Old author I'd pronounced woke? (4-4)
I believe the answer is:
open-eyed
'woke?' is the definition.
(awake and with eyes open)
'old author i'd pronounced' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'author' becomes 'pen' (to pen something is to author it).
'pronounced' shows a homophone (sound like).
'id' is a homophone of 'eyed'.
'o'+'pen'+'eyed'='OPEN-EYED'
(Other definitions for open-eyed that I've seen before include "Astonished - watchful" , "Forming an encrusted mass" , "Surprised - aware" , "Astonished; fully aware" .)