n
A catalogue of traditional tales based around motifs used in folklore studies.
n
An enthusiast of animated media.
v
(chiefly US, sometimes proscribed) To create a work as its author.
n
The craft of an author; the writing of books.
n
(dated) A female author.
n
Obsolete form of author. [The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.]
n
(archaic) Authorship; literary skill.
n
(obsolete) A brief statement or summary.
v
Alternative form of bullspeak (“to speak nonsense”) [To talk nonsense or boastful lies.]
n
A story, each section of which is written by a different author picking up where the previous one left off.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a code.
n
One who writes a commonplace book.
n
A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play
n
Alternative form of dramaturge [(rare, theater) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.]
n
(rare, theater) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.
n
(film, rare) A mystery-drama.
n
One who composes essays; a writer of short compositions.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an event.
n
All possible knowledge of a subject matter.
n
A writer of feuilletons.
n
One who deals in fiction; a writer of fiction, a novelist.
n
Alternative spelling of Frogspeak [(ethnic slur) Synonym of French]
v
To adapt one's lifestyle in order to pursue fame.
adj
Hollywoodized; adapted to the norms and ideals of Hollywood.
n
(literature) A novel whose central character is an artist of any kind, and which shows his or her development from childhood to maturity.
n
(leetspeak) Alternative spelling of leetspeak [(chiefly Internet slang) A form of chatspeak characterized most strongly by its alphanumeric substitutions.]
n
Obsolete spelling of legend [A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.]
n
One who creates a legend.
n
Archaic spelling of lirulae: plural of lirula.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a message.
n
(acting, often "the method") A technique for acting based on the ideas articulated by Konstantin Stanislavski and focusing on authentically experiencing the inner life of the character being portrayed.
n
Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.
n
Writing; literary composition.
n
A work of art or drama which evokes a particular historical era.
n
One who writes pulp magazines or novels.
adj
Like a recipe; consisting of formulaic steps.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a recitative.
adj
Of or pertaining to a repertory.
n
(sometimes with a negative connotation, obsolete) A literary composition consisting of miscellaneous works.
n
A type of collaborative fiction or storytelling in which a number of authors each write chapters of a novel or pieces of a story, in rounds.
n
(authorship, uncountable) The studious avoidance, in writing dialogue, of the word "said".
n
A person who writes satire.
n
Short for short short story. [A work of fiction that is briefer than typical short stories.]
n
Alternative spelling of short short story [A work of fiction that is briefer than typical short stories.]
n
A work in a genre (of theater, cinema, literature, manga, etc.) that presents day-to-day happenings with no clear central plot and takes place in a world that mirrors our own.
n
A writer of society columns.
n
A decoration with scenes telling a story, usually from history or mythology.
n
Obsolete spelling of story [A sequence of real or fictional events; or, an account of such a sequence.]
n
One who studies folk tales.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a story.
n
The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.
n
The art of reasoning; logic.
n
(rare) A little word, or part of a word.
n
The skillful or artistic use of words; wordsmithing.
n
(archaic) One who deals in words, or in mere words; a verbalist.
v
To apply craftsman-like skills to word use.
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