; literary

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No references found			He improvises based on his passions at any given moment, taking himself from Emmy-winning writerly duties on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in the late '60s to stand-up comedian; film and stage actor; filmmaker; playwright; memoirist; and Grammy-winning banjo player (2002). S0UNDWAVES; EAT THIS CROW - YOU'LL LIKE IT by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) He resolves to expand the brief memoir into a full account; though why he bothers is hard to say as the writerly accretions merely have the effect of turning the narrative into a lethargic crawl: "Nothing changed, especially not inside me. Accordionist's Son by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Naipaul The Nobel laureate looks back on his writerly influences. Between the covers: a different kind of issue overview by Bookmarks			write copy write down write in write in code write of write off write on write out write protection write up write-down write-in write-in candidate write-off write-only write-protect write-protected write-up writer Writer of the tallies Writer to the signet writer's block writer's cramp writer's name writer’s cramp writerly Writers Writership writhe writhed writhen writhing Writhle writing writing arm writing assignment writing board Writing book writing case writing desk writing implement writing ink Writing lark Writing machine Writing master Writing obligatory writing on the wall writing pad writing paper Writing school writing style			writer writer writer Writer and Free Thinker at Large Writer Compensation Program Writer for Rent Writer of the tallies Writer to the signet Writer to the signet Writer to Writer writer's block writer's block writer's block Writer's blocks Writer's blocks writer's cramp writer's cramp writer's cramp writer's cramp Writer's Digest Book Club Writer's Festival writer's name Writer's Round Table Writer's Workbench Writer-Editor Writer/Producer/Director Writer’s Block Writer’s Cramp Writer’s Cramp Writer4me writerly Writers Writers Writers Writers Writers Writers & Artists Snacking At Work Writers and Editors Network Writers block Writers block Writers block Writers Boot Camp Writers Circle of Durham Region Writers Colony at Dairy Hollow Writers cramp Writers cramp Writers cramp Writers Emergency Assistance Fund Writers Group of the Triad Writers Guild of America Writers Guild of America, East Writers Guild of America, west Writers Guild of Canada Writers Guild of Eastern Oregon Writers Guild of Great Britain Writers In Electronic Residence Writers in Prison Writers in Prison Committee Writers in Prison Network Limited Writers in Schools Writers in the Round

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