author vs Pynchon

author and Pynchon both are nouns.

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

author (noun)	Pynchon (noun)
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)	United States writer of pessimistic novels about life in a technologically advanced society (born in 1937)
someone who originates or causes or initiates something

author (verb)	Pynchon (verb)
be the author of