authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"

draw - write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"

lyric - write lyrics for (a song)

profile - write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter"

paragraph - write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher

paragraph - write about in a paragraph; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper"

write off - write something fluently, and without hesitation

dash off, fling off, scratch off, toss off, knock off - write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess"

rewrite - rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools"

write copy - write for commercial publications; "She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar"

draft, outline - draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"

author - be the author of; "She authored this play"

annotate, footnote - add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel"

reference, cite - refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work"

publish, write - have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career"

write out, write up - put into writing; write in complete form; "write out a contract"

script - write a script for; "The playwright scripted the movie"