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A '''festival''' is a seasonal event that is held in the [[festival grounds]] in ''[[The Sims 3: Seasons]]''. A festival may or may not occur the second day after the [[Weather|season]] changes. During the first day of the season, the festival grounds will be in "under construction" state. All premade festival grounds have the under construction state. If the players create their own custom festival, they may not provide the under construction state, in which case the festival will begin as soon as the season changes.
|name = Writing
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|caption= A Sim practicing her writing
}}{{See also|Book}}{{For|the similar skill|Creativity (skill)}}{{For|the career in ''[[The Sims 4]]''|Writer}}
[[File:Writing skill icon.png|left]]'''Writing''' is a [[skill]] in ''[[The Sims 3]]''. The skill is augmented by [[Artistic]] trait and Acclaimed Author [[lifetime reward]]. Aside from Artistic trait, many traits can be beneficial and helpful for this skill. Sims learn Writing skill by writing books, e.g. novels, reports, journals, screenplays{{Vgversion|TS3:LN}}, and comics{{Vgversion|TS3:UL}}; practicing writing on the computer, or taking a Writing class at the [[office building]] rabbit hole. Upon gaining the first level, Sims will be given a laptop in their [[inventory]].
[[Child]]ren and older can write books. [[Toddler]]s who have read toddler books about Writing will earn Writing skill as soon as they grow up and practice writing, based on how many books they've read. With ''[[The Sims 3: Ambitions]]'', Sims can register as a [[Skill career|self-employed]] Writer.
Festivals are open at 8 AM and closed at 9 PM. During the closing time, Sims will not be able to enter enclosed buildings at the festival grounds, such as toilet stalls, or use certain objects like chairs. Sims who perform certain activities at the festivals will earn festival tickets which can be redeemed at the concession stands. Not all activities will reward Sims with festival tickets. Festival tickets are only rewarded if the activities are performed at the festival grounds. Only playable Sims can earn festival tickets, so when players try to select a different household, those Sims will not have any festival tickets in their [[inventory]].
==Statistics==
==Generic festival objects==
* Books Read
Generic festival objects are always available at any festivals regardless of the season.
* Current Book Completed
* Completed Books
* Scrapped Writings
* Pages Written
* Flops
* Hits
* Best Sellers
* Most Experienced Genre
* Most Profitable Book
* Money Earned Writing
* Current Weekly Royalties
==Challenges==
===Concession stand===
;Speed Writer
Sims can buy food and redeem festival tickets at the concession stand. The concession stand has different menus and items for different seasons. Sims with '''Festival Frequenter''' [[lifetime reward]] will get half price for the food. Some of the items are not available in the [[Buy mode]]. Some of the food are from the [[food truck]] and [[ice cream truck]], and therefore requires ''[[The Sims 3: Late Night]]'' and ''[[The Sims 3: Pets]]''.
Speed Writers are so prolific that they've earned §30,000 in royalties. Speed Writers write more quickly than normal writers.
;Prolific Writer
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Prolific Writers have written at least 20 books in their career. They are so well known that they tend to write far more best-sellers than their counterparts.
