It requires more than mere genius to be an author.

一个作家所俱备的不仅仅是才华而巳。

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Everyone can be an author or an editor or a publisher on the web.

因为人人在网路上都是作者，都是编者，也都是出版者。

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But if he told his family that he intended to be an author, he did not convince Papa Sol.

但是，如果他打算跟他家人说他想当个作家，那么他是不会说服自己的爸爸索尔的。

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that this very authoritative-sounding person seems to be an author, right?

即这个听上去非常权威的人看起来是个作家，对吧？

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What should be established I think is an artistic, harmonious balance between the reader's mind and the author's mind.

我觉得需要建立一种能艺术地协调，读者和作者思想之间的平衡,我们要保持些许冷漠。

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That is to say, if something causes literature, there must be some sort of authority behind it and therefore we find ourselves asking, "What is an author?"

即是说，如果文学有缘由的，它的背后一定存在作者,所以我们会问，“作者是谁？“

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This is a great time to be an author.

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They could be an artist, author, athlete or musician, who has inspired or moved you in some way.

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