Author and Pen

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Author noun - A person who creates a written work.

Usage example: a brilliant novel by a first-time author

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Pen is a synonym for author. In some cases you can use "Pen" instead the word "Author" as a verb or a noun.

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

Usage example: though relatively unknown at the time of his death, the composer had penned some of the most memorable show tunes of his era

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Author is a synonym for pen. You can use "Author" instead the word "Pen" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Word: penholder

old	old author	old pen
long	long author	long pen
original	original author	original pen
single	single author	single pen
Other adjectives: actual, real, famous, new, favorite.

An author who wants everyone to know they don't want their authorship known will use Anonymous, or a pen name that very obviously presents itself as a pen name.

Source: Anonymous Author
In Graham Greene's The Third Man, the main character, an author of pulp westerns, is mistaken for a far more literary writer whose name is similar to the protagonist's pen-name.

Source: Mistaken for Special Guest
Many assumed it was an exotic pen name for a sci-fi author, but it was his actual name.

Source: Pen Name

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