"applied to writing" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used when discussing the application of a concept or skill specifically to the act of writing. Example: In this class, we will learn how to effectively use rhetorical devices when applied to writing persuasive essays.
Also, most of the tips here can be applied to writing any dialogue really (thus the parenthesis in the title).
Many linguists, however, would challenge the notion that the "fingerprint," a supposedly unique identifier, can be metaphorically applied to writing.
Mallarmé and the narrator are referring to art, but the quotation could also be applied to writing and, of course, to this book.
No one was more intransigent in the literary standards he applied to writing in general but most of all to his own.
No one was more intransigent in the literary standards he applied to writing in general but most of all to his own.
In 1905 von Larisch introduced the concept of the "language of materials" (Materialsprache) as applied to writing (Unterricht in ornamentaler Schrift; "Instruction in Ornamental Writing").
I applied to write my English thesis on the lyrics of Bob Dylan.
Thematic content analysis was applied to written materials and narratives produced by the children.
A "Your Ladyship" applied to write a column and demonstrated how to do deadfalls on the city room floor.
An alignment electron beam exposure was applied to write the slit structure, and the final etching steps followed the ones used on grating-side etching.
Ary (2014) characterizes content analysis as "a research method applied to written or visual materials for the purpose of identifying specified characteristics of the material [which] can be textbooks, newspapers, web pages, speeches, television programs, advertisements, musical compositions," (488).
