co-writing
Partnered creative writing
Co-writing is the act of writing something jointly with one or more other people.
The term appears most often in creative contexts—songwriting, screenwriting, authoring books—where collaborators share credit for the finished work.
She's been co-writing with her bandmate for years.
The novel was a co-writing project between the two historians.
The hyphenated form distinguishes it from the less common solid spelling cowriting.
Joint creator of text
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- editingRefining content for clarity
- revisionAltering to improve
feedback · teamwork · manuscript · dialogue · workshop · critique · outline · plotting
Creating technical blueprints
- outliningTracing outer contours
- revisionAltering to improve
- editingRefining content for clarity
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
plotting · proofreading · publishing · manuscript · feedback · critique · iteration · deadline
Storyline or land parcel
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- settingContext of events
- themeCentral recurring concept
arc · conflict · resolution · pacing · tone · perspective · backstory · foreshadowing
coauthor
Joint creator of text
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- editingRefining content for clarity
revision · feedback · teamwork · manuscript · dialogue · workshop · critique · outline · plotting · proofreading
drafting
Creating technical blueprints
brainstorming · plotting · proofreading · publishing · manuscript · feedback · critique · iteration · deadline · versioning
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- settingContext of events
theme · arc · conflict · resolution · pacing · tone · perspective · backstory · foreshadowing · climax
- songwritinglyrics, verse, verse-chorus, refrain, song structure
- co-writingco-authors, shared credit, co-creation
- collaboration toolsco-authoring, collaborative editing, document sharing, real-time editing, track changes
- literary collaborationco-author, ghostwriter, beta reader, round robin, chain story
- theater termsplay, actors, stage play, limelight, directing
- musical groupsband, bands, orchestra, orchestras, choir