writerly
adjective
- of or characteristic of a professional author
- consciously literary
adverb
- characteristic or typical of an author, especially a professional one
- markedly literary
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wrītaną Proto-West Germanic *wrītan Old English wrītan Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Old English wrītere Middle English writer English writer English -ly English writerly From writer + -ly.
- Characteristic of a writer; using well-chosen words or well-crafted sentences.
“The article was writerly and professional.”
- of or pertaining to a writer
“the long road to writerly recognition is riddled with disappointment.”