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Writing is considered to be one of the most challenging, demanding, and lucrative careers in the world. Match the professions in table (A) with their descriptions in a table (B) and also what they are called from the table (C).
| Sr No. | A Profession | B Description | C Known as |
| 1. | Blog Writing | Writes in scientific journals, university magazines, etc as a result of their Studies and Research | a. Translator |
| 2. | Story Writing | Writes on trends or comments on issues in a column every day or weekly | b. Blogger |
| 3. | Song/Lyric Writing | Writes in National, State, and local newspapers as a staff member | c. Journalist |
| 4. | Academic Writing | Writes long stories of fiction, non-fiction, and other genres | d. Story Writer |
| 5. | Translating | Writes for theatre on genres like fiction and non-fiction, historical, etc. | e. Song Writer/Lyricist |
| 6. | Newspaper Writing | Writes lyrics/songs for films, plays, etc. on a given topic. | f. Academic Writer |
| 7. | Column Writing | Writes/Publishes an information piece, views, opinions, etc. on (www-World Wide Web) | g. Dramatist/ Playwright |
| 8. | Screen Writing | Writes in short on one or more genres of fiction/ in magazines, anthologies, etc. | h. Novelist |
| 9. | Fiction/Novel Writing | Translates an original work from one language into another | i. Screenplay Writer |
| 10. | Drama/ Play Writing | Writes Scripts for Films/ Movies/ TV etc. | j. Columnist |
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| Sr. No. | A. Profession | B. Description | C. Known as |
| 1. | Blog writing | Writes/Publishes an information piece, views, opinions, etc. on (www-World Wide Web) | b. Blogger |
| 2. | Story writing | Writes long stories of fiction, non-fiction, and other genres | d. Story Writer |
| 3. | Song/Lyric writing | Writes lyrics/songs for films, plays, etc. on a given topic. | e. Song Writer/Lyricist |
| 4. | Academic Writing | Writes in scientific journals, university magazines, etc as a result of their studies and research. | f. Academic Writer |
| 5. | Translation | Translates an original work from one language into another. | a. Translator |
| 6. | Newspaper writing | Writes in national, state, and local newspapers as a staff member. | c. Journalist |
| 7. | Column writing | Writes on trends or comments on issues in a column every day or weekly | j. Columnist |
| 8. | Screenwriting | Writes scripts for films/ movies/ TV etc. | i. Screenplay Writer |
| 9. | Fiction/ Novel writing | Writes in short on one or more genres of fiction/ in magazines, anthologies, etc. | i. Novelist |
| 10. | Drama/playwriting | Writes for theatre on genres like fiction and nonfiction, historical, etc. | j. Dramatist/ Playwright |
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