Authoring is the work of creating content with tools — most often, writing and designing websites, or putting together digital materials such as online courses, help pages, or (in an older use) a DVD.

Authoring『Authoring』 is the work of creating content with tools是用工具創作內容的工作——most often最常見的是, writing and designing websites寫網頁、設計網站, or或 putting together digital materials組合數位教材 such as online courses, help pages像是線上課程、說明頁面, or或 (in an older use)（比較舊的用法裡） a DVD一片DVD。

It is not simply “being a book author.” In computer and education English, people talk about authoring tools and web authoring: software that lets you write the text, place the pictures, and build the pages without necessarily being a full programmer.

It它 is not simply "being a book author."不只是單純「當一個寫書的作者」。In computer and education English在電腦和教育英文裡, people大家 talk about會講到 authoring tools and web authoring製作工具和網頁製作: software軟體 that lets you write the text讓你可以寫文字, place the pictures放圖片, and和 build the pages建構頁面 without necessarily being a full programmer不一定要是全職的程式設計師。

The word feels technical and workplace-like. A novelist is writing a book; a team “doing the authoring” on a company site is producing the pages.

The word這個字 feels technical and workplace-like給人的感覺很技術性、很職場。A novelist小說家 is writing a book是在寫一本書; a team一個團隊 "doing the authoring"在做「authoring」 on a company site在公司網站上 is producing the pages其實是在製作網頁。

The -ing form can also be the ordinary verb (she is authoring a guide), but the sense you need here is the activity, especially around websites.

The -ing form-ing的形式 can also be the ordinary verb也可以當一般動詞用 (she is authoring a guide)（她正在編寫一份指南）, but不過 the sense you need here這裡要的意思 is the activity是這個活動本身, especially around websites尤其是跟網站有關的。