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The skill is enhanced by having the Sim [[Inspired|inspired]] or [[Focused|focused]] as, wellor by ashaving the [[Aspiration (The Sims 4)|Aspirationaspiration]] ''Bestselling Author'' under the Creativitycreativity category. Other emotionsemotional states can benefit writing books, which inwill turnresult will createin higher quality books and larger royalty payments,. Sims with the ''Expressionistic'' [[Trait (The Sims 4)|trait]] from the ''Painter Aspiration'' can write all types of emotional books, even if they are not currently experiencing that emotion.

EveryWhenever booka writingnew experiencebook beginsis withstarted, a pop-up dialogue will appear, asking the player to entertype a book title and the description of the book's content. The title field will already have a randomized title, which the player may re-writechoose to overwrite, and the default description is always "This is a <whatever genre>(Genre) Book." After everythe book is finished, Sims may publish them by clicking on the [[mailbox]] and selecting either ''Self-publishingPublish'', Selling''Sell to a Publisher'', or Submitting''Submit to a Literary Digest''. EachThe ofpublishing thesemethod publishingchosen optionsdirectly impactimpacts how much a Sim will earn in royalty payments.  New publishing methods are unlocked by progressing in the writing skill.

Sims can only write using a  [[Computer|computer]],. andThey completedtake 4 in-game hours to write. Completed books can only be published through the  [[Mailbox|mailbox]], and they take 4 Sim hours to write.

Some traits can aid inthe creatingwriting booksprocess and raise theirthe quality of the finished product:

*'''Genius:''' Genius Sims can randomly be Focusedfocused for four Simin-game hours,. thisThis is an opportune time for them to be writing.

*'''Creative:''' Creative Sims can randomly be Inspiredinspired for four4 hours,. thisThis is an opportuneadvantageous time for them to be writing.

*'''Bookworm: ''' Bookworm Sims will getbecome happy after reading or starting a book, becomingand inspired or focused after reading a book.

*'''Muser'''''':''' Available This trait is available only if a Creativecreative aspiration has been selected. Musers get better boosts to their skills when they're inspired.

*'''Poetic:''' AvailableThis trait is available after completing the ''Bestselling Author'' aspiration. Poetic Sims can capture life itself in a book, and wield it to bring back someone they've lost.

*'''Creative Visionary:''' (2000 Satisfaction Points) Sims with this trait have a 20% higher chance toof makemaking Bestsellerbestseller books.

*'''Great''' '''Storyteller'''{{Vgversion|TS4OR}}''':''' (500 Satisfaction Points) Sims with this trait will be more happyhappier when writing books and will getgain moodlets making them feelfor certain emotions after telling a story to another Sim,. theseThese emotions can easily be usedefficiently utilized to create better books.

* '''Focused: '''Focused Sims will writerwrite better quality books and be less distracted.

* '''Flirty:''' Flirty Sims will write better quality Romanceromance books, especially when they're ''Very Flirty''.

* '''Confident:''' Confident Sims will write better Motivationmotivation books, especially when they're ''Very Confident''.

* '''Playful:''' Playful Sims will write better Playfulplayful books, especially when they're ''Very Playful'' or ''Hysterical'' (However, it is very ill-advised to have a Sim ''Hysterical'' as they are greatlyat risk of [[Death|Dyingdying]] from Laughter.laughter).

* '''Energized:''' Energized Sims will write better ''Workout Guides'', especially when they're ''Very Energized''.

Sims can create a variety of books of several genres as well as do many other things with the Writingwriting skill itself:

While raising a Sim's writing skill does not reduce the amount of time it takes to write a book (in-game 4 Sim hours), as a Sim progresses through the Writingwriting Skillskill they can unlock interactions such as new book genres or writing other forms of literature:

* At '''Level 1''', Sims can Practicepractice Writingwriting, and write ''Children's Books''.

* At '''Level 2''', Sims who are sad can write Sadsad Booksbooks, and Sims are able tocan ''Self-Publish'' their works.

* At '''Level 3''', Sims can write ''Short Story Books'', write ''Excuse notesNotes'' for Sims in school or work, read Nonnon-fiction Books for reference (reading will make your Sim ''Inspired''). Sims can ''Discuss FavouriteFavorite Book/Author'' with other Sims., Andand Sims can write ''Motivational Books'' while [[Confident|confident]] as well asor write ''Playful Books'' when [[Playful|playful]].

* At '''Level 4''', Sims can write ''Love EmailsEmail''s to other Sims and write ''Poems,''. asThey wellcan as, canalso write ''Romance Books'' while [[Flirty (emotion)|Flirty]] and ''Workout Guides'' while [[Energized]].

* At '''Level 5''', Sims can write ''Non-Fictionfiction Books'', unlock the ability to ''Sell to Publisher,'' and ''Recite Love Poetry'' as a Social Interaction.

* At '''Level 6''', Sims can write ''Screenplays''.

* At '''Level 7''', Sims can write ''Fantasy Books''.

* At '''Level 8''', Sims can write ''Science-Fiction Books''.

