Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26116863-20160311233650/@comment-4839682-20160424160446

"A writer is a person who writes a book, article, or any literary piece, while an author is essentially the person who originates the idea, plot, or content of the work being written. At times, the author and writer can be the same person."

I usually connect "author" to novels, and "writer" to articles.