authorial
Relating to writers
Authorial means relating to or characteristic of an author.
It typically describes elements that reveal a writer's presence or intentions: authorial voice, authorial intent, authorial intervention.
The word appears mostly in literary criticism and academic writing about texts.
Sound from throat
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- dictionChoice of words
- proseUnversified language
- syntaxRules for arranging words
tone · point-of-view · characterization · imagery · metaphor · simile · alliteration · personification
One who tells events
- omniscienceUnlimited knowledge state
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- controlAuthority to direct
framing · bias · credibility · trustworthiness · manipulation · misdirection
Article author identification
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
- pseudonymFictitious professional name
- pen-nameAuthor's false identity
- anonymityUnknown identity state
ghostwriting · collaboration · signature · distinctiveness · authenticity · originality · individuality · idiosyncrasy
Original text before publication
- editorOne who revises text
- publisherCompany releasing books
- agentOne who acts independently
- contractEnforceable written agreement
royalties · advance · copyright · attribution · foreword · acknowledgments · dedication · blurb
Central recurring concept
- meaningWhat something signifies
- purposeReason something exists
- subtextImplicit meaning beneath words
- moralConcerning right conduct
message · symbolism · allegory · interpretation · subversion · commentary · irony · satire
voice
Sound from throat
syntax · tone · point-of-view · characterization · imagery · metaphor · simile · alliteration · personification · dialogue
narrator
One who tells events
- omniscienceUnlimited knowledge state
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
control · framing · bias · credibility · trustworthiness · manipulation · misdirection
byline
Article author identification
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
- pseudonymFictitious professional name
- pen-nameAuthor's false identity
anonymity · ghostwriting · collaboration · signature · distinctiveness · authenticity · originality · individuality · idiosyncrasy
manuscript
Original text before publication
contract · royalties · advance · copyright · attribution · foreword · acknowledgments · dedication · blurb · galley
theme
Central recurring concept
moral · message · symbolism · allegory · interpretation · subversion · commentary · irony · satire · ambiguity
authorialreaderly
Reader-centered in approach
reader's · interpretive · editorial · receptive · listener's
authorialeditorial
Publication's official viewpoint article
scribal · posthumous · apocryphal · spurious · interpolated
authorialanonymous
Of unknown origin
unauthored · collective · collaborative · textual · impersonal
- transit authorityAgency overseeing public transportation
- authority figurePerson wielding official power
- with authority
- voice of authority
- moral authorityInfluence from perceived righteousness
- housing authorityAgency overseeing public residences
authority, authorize, authoritative, authoritarian, authoring, coauthoring