West vs author

West and author both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
West	Yes	No	No	No
author	Yes	No	Yes	No

West (noun)	author (noun)
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River	someone who originates or causes or initiates something
English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
United States film actress (1892-1980)
British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)

West (verb)	author (verb)
	be the author of