Author and Source

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Author noun - Someone who originates or causes or initiates something.

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Source is a synonym for author. In some cases you can use "Source" instead a noun "Author".

Source noun - Someone who originates or causes or initiates something.

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Author is a synonym for source in cause topic. You can use "Author" instead a noun "Source", if it concerns topics such as beginning.

known	known author	known source
good	good author	good source
best	best author	best source
original	original author	original source
Other adjectives: true, single, popular, actual, real, great, excellent, main, new, mysterious, primary, unknown, greatest, different, comic, anonymous.

What's impressive is the fact that the writer, who is also a published author, wasn't afraid to stray from the source material to develop the characters a bit more.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Sonic the Hedgehog
In some ways similar to Overtook the Manga, this is what happens when a successful franchise runs out of source material to adapt, and thus relies upon original plots from that point onward, albeit with an author's characters.

Source: Overtook the Series
From such an unlikely source, the author weaves a haunting and bittersweet love story.

Source: Fanfic Recs / The Silmarillion

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Source or Author. 2016. Accessed July 20, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/author/source.

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