An author is someone who has written a book, magazine article, screen play,
poetry or any literary works. The author's work must be original and not
plagiarized. Some people believe that publishers and authors are the same but
they are not. A publisher is someone who helps the author's work get seen
by the public. It is also another common misconception is that only people who
have books in stores are authors, again not true. There are two types of authors,
the published and the non published.
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