“My friend is an author — she's a professional blogger.”
Usage Entry 1194 / 1350 60-second read
Author vs. Writer
Someone who has published a book versus anyone who writes for a living.
The comparisoni
“My friend is a writer — she's a professional blogger. An author has published books or similar.”
The ruleii
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WRITER = writes. AUTHOR = published.
WRITER is the broad term — anyone who writes regularly, from journalists to bloggers. AUTHOR typically implies having published a book. The terms overlap, but publishing books tends to be the line.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
All authors are writers. Not all writers are authors.