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Static Item

Static Items are the most commonly found items on Writing.Com (WdC). People put their stories, poems, chapters, essays, articles, etc. within static items. They are the most versatile items on this site, and the item you are most likely to use.

When creating a Static item, you have several options for the "type" of static you are creating. They are listed in alphabetical order:

Appendix: supplementary material usually attached at the end of a piece of writing
Article: a non fictional prose composition usually forming an independent part of a publication (as a magazine)
Assignment: a task or post of duty
Bulletin: a brief public notice issuing information
Chapter: a main division of a book
Column: one in a usually regular series of newspaper or magazine articles
Critique: an act of criticizing; especially : a critical estimate or discussion
Documentary: a factual and objective presentation
Draft: a preliminary version of the item; choose another subtype for the final version
Editorial: a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers; also, an expression of opinion that resembles such an article
Essay: an analytic or interpretative literary composition usually dealing with its subject from a limited or personal point of view
Fiction: generic term for something invented by the imagination
Interview: a report containing information obtained (as by a reporter, television commentator, or pollster) from a person
Letter/Memo: a direct or personal written or printed message addressed to a person or organization
Lyrics: the words of a song
Monologue: a literary composition written in the form of a soliloquy (the act of talking to oneself)
Non-fiction: literature that is not fictional
Novel: an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events
Novella: a work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novel
Outline: a condensed treatment of a particular subject or a summary of a written work
Poetry: metrical writing arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm
Preface: the introductory remarks of a speaker or author
Prose: writing distinguished from poetry by its greater variety of rhythm and its closer correspondence to the patterns of everyday speech
Review: a written critical report on some type of work
Sample: a representative part or a single item from a larger whole or group especially when presented for inspection or shown as evidence of quality
Script/Play: the written text of a stage play, screenplay, or broadcast
Serial: a publication issued as one of a consecutively numbered and indefinitely continued series
Short Story: an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and often concentrating on the creation of mood rather than plot
Thesis: a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view; especially : one written by a candidate for an academic degree
and Other

If you are interested in checking out Static Items, including stories, poems, essays, etc., by other members, you can find them by clicking on Browse by Type in the navigation menu under the Writing.Com logo and choosing Static Items. If you are searching for a specific item, use the site-wide search box at the top of any page. This box accepts six- and seven-digit item ID numbers and keywords.

Static items are created just like any other item type on Writing.Com. There are two methods for creating and saving statics. You can select the Create New Item link in the navigation under the Writing.Com logo, which opens a window listing items that may be created. Select Static Item. Or, you can go to your Portfolio and select Create Item just below your Portfolio tab. Select Static Item from the links that drop down. In either case, follow the instructions in the Create a Static Item window. For a detailed explanation of creating a static item, please see "Create/Edit a Static Item" .1

Recommended Reading

1. Create/Edit a Static Item
2. Full Screen Edit
3. Revision History

Footnotes
1  Written by Sara♥Jean , JACE and The StoryMistress