What is the difference between a writer and an editor?

1 has different meanings.

A writer generally refers to a person who can write with cultural creation as his profession, and also refers to a person who has made great achievements in literary creation.

Editing refers to the compilation of works.

2, the classification is different

According to the theme of creation, writers mainly include poets, novelists, essayists, playwrights, literary critics and essayists.

There are two types of editors: text editors and Art editor. The former is mainly responsible for writing expression, knowledge point description and content structure, while the latter needs to ponder and analyze the topic, central idea, academic authenticity and theoretical value of the work, so the editor prefers to major, such as literature, education, philosophy, biology and computer.

3. Different jobs

Writers take writing as their profession and engage in literary creation.

Editing, typesetting and perfecting works.

Type of extended data writer

1, novelist

Novelist is a branch of writer sequence, which refers to writers who are engaged in literary genre novels. Refers to a person who has made certain achievements and a certain popularity in the field of novel creation.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, storytellers and operas were very popular in China, and various Zhang Hui novels were also very popular among the people. Coupled with the advanced printing technology, the pen names of novels are printed on books, and the authors of novels are relatively easy to find out.

2. Poet

In terms of literary concept, they should be poets and writers who have made some achievements in poetry (poetry) creation. Poets express their passion through poetry creation and chanting, eulogize the great rivers and mountains of the motherland through poetry, and praise the truth, goodness and beauty of the world through poetry.

The word "poet" existed in the Warring States period. How to prove it? "Nine Comments on Chu Ci" notes: "I am eager for the poet's legacy and would like to rely on vegetarian food." It can be seen that early poets focused on expressing their feelings. "Zhengzitong" notes: "Qu Yuan is a poet because he is a dissolute and his writing is worrying." This is the earliest formulation of the word "poet"

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