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!Food / drink !! Price
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|Coffee || 5
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|Freezer Bunny Popsicle || 8
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|French Fries || 8
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|Fruit Punch || 5
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|Garlic Fries || 8
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|Grasshopper Pie || 8
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|Hamburger || 10
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|Hot Dogs || 10
|-
|Hot Wings || 10
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|Ice Cream Cone || 8
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|Lemonade || 5
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|Marshmallow Bunny || 5
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|Nachos || 10
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|Onion Rings || 8
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|Soda || 5
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|Tofu Dog || 10
|}
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{|class="plaintable heading-blue"
!Item !! Tickets
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|Inflato Aqualounge || 10
|-
|Rain Disruptor (Waterproof) || 10
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|Horseshoe Court || 25
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|Busy Bee Bouncing Bobble || 25
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|Soccer Goal || 50
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|Love Inspector || 50
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|Face Painting Booth || 50
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|Bucktooth Butternut || 500
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;Specialist Writer
|-|Summer concession stand =
Writers must pen at least 5 novels in a specific genre to be known as a specialist for the genre.<ref>Specialist is given to the first genre that has 5 completed novels. The specialization will change to the genre with the most completed books. In the case of a tie, the tiebreaker is based on the following list: Trashy > Drama > Science Fiction > Fantasy > Humor > Satire > Mystery > Romance > Historical > Children > Vaudeville > Biography > Article > Autobiography > Masterpiece > Political Memoir > Life Story > Fiction > Non-fiction > Poetry > Horror > Sports > Comic. For example, if the Sim has completed 5 Romance novels, on completion of his fifth Mystery novel, the specialization will change. In order to then change the specialization to Children, the Sim must complete at least six Children's books. Each Genre gets its own special [[/List of Specialist blurbs|blurb]], except for Life Story and Political Memoir, where the specialization will say "**Unknown Genre**"</ref> Such specialists write far more hits and best-sellers in their particular genre than most.
Sims can start writing a book from the computer. Only one book per type (e.g. novel, comic, or screenplay) can be written at a time. On starting a book, the players will be prompted to name the book title. Different genre has different book length. Sims have a base rate of 0.12 page per minute (PPM). Higher PPM rate allows Sims to finish the book faster. The PPM rate is modified by several factors:
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*+0.03 PPM if the Sim has the [[Bookworm]] trait.
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*+0.025 PPM per Writing skill level.
*+0.003 PPM per book read, capped at 0.15 PPM or 50 books.
*±0 PPM per book written, capped at 20 books (The value is set to 0, but it is possible to tune the value in the game files using a mod).
*x1.4 PPM if the Sim has completed Speed Writer skill challenge.
*x0.8 PPM if the Sim has the [[Perfectionist]] trait.
This means a Sim can have a maximum of 0.77 PPM rate. At every one fifth of the book progress, Sims will earn partial work payment by 50% of the book's length. Partial work payment is only earned for novel writing; it is not earned for comics, articles, or screenplays. Unlike most other skill building techniques, Sims will earn Writing skill points once they stop writing novel, instead of while writing.
===Screenplay===
Sims at level 8 of [[Film]] career in the Directing branch have the option to write screenplay on the computer. There are five types of screenplay, which are action, science fiction, romantic comedy, indie, and drama. Each requires Writing skill level 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8, respectively. The value of a screenplay ranges from §0 to §1,500. Screenplays can be sold in the [[film studio]]. Sims with Suave Seller [[lifetime reward]] can sell a screenplay worth +15% more.
Finished screenplays do not contribute to the Sim's royalty earnings.
==Quality and royalty==
When Sims finish writing a book, they will immediately receive payment worth the book's royalty. On the next day, Sims will receive a copy of the written book in the [[mailbox]]. Articles will not be mailed, but simply appear in the Sim's inventory, however. The written books can be found in the [[library]], bought from the [[bookstore]], or ordered from the computer.
There are four qualities of a written book: flop, normal, hit, and best seller. There are many factors that contribute the quality of the books:
*The base chance of the quality depends on the Sim's skill level. Below is the table of base quality chance.
*-1.5 (flop), +1.5 (hit), and +1.5 (best seller) for each previously written novel of the same genre. The value is capped at ±60.
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*-20 (flop), +20 (hit), and +20 (best seller) if the Sim has the Bookworm trait.
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*-15 (flop), +15 (hit), and +20 (best seller) if the Sim has the Perfectionist trait.
!Item !! Tickets
*+20 (hit) and +20 (best seller) if the Sim is a specialist writer of the genre.
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*+15 (hit) and +5 (best seller) if the Sim has completed Prolific Writer skill challenge.
|Mistletoe || 10
*+5 (hit) and +5 (best seller) if the Sim has received an advice from the boss, a random career even in [[Journalism]] career.
