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Q&A What's a word for a person who took a very rough story and made it into a book?

I'd go with "Edited by." You are not the author (the originator). You took existing work and edited it to make it readable. I think "edited" makes your relationship to the work clear.

posted 11y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-13T12:00:18Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:05:11Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/8913
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T03:05:11Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'd go with "Edited by." You are not the author (the originator). You took existing work and edited it to make it readable. I think "edited" makes your relationship to the work clear.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-09-15T21:02:51Z (about 11 years ago)
Original score: 9