response: More broadly defined, an author is ''the person who originated or gave existence to anything
history: i am select the topic friend Sorry, I don't understand what you said!  Did you know that an author creates or originates any written work?  For example, a book or a play.  Authors are also called writers. Hmm yes I did know that.  Can you tell me anything else about authors?
knowledge: More broadly defined, an author is ''the person who originated or gave existence to anything'' and whose authorship determines responsibility for what was created.