Writing
the activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper and composing text.
"parents want schools to concentrate on reading, writing, and arithmetic"
the activity or occupation of composing text for publication.
"she made a decent living from writing"
What is the definition of writing?
Editorial Review
What is the first step of editing?
a picture illustrating a book, newspaper, etc..
"an illustration of a yacht"
What is the definition of illustration?
over 129 million books
What is the number of books in existence?
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis
What is the longest English word?
68 letters per minute (approximately 13 wpm)
What is the average writing speed of adults? (What is the average writing speed accepted)
two weeks for every 50,000 words
What is the average time to edit?
drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, montage, digital design, multimedia, 3D modelling
What is contemporary illustration?
$30.8 million.
What is the price that the most expensive book ever was purchased at? (simpler versions accepted)
mogigraphia
What is writer's cramp?
I am.
What is the shortest sentence?
prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it.
What is the definition of editing?
exploded views, cutaways, fly-throughs, reconstructions, instructional images, component designs, diagrams
What is technical and scientific illustration? (both accepted)
“Bibliosmia”
What is the word for loving the smell of books?
colygraphia
What is writer's block?
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
What is a sentence that includes all letters on the alphabet?
1. Proofreading checks documents for spelling, grammar and syntax errors
2. Proofreading is a part of editing
3. Editing also involves checking the overall structure of a document for continuity
4. Editing can involve checking a document for factual accuracy
What is the difference between proofreading and editing?
Xylography
What is the process of cutting wood and dipping it in ink to make a print?
823 words
What is the longest sentence ever printed?
dysgraphia
What is a problem with cursive writing and spelling?
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.
What is a typical sentence used to test a keyboard or used to test the speed of your writing? (Simplified versions accepted)
read (printer's proofs or other written or printed material) and mark any errors.
What is the definition of proofreading?
J.R.R. Tolkien, Sylvia Plath, Clive Barker, John Lennon, Shel Silverstein, Maurice Sendak, T.S. Elliot, and Evelyn Waugh
What are writers that illustrated one of their own books?
The Holy Bible, Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung, and Harry Potter.
What are the three most read books in the world?
scrabblement
What is a rare 17th-century word referring to ‘writing of a rambling character like that of a madman’.