What is an Author.

After reading this passage, I beleive the author's main point was to state that all authors are writers; however, not all writers are authors. The author states,"A private letter may well have a signer - it does not have an author; A contract may well have a guarantor - it does not have an author. An anonymous text on a wall may well have a writer - it does not have an author. This statement in the text particularly caught my attention. I believe here the author is trying to say just writing something down on a piece of paper does not make a writer an author. To be an author, I believe you need to have an individual style. All great authors have some sort of consistency throughout all their pieces. For example, Edgar Allen Poe was a great writer of short stories. Although each and every one of his stories were different, they all consisted of morals for the readers to follow and were very dark, mysterious narrations. He was known for including dark symbols in his writing such as the raven, witches, and etc. Even then, when Poe could write about anything, in any fashion, he had a style of his own. I believe the author of this text also stated that although and author's name is very important, it is in a way meaningless. He seems to believe that the author's name could be decieving; however, I believe an author's name is very meaningful. Just by looking at the authors name, a reader can somewhat assume what to expect from their narratives. For example, by hearing the name Shakespeare, you know to expect tradgedies. By hearing the name Roald Dahl, you know to expect unrealistic events with very original, but descriptive characters. By hearing the name Poe, you know to expect dark short stories with unexpected endings. Regardless of how much an author tries to write in a style not of his own, I believe their style is actually what makes them who they are as an author. If you ask me what an author is, my definition is simple: A writer with his own, individual style.