Writings and writing

[Ju]

Eg. He is proactive in thinking and searching for ideas from different writings.

Could I omit the s for writing?

Thanks.

 

[teechar]

It's better with the "s". Consider using "various texts" instead.

 

[Tdol]

Or sources.

 

[Polyester]

Can I say
He is proactive in the searching for ideas from different writing.
?

 

[teechar]

That doesn't work for me.

 

[Tdol]

If you really want to use the singular, you could use something like different genres of writing.