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|Snowy the Snow Bear || 10
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|Small Ice Skating Rink || 50
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|Face Painting Booth || 50
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|Family Fun Water Arena || 50
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|Snowboard Half-Pipe || 100
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|Large Ice Skating Rink || 100
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|s-GNOME-man Bittertotter || 500
|}
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==Tips==
===Face painting booth===
*Writing a novel reduces the [[fun]] motive, but Sims with [[Night Owl]] trait that has "Enjoying the Late Night" moodlet gains fun from it.{{Vgversion|TS3:SN}}
[[File:Festival generic - face painting booth.jpg|210px|thumb|A Sim having her face painted]]
Sims can get a temporary face paint at the face painting booth, which will wear off in 9 hours. Face painting costs §50, while Sims with the '''Festival Frequenter''' lifetime reward will get a half price. Sims will earn 5 festival tickets from having their face painted. Some face paints are available in certain season only, and there are 2 face paints that are randomly available in every season. The available face paints are as following:
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* Happy Clown
* Feline
* Unicorn
* Whimsical
* Stars
* Pirate (random)
* Plumbobs (random)
* Bunny (spring)
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* Hearts (spring)
* Sun (summer)
* Surfer (summer)
* Pumpkin (fall)
* Turkey (fall)
* Snowflakes (winter)
* Freezer Bunny (winter)
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==Notes==
There's a 20% chance Sims will get a failure face paint. [[Unlucky]] Sims will get +15% higher chance, while [[Lucky]] Sims will get -4% lower chance. [[Ghost]]s, [[Mummy|mummies]], [[SimBots]], and [[imaginary friend]]s cannot have their face painted.
Up to 8 Sims can take a greeting card at the seasonal-themed photo booth. After Sims are done taking a photo, each of them will have a greeting card in their inventory. Greeting cards can be hung on the wall or placed on a surface. Additionally, the players are able to share the greeting cards in their own wall or their friend's wall at [[TheSims3.com]], or share it to Facebook and Twitter.
In addition to photo booths, Sims can also take greeting cards at the [[city hall]], [[science lab]], or [[school]]. Different photo booth or [[rabbit hole]] will have different backdrop for the greeting card. Sims in the greeting cards will pose like in [[Create a Sim|Create a Family]] snapshot.
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Greeting card sharing interface.png|Sharing a greeting card online
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==Spring festival==
===Easter egg hunt===
[[File:Festival spring - Easter egg hunt.jpg|210px|thumb|A child collecting an Easter egg]]
Every day during spring, Easter eggs will be randomly scattered around the festival grounds. The game will randomly spawn 10-20 Easter eggs at 5 AM. Sims can pick up an Easter egg when they see one, or search for eggs so they will look for the eggs on their own. Sims will earn a festival ticket for each egg they collect. There's a 10% chance finding a fancy festival egg when picking up an egg, and a 3% chance of the Bucktooth Butternut spring [[Mysterious Mr. Gnome|magic gnome]]. Sims can place the fancy festival egg at home as a decor that's worth §500.
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Fancy festival egg.jpg|Fancy festival egg
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===Horseshoe court===
[[File:Festival spring - horseshoe court.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims playing with horseshoe court]]
Horseshoe court can be played by up to four Sims, with two teams consisting of two Sims. Sims will take turns tossing horseshoes. Sims will build the [[Secret skills#Seasons|hidden Horseshoes skill]]. The higher the skill, the more likely they will make a good toss. The winners of the game will earn 25 festival tickets, while the losers will earn 5.
===Kissing booth===
[[File:Festival spring - kissing booth.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims being kissed at the kissing booths]]
Sims can ask to be kissed by a kissing booth attendant for §5. There are two kinds of kissing booths, one of each gender. Kissing booth kiss is not a romantic social, and therefore will not trigger jealousy. The kiss will not count towards first kiss either. Receiving a kiss from the attendant will give a positive "Got Kissed at a Kissing Booth" moodlet that lasts for 8 hours. Asking to be kissed will increase the Sim's gender preference towards the attendant's gender.
Sims who ask to be kissed will give a different kissing animation based on their traits. Sims with Great Kisser or Hopeless Romantic trait will give a steamy kiss, Sims with [[Shy]], [[Loner]], or [[Loser]] trait will give a shy kiss; while Sims with [[Slob]] trait will give a sloppy kiss.
