[en] Abstract from English Wikipedia: A writer is a person who uses written words in different styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and news articles that may be of interest to the public. Writers' texts are published across a range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term writer is also used elsewhere in the arts and music - such as songwriter or a screenwriter - but as a standalone writer normally refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media - for example, graphics or illustration - to enhance the communication of their ideas. Another recent demand has been created by civil and government readers for the work of non-fictional technical writers, whose skills create understandable, interpretive documents of a practical or scientific kind. Some writers may use images (drawing, painting, graphics) or multimedia to augment their writing. In rare instances, creative writers are able to communicate their ideas via music as well as words. As well as producing their own written works, writers often write on how they write (that is, the process they use); why they write (that is, their motivation); and also comment on the work of other writers (criticism). Writers work professionally or non-professionally, that is, for payment or without payment and may be paid either in advance (or on acceptance), or only after their work is published. Payment is only one of the motivations of writers and many are not paid for their work. The term writer is often used as a synonym of author, although the latter term has a somewhat broader meaning and is used to convey legal responsibility for a piece of writing, even if its composition is anonymous, unknown or collaborative.

[es] Resumen extraído de Wikipedia en español: Un escritor es una persona que utiliza palabras escritas en varios estilos y técnicas para comunicar ideas. Los escritores producen diversas formas de arte literario y escritura creativa, tales como novelas, cuentos, poesía, obras de teatro, artículos periodísticos, guiones, ensayos, y crónicas. Los escritores expertos pueden utilizar el lenguaje para expresar ideas, y su trabajo contribuye de manera significativa al contenido cultural de una sociedad. Este término también se utiliza en la música, como equivalente a compositor; sin embargo, el término escritor normalmente se refiere o se asocia con la creación de lenguaje escrito. Los escritores pueden producir material a través de una serie de géneros, de ficción o no ficción. Otros escritores utilizan múltiples medios de comunicación -por ejemplo, gráficos o ilustraciones- para mejorar la comunicación de sus ideas. Algunos escritores pueden usar imágenes (dibujo, pintura, gráficos) o multimedia para aumentar su escritura. Además de producir sus propias obras escritas, los escritores también a menudo escriben sobre: cómo escriben (es decir, el proceso que utilizan para escribir); por qué escriben (es decir, su motivación ); y también comentarios sobre la obra de otros escritores (crítica). Los escritores pueden trabajar de una forma profesional o no profesional. El término escritor se utiliza a menudo como sinónimo del autor, aunque el último término tenga un significado algo más amplio y se utiliza para transmitir la responsabilidad legal de una pieza de escritura, aunque su composición sea anónima, desconocida o colaborativa. En sentido estricto, el término designa a los profesionales de la literatura. Según el género y tipo de composiciones a las que se dedica un escritor en sentido estricto, recibirá otras denominaciones más específicas: poeta (quien escribe poesía), novelista (autor de novelas), ensayista (autor de ensayos), crítico (quien por ejemplo escribe críticas literarias o periodísticas), guionista (escritor de guiones), dramaturgo (autor de obras de teatro), etc.