What's the difference between writer and author?

Answer 1

Any one who writes is a writer. A writer who succeeds in getting a book published becomes an author, though now with self-published author, that title has lost its former glory.

If you have published in an ezine or an e-book, you were not considered an author earlier but slowly that too is changing.

Answer 2

The difference is usually a paycheck. We can all be writers, and hopefully are, but most of us are not paid for writing. We are all also authors of the works that we write, but most folks don't refer to ordinary writers in that way. Generally most folks call the writer of a published work an author and anyone else a writer. The funny thing is that most authors call themselves writers.

Answer 3

1. An author is the writer of a published manuscript.

2. A writer is one who composes literature for a living.

3. An author is one who has one or more published materials.


Anyone who gets a book published is generally referred to as an 'author' since there are writers out there who have never published a book.

Answer 4

Almost none. ~
You could be a writer in putting down a grocery list someone else dictates. Not an author on that one.
Things you write down from your mind or imagination, make you an author.

Answer 5

There is no difference, they are both the same, they write! Example: You could say who wrote that book, or who was the author of that book, they both have the same meaning.

Answer 6

Writer could be any human but author always put his/her sign and, if could, register owns via copyright. Veradisca & Best Regards, Neven.

Answer 7

i dont think theres much of a difference