author

nouns

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

author, writer

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

someone who originates or causes or initiates something

"he was the generator of several complaints"

author, generator, source

is derived from

is derived from

be the author of

"She authored this play"

author

domain category

the act of creating written works

"writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"

is a type of (narrower)

produce a literary work

"She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"