cowriters
Joint script authors
Cowriters are people who write something together.
The term appears most often in screenwriting and songwriting, where collaborative authorship is common: The cowriters split the royalties evenly.
Also spelled co-writers.
People who work jointly
- partnersJoint venture participants
- co-authorsJoint creators of text
- teammatesFellow squad members
- contributorsThose who give help
Authors of film scripts
- scriptwritersAuthors of film dialogue
- playwrightsAuthors of theatrical works
- journalistsNews gatherers and writers
- copywritersAuthors of promotional text
freelancers · showrunners · script doctors · novelists · biographers · speechwriters · lyricists · librettists
Creating technical blueprints
- revisingAltering to improve
- editingRefining content for clarity
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- outliningTracing outer contours
plotting · feedback · critique · workshopping · polishing · deadlines · manuscripts · chapters
Recognition or payment deferral
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
- bylineArticle author identification
- equal partnershipArrangement where both contribute alike
- disputesClashes over differing positions
contracts · royalties · acknowledgments · contribution · division of labor · creative control · compromise · communication
collaborators
People who work jointly
- partnersJoint venture participants
- co-authorsJoint creators of text
- teammatesFellow squad members
contributors · ghostwriters · scribes · wordsmiths · content creators
screenwriters
Authors of film scripts
- scriptwritersAuthors of film dialogue
- playwrightsAuthors of theatrical works
- journalistsNews gatherers and writers
copywriters · freelancers · showrunners · script doctors · novelists · biographers · speechwriters · lyricists · librettists
drafting
Creating technical blueprints
- revisingAltering to improve
- editingRefining content for clarity
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
outlining · plotting · feedback · critique · workshopping · polishing · deadlines · manuscripts · chapters · scenes
credit
Recognition or payment deferral
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
- bylineArticle author identification
- equal partnershipArrangement where both contribute alike
disputes · contracts · royalties · acknowledgments · contribution · division of labor · creative control · compromise · communication · trust
- collaboratorscoauthors, partner, coworker, co-directors, co-producers