pseudonymously
Using fake name
In a manner that uses a false name to conceal the author's identity.
Writers publish pseudonymously for various reasons—privacy, genre separation, or to escape prejudice: She wrote pseudonymously for years before revealing herself as the bestselling author.
The practice allows work to be judged on its merits rather than the author's reputation or demographics.
Uncredited hired author
- unsignedBearing no signature
- unattributedHaving no stated origin
- uncreditedNot formally recognized
- bylineArticle author identification
novelist · essayist · columnist · journalist · blogger · pamphleteer · satirist · whistleblower
With identity concealed
- aliasAdopted false name
- disguisedConcealed true identity
- maskedHaving face covered
- veiledConcealed or obscured
unidentified · nameless · faceless · unknown · untraceable · unrecognized · undercover
Not made known
- unrevealedNot made public
- hiddenKept out of sight
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- covertIntentionally concealed
clandestine · secretive · confidential · private · protected · shielded · obscured · unacknowledged
ghostwriter
Uncredited hired author
- unsignedBearing no signature
- unattributedHaving no stated origin
- uncreditedNot formally recognized
byline · novelist · essayist · columnist · journalist · blogger · pamphleteer · satirist · whistleblower · samizdat
incognito
With identity concealed
veiled · unidentified · nameless · faceless · unknown · untraceable · unrecognized · undercover
undisclosed
Not made known
- unrevealedNot made public
- hiddenKept out of sight
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
covert · clandestine · secretive · confidential · private · protected · shielded · obscured · unacknowledged · untraceable
pseudonymouslyopenly
Without hiding anything
by name · identifiably · transparently · on the record · publicly