[[File:Festival spring - tending kissing booth.jpg|210px|thumb|A Sim tending a kissing booth]]Sims can also attend the kissing booth to earn extra money. They will earn money depending on how many kisses they've made. Each kiss will earn the Sim between §0-§10. Sims can use the self-"Be Flirty" interaction, which can make them more attractive so other Sims are more likely to ask to be kissed. Sims who are a vampire, have [[Great Kisser]] or [[Hopeless Romantic]] trait, or have Attractive lifetime reward will also attract other Sims, albeit considerably less than being flirty.
===Love tester machine===
[[File:Festival spring - love tester machine.jpg|210px|thumb|Two Sims using a love tester machine]]
Sims can use the love tester machine alone or with someone for §5. The machine will calculate and give a result. The machine has 10 outcomes, ranging from good to bad:
# <font color="green">Uncontrollable</font>
# <font color="green">Hot Stuff</font>
# <font color="green">Passionate</font>
# <font color="green">Burning</font>
# Wild
# Naughty but Nice
# Mild
# <font color="red">Harmless</font>
# <font color="red">Clammy</font>
# <font color="red">Cold Fish</font>
The machine will generate a random number. The number is modified by the Sims' [[temperature]], [[Trait (The Sims 3)|traits]] (if used alone), and relationships (if used together). Low temperature will give negative bonus to the calculation, while high temperature will give positive bonus. The positive traits and lifetime rewards that affect the score Attractive, [[Charismatic]], and [[Flirty]], while the negative traits are [[Childish]], [[Commitment Issues]], and [[Loner]]. If both Sims are romantic interests, partnered, engaged, or married, they will get a positive bonus, while exes will get negative bonus. If both Sims are also attracted to each other, they'll get a positive bonus.
As the machine calculates the score, good outcomes will give "Burning Loins" [[moodlet]], 3 festival tickets, and a relationship boost; neutral outcomes will give 2 festival tickets; and bad outcomes will give "Frozen Loins" moodlet, 1 festival ticket, and a damaged relationship.
There are certain conditions that will result the machine to give a definite positive or negative outcome.
* If either Sim has "Frozen Loins" moodlet, they will always get a bad result; but if either Sim has "Burning Loins" moodlet, they will always get a good result. The "Frozen Loins" moodlet check always precedes the "Burning Loins" moodlet, however.
* If used alone, a [[SimBot]] has a 50% chance that they will get Uncontrollable result.
* Certain [[life state]]s will give definite outcomes. The following pairings will give a positive outcome:
** Both of them are SimBots
** Both of them are [[Werewolf|werewolves]]
** Both of them are [[zombie]]s
** One of them is a [[Vampire (The Sims 3)|vampire]], while the other one is a regular Sim
** One of them is an [[imaginary friend]], while the other one is a [[fairy]]
* On the other hand, certain life state pairings will also give a negative outcome:
** Only one of them is a SimBot
** One of them is a vampire, while the other one is a werewolf
** One of them is a [[witch]], while the other one is a regular Sim
===Spring dance floor===
[[File:Festival spring - dance floor.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims dancing at the dance floor]]
On last day of every spring, the festival will announce king and queen of the spring dance. Sims need to dance for at least an hour at the spring dance floor in the festival grounds in order to be qualified as a king or queen. There's a 20% chance for a Sim to be picked, and an additional +20% for each hour they dance. This means that Sims who have danced for 5 hours will always be picked for qualification. If there are more than 2 Sims who are picked, the game will randomly determine the king and queen of the spring dance queen; otherwise the sole Sim who is picked will become the king or queen. Dancing any longer will not increase the odds to be crowned.
Sims who is crowned the king or queen of the spring dance will receive a plaque in their [[mailbox]] and earn 250 festival tickets. They will also become the subject of Spring Dance King and Spring Dance Queen [[Photography]] subject.
