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The phrase "authorial confusion" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where the author's intentions or messages are unclear or ambiguous.
Example: "The novel was filled with authorial confusion, leaving readers unsure of the protagonist's true motivations."
Alternatives: "authorial ambiguity" or "narrative confusion".
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Authorial confusion has been around forever.
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His lack of authorial comments seems to reinforce a possible "anxieties about gender confusion" in the plot, and the characters' sexual identities are blurred; the dispute between Mrs Atkinson and Dr Harrison continues until the very end of the novel.
In fact, the two books have a lot in common: poignantly comic social novels told from multiple viewpoints which set up a nice tension between authorial omniscience – Egan often steps back to make casual reference to future events – and the doubts and confusion of their cast.
Marketing phenomenon, authorial manifestation.
Is it authorial playfulness?
— and no small measure of authorial vanity.
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No authorial interjections or stern warnings.
Some might resent this authorial intrusion.
Confusion triumphs.
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Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com