The phrase "author managed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where an author has taken control or oversight of a particular process or project, often in the context of writing or publishing.
Example: "The project was a success because the author managed every aspect of the publication process meticulously."
Alternatives: "author supervised" or "author directed".
It's amazing how the author managed to tell someone's life story through a series of letters.
Melanie Thernstrom, in her review of Mira Bartok's memoir, "The Memory Palace" (Jan . 9, expresses amazement at how the author managed to overcome childhood trauma "to become such a remarkable, accomplished person".
AC: This author managed the patient, collected the data, and wrote the manuscript.
JM, SD, ZK, SP: These authors contributed to the patient care, and helped write the manuscript.KT: This author managed the patient, and helped write the manuscript.
Mr. Uros Drazevic for the radio "Story of Equine Therapy" that was broadcast on the Belgrade based Radio Studio B. In eight minutes, the author managed to create a touching story and a vivid sound picture using a skillful combination of words, music and authentic sound effects.
At one atypically overripe moment the author manages to use "miasmic," "ether," "teeming," "bacilli," "succumb," "writhe" and "tender torment" in the same sentence.
Sometimes the particulars of bureaucratic infighting can be almost numbing, but whenever the narrative threatens to bog down the author manages to revive the reader's interest.
It's also the story of how one well-meaning author manages to squander 75percentt of the reader's good will.
Emotion runs high in these chapters and it is very well written as the author manages to make the reader feel very emotional and sorry for Daisy.
It's almost impossible to write about the kind of subtle, inward sorrows and tensions that animate this story, and the author manages the challenge handsomely.
The author manages to sustain the tragic hilarity of Desmond's warped mental state through most of the novel's ambling plot.