* At '''Level 9''', Sims can write ''Mystery Books'' and nowunlock canthe option to ''Submit to a Literary Digest''.

* At '''Level 10''', Sims can write ''Biographies'' and ''Mentor Sims'' in Writingwriting.

''The Bestselling Author Aspiration'' under the Creativitycreativity category is an Aspirationaspiration path specificallymade especially for writing books and becoming a famous author.

Once the ''Bestselling Author Aspiration'' is complete, Sims with a Level 10 Writingwriting Skillskill can write ''The Book of Life''. The author may bind a Sim's life to the Bookbook, which will allow them to be summoned or even brought back to life. If a Sim has bound the ''Book of Life'' to themselves, only other Sims who have completed the Aspirationaspiration and have a ''Level 10'' Writingwriting skill can resurrect the Sim. However,A ifSim acan Simbecome ''Very Focused'' if they readsread the book bound to themselves they can become Very Focused.

Sims can start a book at any writing level, but certainspecific genres aren't available until the Writingwriting skill increases. The full list of books Sims can create are:

* ''Biography''

* ''Children's''

* ''Fantasy''

* ''Mystery''

* ''Non-Fictionfiction''

* ''Poetry''

* ''Science Fiction''

* ''Screenplay''

* ''Short Story''

These are the book genres that can be created only when a Sim author is inexperiencing a specificparticular moodemotional state (unless the Sim has the ''Expressionistic'' trait from the ''Painter Aspiration''):

* ''Motivation Book'' (Onlyonly if ''Confident'')

* ''Romance'' (Onlyonly if ''Flirty'')

* ''Playful Book'' (Onlyonly if ''Playful'')

* ''Sad Book'' (Onlyonly if ''Sad'')

Authors can write books of varying quality, from Normal, to Good, Excellent, and Bestsellerlevels, depending on the skill level and mood of the author. SimsA whocompleted arebook will be ''Normal'', ''Good'', ''Excellent'', or ''Bestseller''. If a Sim is experiencing a "Very" emotion (e.g ''Very Inspired''), Very Flirty, Very Confident, etc.)this will help increase the quality of the book being written inof the appropriate genre being written.

There are three ways of publishing a Sim's book: ''Self-Publishing'', ''Selling to Publisher,'' and ''Submitting to Literary Digest''. All of these methods of publishing are available through the Mailboxmailbox, however, not all forms of publishing are available right away.

'''Self-Publishing:''' AvailableThis is available at level 2. ''Self Publishing'' is the fastest and easiest way of publishing a book,; however, it produces the leastlowest amount of royalties.

'''Selling to Publisher: '''AvailableThis is available at level 5. ''Selling to a Publisher'' gives the Sim author a moderate amount of royalties. ''Selling to a Publisher'' will getsproduce 50% more earnings than Self-Publishing.

'''Submitting to a Literary Digest: '''AvailableThis is available at level 9. ''Submitting to a Literary Digest'' is only available once a week, but allows for the Sim author to getgain a large amount of royalties. This option doubles the royalties you can get from selling to a publisher,.

Royalties are earned at 10AM10 AM every day for about 20 Sim days for eachper book published. Royalty payments vary according to the quality of the book:

For a Normalnormal Bookbook, the Sim can earn approximately §10-50.

For a Goodgood Bookbook, the Sim can earnmake approximately §50-100.

For an Excellentexcellent Bookbook, the Sim can earnbring in approximately §100-300.

For a Bestsellerbestseller Bookbook, the Sim can earncollect approximately §200-800.

Sims can write multiple books of multiple varieties of quality and genre. Because Publishingpublishing to a Literaryliterary Digestdigest earns the most, but is available only once a week, Sims can earn the most by reserving their Bestsellerbestseller quality books for Literaryliterary Digests,digests and selling the rest to a Publisherpublisher.

The more books, the Sim writes the more royalties that the Sim author can rake in every day. which, ifIf the Sim has made lots of Excellent-Bestsellerexcellent or bestseller books, this can become quite lucrative.

There are other things that Sims can do with the Writingwriting skill, such as writing a Lovelove Emailemail, in which Sims can send emails to a Sim they know (preferably a lover), which will increase the romantic relationship between the writertwo and the Sim the email was sent toSims.

Sims who are in the journalist track of the writing career can write articles for cash. They will first need to interview other Sims by using the 'Interview for Story' or 'Interview About Life' social interaction. In addition, aA Sim can also click on rubbish bins around town and select 'Rummage for Info.'.  The Sim should then sit at a computer and select 'Write Positive Article...' or 'Write Negative Article...' under the 'Write' menu. They will then choose the Sim about whom to write about. A Sim who finishes an article with a level 10 writing skill will earn anywhere between <span>§190 and §210. Writing a positive or negative article does not directly affect the money a Sim who wrote the article can earnearnings, but it can slightly affectchange the relationship with the Sim thatabout whom it was written about. It will take four or five Sim interviews to complete the daily writing task for the writing career's journalist track. </span>

Sims can also write notes for [[Childchild]]ren to skip a day of school, or for [[Youngyoung Adultsadult]]s and older to skip a day of Workwork.