More broadly defined, an author is ''the person who originated or gave existence to anything
i am select the topic friend Sorry, I don't understand what you said!  Did you know that an author creates or originates any written work?  For example, a book or a play.  Authors are also called writers. Hmm yes I did know that.  Can you tell me anything else about authors?
More broadly defined, an author is ''the person who originated or gave existence to anything'' and whose authorship determines responsibility for what was created.