book-writer

The book-writer takes good advantage of his opportunity to assure men expressly or by implication, that he is their true king, and that the sacred bard is a mightier man than his hero.

Voltaire 2007

(Particularly, in the case of a long or indeterminate leave, having a book-writer go off staff gives us more flexibility to hire a replacement.)

Keller Memo on Book Projects: Don't "Limit [Your] Future Options" 2006

For you know a book-writer can be in two places at the same time.

Six Little Bunkers at Uncle Fred's Laura Lee Hope

Meredith's story to some book-writer thet'd take it up where I leave off, an 'bring her back to us - she could even be raised from the dead in a book ef need be - my Lord! how I'd love to read it, an' try to b'lieve it was true!

In Simpkinsville : character tales, 1897

"I've been thinking it was the other one -- the book-writer," said the father.

The Price Francis Lynde 1893

By way of introduction to my work I wish, dear reader, to say only this short word: "I am no book-writer."

Three Years' War Christiaan Rudolf De Wet 1888

Everybody loves little Mary Elizabeth, an 'th' aint a man, woman, or child in the place but doted on Sonny, even befo 'he turned into a book-writer.

Sonny, a Christmas Guest Ruth McEnery Stuart 1886

The purtiest part about it is thet this here great book-writer has invited him to pay him a visit.

Sonny, a Christmas Guest Ruth McEnery Stuart 1886

The book-writer takes good advantage of his opportunity to assure men expressly or by implication that he is their true king, and that the sacred bard is a mightier man than his hero.

The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VI (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland IV Various 1885

'What! wouldn't you like to be a book-writer?' said the old gentleman.

Oliver Twist Charles Dickens 1841