Author and Critic

Author

Author noun - A person who creates a written work.

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

Critic noun - A person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults.

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Author and critic are semantically related in writer topic. Sometimes you can use "Author" instead a noun "Critic".

fellow	fellow author	fellow critic
good	good author	good critic
female	female author	female critic
certain	certain author	certain critic
Other adjectives: popular, actual, real, young, talented, renowned, famous, new, professional, well-known, former, famed, noted, comic, aspiring.

This is a series of epic fantasy novels by Australian author/critic Alison Croggon concerning the adventures of Maerad, The Chosen One in a typical fantasy land, Edil-Amarandh.

Source: Literature / Books of Pellinor
Kaufman and Moss Hart, adapted to film in 1942.Sheridan Whiteside, a cranky, irascible New York author and critic, is making a nationwide tour.

Source: Theatre / The Man Who Came to Dinner
If the author seems to share the critic's opinion, it overlaps with Writer on Board or Author Filibuster.

Source: Not Wanting Kids Is Weird

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