==Summer festival==
===Hot dog eating contest===
[[File:Festival summer - hot dog eating contest.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims competing in a hot dog eating contest]]
Up to four Sims can compete in a hot dog eating contest. Sims can participate in the contest on their own or invite others to join. If no one is available to participate, the contest is cancelled and Sims have to retry participating. The contest lasts for approximately an hour, during which the winner will be determined, and after the contest is over, Sims have to wait for another two hours to compete again. If the eating contest stand is not on a festival lot, the contest can immediately be participated in again. [[Plumbot]]s, stuffed Sims, and nauseous Sims cannot participate in the eating contest.
In determining the winner, each of the participants has a weighted winning chance. They are given a random weighted chance between 0 to 50. The higher the weighted chance a participant has, the more likely they'll win. It's not impossible, however, that a participant with lower weighted chance wins. The weighted chance is modified by a number of factors.
*If the Sim is hungry, the weighted chance increases by +10.
*For each eating contest a Sim has participated in, the weighted chance increases by +5, but is capped at +25.
*If the Sim is a [[SimBot]], a [[ghost]], or an [[imaginary friend]], the weighted chance increases by +10. If the Sim is a [[Vampire (The Sims 3)|vampire]] or a [[mummy]], the chance decreases by -10.
*If the Sim's [[favorite]] food is hot dog (or key lime pie for pie eating contest), the chance increases by +10.
*If the Sim has the '''Competitive Eater''' [[lifetime reward]], the chance increases by +20.
{{Info||Weighted chance is not percentage, so the value may go over 100.}}
At the end of the contest, the winner will earn 25 festival tickets, while other participants will earn 5 festival tickets. The winner can boast their victory, and all participants will bring home an excellent platter of hot dogs. There's a 33% chance the participant will vomit right after the contest ends, and another 30% chance they will get nauseous and vomit later. [[Vegetarian]] Sims will always get nauseous. There's also a 2% chance the watchers may vomit, and an additional +5% chance if the Sim is a vegetarian or [[Pregnancy|pregnant]].
Sims with '''Competitive Eater''' lifetime reward has numerous advantages in addition to boosted weighted chance. They will not get stuffed or fat from participating in the contest, and they will not vomit or nauseous.
Roller skating rink is a common festival object in most seasons. There are two sizes of roller skating rinks; small and large. Small rink can have 5 skaters, while large rink can have 5 skaters in the outer lane and 3 in the inner lane. Skating will grant 5 festival tickets no matter how long Sims skate. Sims with [[Bot Fan]] trait in their robot form cannot skate.
Skating on the skating rink increases the [[Secret skills#Seasons|hidden Skating skill]]. Sims with low Skating skill will start skating slowly and wobbly. At level 2, they will start skating fast. At level 3, they can spin alone or with another skater in the middle of the rink. The higher the skill, the better they spin alone. At level 4, they can skate backwards. The hidden skill goes up to level 6. Sims can ask anyone to spin together regardless of [[relationship]].
[[Ghost]]s, [[Mummy|mummies]], [[SimBot]]s, [[Vampire (The Sims 3)|vampires]], [[imaginary friend]]s in their toy form, [[genie]]s, [[Fairy|fairies]], [[Werewolf|werewolves]] in their wolf form, and [[zombie]]s will not skate on the skating rink. Instead, they will run or hover around. In addition, they cannot perform skate backwards or spin.
===Water balloon fight===
===Soccer goal===
===Tanning booth===
==Fall festival==
===Pie eating contest===
[[File:Festival fall - pie eating contest.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims competing in a pie eating contest]]
A pie eating contest is essentially the same as hot dog eating contest. The same applications apply to the pie eating contest, although with a few differences. Sims will eat key lime pie and receive an excellent platter of key lime pie. In addition, Sims' face will be smeared from pie and their [[hygiene]] drops slightly.
