Writer
Writer is a career track introduced in The Sims 4.
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- For the self-employed Writer career in The Sims 3, see Skill career#Writer.
Game description
Get paid to express your ideas with beautiful turns of phrase, and words - wonderful words.
Position Levels
| File:Writer Thumbnail.png Writer Career Levels | ||||
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| 1) Writer's Assistant | ||||
| [Sim] is about to learn what it means to pay his dues as an assistant-assistant coffee-getter, assistant fact-looker-upper, and assistant paperwork-filer. After a while, he may even get to do some writing, although his boss will take the credit. | §25/hour | No Bonus | ||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 11:00 - 19:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Read Books | ||||
| Perks: No | ||||
| 2) Blogger | ||||
| It's more important to write fast than to write well...does [Sim] have what it takes? Bloggers only get paid if they get clicks, so he'd better study the things people click on. (Cat videos and numbered lists.) | §32/hour | Bonus
-§ 402 -Milton Word Processor | ||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 11:00 - 19:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Writing: 2 | ||||
| Read Books | ||||
| Perks: Milton Word Processor | ||||
| 3) Freelance Article Writer | ||||
| Now [Sim]'s working for himself, writing what he wants...or at least paying clients want.Unfortunately, paying clients want articles about "10 Creative Ways to Eat Mushrooms" or "Hot Tips to Drive Your Dog Wild." It's not glamorous, but it's a living! | §38/hour | Bonus
-§ 502 -Still Life with Apple and Pitcher and Books and Bottles and Flowers -Pitch Story Idea Interaction | ||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 9:00 - 17:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Writing: 3 | ||||
| Write Books | ||||
| Perks: Still Life with Apple and Pitcher and Books and Bottles and Flowers | ||||
| 4) Advice Columnist | ||||
| He's always thought of himself as a know-it-all, but now [Sim] is a professional know-it-all. The life of an advice columnist is full of deranged in-laws, mailmen without personal boundaries, and secret second families. But only if he's lucky. | §44/hour | Bonus
-§ 612 -The Thinker | ||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 09:00 - 17:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Writing: 4 | ||||
| Write Books | ||||
| Perks: The Thinker | ||||
| 5) Regular Contributor | ||||
| It's important to have a beat. [Sim] didn't actually have any knowledge about his beat before he started writing about it, but if you sound convincing, you are convincing. The readers will never catch on! The secret? Use lots of big words. | §50/hour | Bonus
-§703 -An Open Book, Framed -New CAS parts | ||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 08:00 - 16:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Writing: 5 | ||||
| Write Books | ||||
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Perks: An Open Book, Framed, New CAS Parts | ||||
After being promoted from Regular Contributor, Sims will be able to choose one of the two career paths, Author or Journalist branch.
Author Branch
If you love the freedom to embellish and invent, the Author's life is for you. Call up a character, chase after a tale.... The written word is yours.
| Writer Career Levels - Author Branch | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6) Short Story Writer | ||||
| §60/hour | §956 | |||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 13:00 - 21:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Writing: 7 | ||||
| Earned §500 publishing books | ||||
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Perks: Antique Tomes | ||||
| 7) Novelist | ||||
| §115/hour | Bonus Unknown | |||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 13:00 - 20:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Writing: 8 | ||||
| Write 5 books | ||||
| Perks: Nom de Plume Quill Pen | ||||
| 8) Fan Favourite | ||||
| §202/hour | Bonus Unknown | |||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 12:00 - 17:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Writing: 9 | ||||
| Earned §2,500 publishing books | ||||
| Perks: The Muse | ||||
| 9) Bestselling Author | ||||
| §296/hour | Bonus Unknown | |||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 12:00 - 17:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Writing: 10 | ||||
| Submit 5 books to literary digests | ||||
| Perks: Door of Perception | ||||
| 10) Creator of Worlds | ||||
| §465/hour | Bonus Unknown | |||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 12:00 - 18:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| None | ||||
| Perks: None | ||||
Journalist Branch
Words can be powerful weapons, when used to expose the truth. As a Journalist, you'll dig up important dirt and scatter it for all to see.
| Writer Career Levels - Journalist Branch | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6) Page Two Journalist | ||||
| §56/hour | Bonus Unknown | |||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 8:00 - 16:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Writing: 7 | ||||
| Charisma: 2 | ||||
| Write 3 articles | ||||
| Perks: Antique Writer's Desk | ||||
| 7) Front Page Writer | ||||
| §83/hour | Bonus Unknown | |||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 8:00 - 15:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Writing: 8 | ||||
| Charisma: 3 | ||||
| Write 5 articles | ||||
| Perks: The Where Should I Go? Ball | ||||
| 8) Investigative Journalist | ||||
| §145/hour | Bonus Unknown | |||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 9:00 - 16:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Writing: 9 | ||||
| Charisma: 4 | ||||
| Earned §500 from articles | ||||
| Perks: Antique Typewriter | ||||
| 9) Editor-In-Chief | ||||
| §189/hour | Bonus Unknown | |||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 9:00 - 16:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Writing: 10 | ||||
| Charisma: 5 | ||||
| Earned §2,500 from articles | ||||
| Perks: Deep Thoughts Bookcase | ||||
| 10) Scribe of History | ||||
| §287/hour | Bonus Unknown | |||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 10:00 - 16:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| None | ||||
| Perks: None | ||||
Premade Writers
- Mortimer Goth, Freelance Article Writer
- Gavin Richards, Blogger