Author and Can

Author

Author verb - To compose and set down on paper the words of.

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Can and author are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Can" instead a verb "Author".

Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.

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Author and can are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Author" instead a verb "Can".

human	human author	human can
old	old author	old can
original	original author	original can
true	true author	true can
Other adjectives: dead, single, actual, real, bad, new, different.

Note that in all cases this immunity can and will be revoked if the character is waning in popularity; victims of Villain Decay can become outright C-List Fodder for any author wanting to show off.

Source: Joker Immunity
Stealth Parody: We can only hope it's a parody of bad fanfiction... Suddenly Sexuality: The author suddenly decides that she is a plebian in an author's note in Chapter 28.

Source: Fan Fic / StarKitsProphcy
The author used a similar naming gag in his Tales of Bleach trilogy so that's how you can tell it was on purpose.

Source: Fan Fic / Soul Chess

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