Writing is a skill in The Sims 3. The skill is augmented by Artistic trait and Acclaimed Author lifetime reward. Aside from Artistic trait, many traits can be beneficial and helpful for this skill. Sims learn Writing skill by writing books, e.g. novels, reports, journals, screenplays[TS3:LN], and comics[TS3:UL]; practicing writing on the computer, or taking a Writing class at the office building rabbit hole. Upon gaining the first level, Sims will be given a laptop in their inventory.
Children and older can write books. Toddlers who have read toddler books about Writing will earn Writing skill as soon as they grow up and practice writing, based on how many books they've read. With The Sims 3: Ambitions, Sims can register as a self-employed Writer.
Speed Writers are so prolific that they've earned §30,000 in royalties. Speed Writers write more quickly than normal writers.
Prolific Writer
Prolific Writers have written at least 20 books in their career. They are so well known that they tend to write far more best-sellers than their counterparts.
Specialist Writer
Writers must pen at least 5 novels in a specific genre to be known as a specialist for the genre.[1] Such specialists write far more hits and best-sellers in their particular genre than most.
Sims can start writing a book from the computer. Only one book per type (e.g. novel, comic, or screenplay) can be written at a time. On starting a book, the players will be prompted to name the book title. Different genre has different book length. Sims have a base rate of 0.12 page per minute (PPM). Higher PPM rate allows Sims to finish the book faster. The PPM rate is modified by several factors:
This means a Sim can have a maximum of 0.77 PPM rate. At every one fifth of the book progress, Sims will earn partial work payment by 50% of the book's length. Partial work payment is only earned for novel writing; it is not earned for comics, articles, or screenplays. Unlike most other skill building techniques, Sims will earn Writing skill points once they stop writing novel, instead of while writing.
Sims at level 8 of Film career in the Directing branch have the option to write screenplay on the computer. There are five types of screenplay, which are action, science fiction, romantic comedy, indie, and drama. Each requires Writing skill level 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8, respectively. The value of a screenplay ranges from §0 to §1,500. Screenplays can be sold in the film studio. Sims with Suave Seller lifetime reward can sell a screenplay worth +15% more.
Finished screenplays do not contribute to the Sim's royalty earnings.
When Sims finish writing a book, they will immediately receive payment worth the book's royalty. On the next day, Sims will receive a copy of the written book in the mailbox. Articles will not be mailed, but simply appear in the Sim's inventory, however. The written books can be found in the library, bought from the bookstore, or ordered from the computer.
There are four qualities of a written book: flop, normal, hit, and best seller. There are many factors that contribute the quality of the books:
The base chance of the quality depends on the Sim's skill level. Below is the table of base quality chance.
Quality
Skill Level
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Flop
0
0
35
20
15
10
10
8
8
5
4
Hit
5
5
5
8
10
11
11
12
12
12
15
Best seller
2
2
5
5
5
7
7
7
7
7
10
-1.5 (flop), +1.5 (hit), and +1.5 (best seller) for each previously written novel of the same genre. The value is capped at ±60.
-20 (flop), +20 (hit), and +20 (best seller) if the Sim has the Bookworm trait.
-15 (flop), +15 (hit), and +20 (best seller) if the Sim has the Perfectionist trait.
+20 (hit) and +20 (best seller) if the Sim is a specialist writer of the genre.
+15 (hit) and +5 (best seller) if the Sim has completed Prolific Writer skill challenge.
+5 (hit) and +5 (best seller) if the Sim has received an advice from the boss, a random career even in Journalism career.
↑Specialist is given to the first genre that has 5 completed novels. The specialization will change to the genre with the most completed books. In the case of a tie, the tiebreaker is based on the following list: Trashy > Drama > Science Fiction > Fantasy > Humor > Satire > Mystery > Romance > Historical > Children > Vaudeville > Biography > Article > Autobiography > Masterpiece > Political Memoir > Life Story > Fiction > Non-fiction > Poetry > Horror > Sports > Comic. For example, if the Sim has completed 5 Romance novels, on completion of his fifth Mystery novel, the specialization will change. In order to then change the specialization to Children, the Sim must complete at least six Children's books. Each Genre gets its own special blurb, except for Life Story and Political Memoir, where the specialization will say "**Unknown Genre**"
