author's

Belonging to creator

Author's is the possessive form of author, indicating something belonging to or created by a writer: the author's intent, the author's note, the author's royalties.

It appears frequently in literary criticism discussing what a writer meant or believed: The author's purpose remains debated.

creative

voice

Sound from throat

perspective · tone · craft · choices · imagination · genius · sensibility · aesthetic · signature · technique

ownership

manuscript

Original text before publication

archive · papers · collection · drafts · notes · correspondence · library · portfolio · belongings · possessions

attribution

byline

Article author identification

  • creditRecognition or payment deferral
  • nameIdentifying word for someone
  • pseudonymFictitious professional name

pen name · signature · identity · nom de plume · attribution · ghostwriter · anonymous · acknowledgment · bio · credentials

editorial

revisions

Alterations to improve

marginalia · amendments · rewrites · alterations · changes · proofs · galleys · deleted scenes · emendations · insertions

Opposites
creative role in text

author'sreader's

Belonging to one absorbing text

audience's · viewer's · consumer's · listener's · critic's

ownership/attribution of work

author'spublisher's

Of a book releaser

editor's · public domain · anonymous · communal · institutional

textual authority

author'sreader's

Belonging to one absorbing text

interpreter's · critic's · audience's · character's · narrator's

Phrases
Family

author, authority, authorize, authorized, authors, authored, authorization, authorizing, authoring

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