What is the author's persona? a) a  fictional narrator with a distinct personality from the historical author b) the voice created by authors when seeming to speak for themselves c) the attitude the author or narrator has toward the subject matter d) the historical author's personality, background, and viewpoints

An author's persona is the character than an author creates to be the narrator of the story. this means that the author will write the story as though they are the narrator. this means that the correct answer to your question is going to be option B because it speaks about the voice that the author is creating that they use to speak with.
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