"What the devil does the plot signify, except to bring in fine things?"
In legal discourse, an author is the creator of an original work that has been published, whether that work exists in written, graphic, visual, or recorded form. The act of creating such a work is called authorship, which means a sculptor, painter, or composer is considered the author of their respective sculptures, paintings, or musical compositions. Although in common usage, the term "author" is
"All I knew then was what I couldnt do. All I knew then was what I wasnt, and it took me some years to discover what I was. Which was a writer. By which I mean not a “good” writer or a “bad” writer but simply a writer, a person whose most absorbed and passionate hours are spent arranging words on pieces of paper."
"Tantum series juncturaque pollet."
"In every author let us distinguish the man from his works."
"None but an author knows an authors cares, Or Fancys fondness for the child she bears."
"All writing comes by the grace of God, and all doing and having."
"A man may write at any time if he set himself doggedly to it."