coauthor
Joint book creator
A coauthor is someone who writes something jointly with another person.
The term applies most often to books, academic papers, and screenplays: She coauthored the study with three colleagues.
As a verb, to coauthor is to share authorship: They coauthored a bestseller.
Also spelled co-author.
Uncredited hired author
- contributorOne who provides something
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
- partnerOne who shares activity
- colleagueProfessional associate
correspondent · editor · researcher · assistant · lead · secondary · credited · uncredited
Shared business arrangement
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- jointShared by multiple parties
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
co-creation · shared · mutual · collective · contribution · coordination · alliance · duo
Issued written material
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- journalRecord of daily events
article · citation · conference · methodology · empirical · study · findings · analysis
Original text before publication
- novelNew and unusual
- fictionImagined narrative work
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
- poetryMetrical literary composition
prose · memoir · anthology · chapter · draft · revision · narrative · plot
Generating many ideas freely
- conceptualizingForming mental representations
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- outliningTracing outer contours
- world-buildingCreating fictional universes
characterization · plotting · storyboarding · inspiration · ideation · development · revision · editing
ghostwriter
Uncredited hired author
- contributorOne who provides something
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
- partnerOne who shares activity
colleague · correspondent · editor · researcher · assistant · lead · secondary · credited · uncredited · anonymous
partnership
Shared business arrangement
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- jointShared by multiple parties
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
synergy · co-creation · shared · mutual · collective · contribution · coordination · alliance · duo · pairing
publication
Issued written material
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
journal · article · citation · conference · methodology · empirical · study · findings · analysis · paper
manuscript
Original text before publication
- novelNew and unusual
- fictionImagined narrative work
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
poetry · prose · memoir · anthology · chapter · draft · revision · narrative · plot · dialogue
brainstorming
Generating many ideas freely
- conceptualizingForming mental representations
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- outliningTracing outer contours
world-building · characterization · plotting · storyboarding · inspiration · ideation · development · revision · editing · feedback
- Co- wordscoexist, cooperate, coordinate, coworker, cohost
- collaboratorspartner, cowriters, coworker, co-directors, co-producers
- research collaborationcollaborative projects, co-investigator, joint project, consortiums, collaboration agreement
- signatoriescosigner, endorser, undersigned, subscriber, ratifier
- participantsparticipant, entrant, respondent, applicant, enrollee
- teamworkteamwork, co-op mode, collaborate, team games, assists