ghostwrote
Wrote for another
Ghostwrote is the past tense of ghostwrite—to write something that will be credited to another person.
Politicians' speeches are often ghostwritten, as are celebrity memoirs and some academic papers.
The ghostwriter remains anonymous while the credited author takes public ownership: She ghostwrote three bestsellers for a famous athlete.
Of unknown origin
- uncreditedNot formally recognized
- behind-the-scenesHidden from public view
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
- unattributedHaving no stated origin
shadow · invisible · hidden · confidential · discreet · covert · incognito · undisclosed
Original text before publication
- editorOne who revises text
- publisherCompany releasing books
- book dealAgreement with a publisher
- agentOne who acts independently
royalties · advance · bestseller · literary · fiction · nonfiction · memoir · biography
Wrote or confined
- draftedEnlisted by requirement
- composedCalm and self-possessed
- craftedMade with skill
- scriptedWritten out beforehand
authored · manuscript · prose · narrative · wordsmith · scribe · copywriting · memoir
Gave support to
- contributedGave toward shared goal
- partneredJoined with another
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
joint effort · editorial · consultation · hired · commissioned · contracted · client · freelance
anonymous
Of unknown origin
- uncreditedNot formally recognized
- behind-the-scenesHidden from public view
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
unattributed · shadow · invisible · hidden · confidential · discreet · covert · incognito · undisclosed · silent
manuscript
Original text before publication
agent · royalties · advance · bestseller · literary · fiction · nonfiction · memoir · biography · autobiography
penned
Wrote or confined
scripted · authored · manuscript · prose · narrative · wordsmith · scribe · copywriting · memoir · biography
assisted
Gave support to
- contributedGave toward shared goal
- partneredJoined with another
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
cooperation · joint effort · editorial · consultation · hired · commissioned · contracted · client · freelance · outsourced
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