author vs originator

author

noun
  • The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition. 

  • Someone who writes books for a living. 

verb
  • To create a work as its author. 

originator

noun
  • Someone who originates, creates or founds something. 

How often have the words author and originator occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )