as-told-to
Dictated autobiography credit
As-told-to describes a work, usually a book or article, written by one person based on another person's account: an as-told-to memoir, her as-told-to autobiography.
The subject provides the story and voice; the writer shapes it into publishable form.
The phrase typically appears in attributions: as told to Sarah Mitchell.
Written personal recollection
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- coauthorJoint creator of text
- scribeManual document copier
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
dictation · amanuensis · ghostwriter · proxy · interview · narrator · spokesperson · byline
Self-penned life narrative
- narrativeAccount of events
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- chronicleOrdered historical record
profile · experiences · recollection · confessional · portrait · memoirs · legacy · journey
One who saw events
- firsthandWithout intermediary
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- genuineTruly what it claims
- truthfulAccurate and sincere
verified · reliable · sincere · honest · accurate · trustworthy · documentary · confirmed
Recounting events aloud
- anecdoteBrief account of incident
- taleSpoken or written narrative
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- narrationVerbal account delivery
recital · account · saga · spoken · retelling · firsthand · testimony · chronicle
Having had prior ownership
- rumorsUnconfirmed circulating stories
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
- anecdotalBased on casual observation
whispered · speculation · alleged · reported · thirdhand · unreliable · apocryphal · attributed
memoir
Written personal recollection
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- coauthorJoint creator of text
- scribeManual document copier
transcription · dictation · amanuensis · ghostwriter · proxy · interview · narrator · spokesperson · byline · credited
autobiography
Self-penned life narrative
- narrativeAccount of events
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
chronicle · profile · experiences · recollection · confessional · portrait · memoirs · legacy · journey · tribute
eyewitness
One who saw events
- firsthandWithout intermediary
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- genuineTruly what it claims
truthful · verified · reliable · sincere · honest · accurate · trustworthy · documentary · confirmed · vouched
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
narration · recital · account · saga · spoken · retelling · firsthand · testimony · chronicle · voice
secondhand
Having had prior ownership
- rumorsUnconfirmed circulating stories
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
anecdotal · whispered · speculation · alleged · reported · thirdhand · unreliable · apocryphal · attributed · quoted
- life writingmemoir, autobiography, biography, memoirs, memoir writing
- biographiesbiography, biographies, autobiography, autobiographies, memoir
as-told-toautobiographical
Concerning one's own life
unmediated · original composition · ghostwritten · collaborative