co-author
Joint book creator
A co-author is someone who writes something jointly with one or more other people: She was co-author of three papers on climate modeling.
As a verb, to co-author is to write collaboratively: They co-authored the report.
The term appears most often in academic and publishing contexts.
Also spelled coauthor.
One who shares activity
- contributorOne who provides something
- peerOne of similar standing
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
teammate · fellow · ally · participant · helper · supporter · ghostwriter · collaborator
Joint intellectual work
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
- bylineArticle author identification
- contributionSomething given to help
mutual · teamwork · synergy · coordination · alliance
Mention of a source
- journalRecord of daily events
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
dissertation · publication · abstract · bibliography · scholarly · study · methodology · findings
Creating technical blueprints
- editingRefining content for clarity
- revisingAltering to improve
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- outliningTracing outer contours
plotting · reviewing · proofreading · rewriting · feedback · manuscript · storyboarding · worldbuilding
Writer of prose narratives
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- essayistAuthor of short prose
- biographerOne who writes lives
storyteller · wordsmith · fiction · nonfiction · prose · narrative · genre · literary
partner
One who shares activity
- contributorOne who provides something
- peerOne of similar standing
- associateConnect mentally or socially
counterpart · teammate · fellow · ally · participant · helper · supporter · ghostwriter · collaborator · correspondent
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
- bylineArticle author identification
contribution · mutual · teamwork · synergy · coordination · alliance
citation
Mention of a source
thesis · dissertation · publication · abstract · bibliography · scholarly · study · methodology · findings · research
drafting
Creating technical blueprints
- editingRefining content for clarity
- revisingAltering to improve
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
outlining · plotting · reviewing · proofreading · rewriting · feedback · manuscript · storyboarding · worldbuilding · characterization
novelist
Writer of prose narratives
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- essayistAuthor of short prose
biographer · storyteller · wordsmith · fiction · nonfiction · prose · narrative · genre · literary · adaptation
- writersnovelist, writer, poet, journalist, essayist
- collaboratorspartner, cowriters, coworker, co-directors, co-producers
- creativesartist, artists, painter, painters, illustrators
- authorshipbyline, attributed, credited, pseudonym, pen name
- Book Creditsbyline, pen name, pseudonym, ghost writer, contributor
- literary collaborationghostwriter, writing duo, co-writing, beta reader, writing group