![]() Old English writan “to score, outline, draw the figure of,” later “to set down in writing” (past tense wrat, past participle writen), from Proto-Germanic writan “tear, scratch” (cognates: Old Frisian writa “to write,” Old Saxon writan “to tear, scratch, write,” Old Norse rita “write, scratch, outline,” Old High German rizan “to write, scratch, tear,” German reißen “to tear, pull, tug, sketch, draw, design”), outside connections doubtful. Old English writere “one who can write, clerk one who produces books or literary compositions,” agent noun from writan (see write, v.). Now let’s look at the etymology of each word. Someone whose work is to write books, poems, stories, etc.Ī person who has written something especially : a person who has written a book or who writes many booksĪ person who starts or creates something (such as a plan or idea)Īs we see from the above definitions, only an author initiates ideas or creates. ![]() Let’s first look at the definitions of each word. Though the terms “writer” and “author” are used interchangeably now, they are not synonymous. ![]() ![]() ![]() What are the Differences between a Writer and an Author? ![]()
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