--- author_select.module	2010-08-22 14:44:31.000000000 -0500
+++ author_select-new.module	2010-08-22 14:44:17.000000000 -0500
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function author_select_form_alter(&$form
     $node = (object)$form['#node'];
 
     // Determine what roles have permission to add/edit this content.
-    $permissions = array('create ' . $node->type . ' content', 'edit any ' . $node->type . ' content');
+    $permissions = array('create ' . $node->type . ' content', 'edit any ' . $node->type . ' content', 'edit own ' . $node->type . ' content', 'create ' . $node->type . ' entries', 'edit any ' . $node->type . ' entries', 'edit own ' . $node->type . ' entries', 'create ' . $node->type . ' topics', 'edit any ' . $node->type . ' topics', 'edit own ' . $node->type . ' topics');
     $roles = array();
 
     $result = db_query('SELECT rid, perm FROM {permission}');