The Sims 4 Writer Career Guide

 

Writer Career

The Sims 4 Writer Career is one of ten careers available in the game. The early levels in the writer track are fantastic. There is good base pay rate and the Milton Word Processor that you get at level 2 is extremely useful. It saves you from having to purchase a computer with your starting funds. The daily task of reading books might sound like a pain, but can actually be quite useful since reading Skill Books count towards this requirement. It is beneficial to start reading up on Charisma if you plan on following the Journalist path. Logic is useful for the Author track as increasing the logic skill becomes a requirement later on. The Handiness skill is also useful for either branch as it makes dealing with those inevitable computer repairs easier.
 

Sims 4 Writer Career

 
It is important to know that both career tracks emphasize the Inspired mood. Browsing art and/or viewing a piece of inspiring art right before work will help your Sim get an Inspired moodlet to take to work. Thoughtful showers work too. The still life painting unlocked at level 3 of the writer career is especially handy. With it, you’ll have enough inspiration to make a room give off an inspiring mood which is extremely useful for writers. Inspiration not only improves your writing skill gain and the quality of your books, it also prevents writers block.
 
The Author Branch is for Sims who want to focus on more on writing books. As you progress up this branch, you’ll find your hours and days worked start to dwindle, leaving you with a ton of free time to write your books and work on your logic skill, which is a requirement for advancement. This branch has one of the lowest weekly incomes for the top career level, but that is misleading. The income earned from book royalties will actually make most authors very wealthy. Unfortunately, the career rewards for Authors are not quite as powerful for inspiration as that of Journalists. You can always overcome this by purchasing several copies of your reward objects to stack and amplify their mood effects.
 

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The Journalist Branch is a good choice if you want to interact more with other Sims. Charisma is introduced into the mix as well as Article Writing. The Article Writing interaction takes some getting used to. Before you are given the option to write an article, you must first find something to write about. There are different ways to do this. One method is to successfully perform the “Interview About Life” interaction with somebody. You can also rummage through the trash of a neighbor you know. Once you have your story, you will have the option on your computer to write a positive or negative article about it. You will need to write articles AND improve your Charisma skill to advance through the higher levels of the Journalist career, which can be time consuming. Luckily, talking to people will naturally build your charisma skill. The main benefit of this branch is the reward objects, which generate powerful inspired moodlets.
 
 

Suggested Aspirations

Author Branch: Best Selling Author, Fabulously Wealthy, Nerd Brain
 
 
Journalist Branch: Best Selling Author, Serial Romantic, Party Animal

 
 

Suggested Traits

Author Branch: Creative, Cheerful, Loner, Bookworm, Art Lover, Perfectionist
 
 
Journalist Branch: Creative, Cheerful, Bookworm, Art Lover, Loves Outdoors, Outgoing

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Writer Career

Level
Title
§/Per Hour
Schedule
Daily Earnings
Ideal Mood
Daily Tasks & Promotion Requirements
Rewards
1
Writer's Assistant
§25
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun

(11am-7pm)
§200
Inspired
Read BooksNone
2
Blogger
§32
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun

(11am-7pm)
§256
Inspired
Read Books
Level 2 Writing
§407 Bonus, Milton Word Processor
3
Freelance Article Writer
§38
Mon, Tue, Thurs, Sun

(9am-5pm)
§304
Inspired
Read Books
Level 3 Writing
§509 Bonus, Still Life Painting, Pitch Story Idea
4
Advice Columnist
§44
Mon, Tue, Thurs, Sun

(9am-5pm)
§352
Inspired
Write Books
Level 4 Writing
§611 Bonus, The Thinker
5
Regular Contributor
§50
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri

(8am-4pm)
§400
Inspired
Write Books
Level 5 Writing
§703 Bonus, An Open Book, Framed, Writer's Cap CAS Parts

 
 
 

Author Branch

Level
Title
§/Per Hour
Schedule
Daily Earnings
Ideal Mood
Daily Tasks & Promotion Requirements
Rewards
6
Short Story Writer
§60
Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun

(1pm-9pm)
§480
Inspired
Write Books
Level 7 Writing
Level 2 Logic
§956 Bonus, Antique Tomes, Talk about Bestsellers
7
Novelist
§115
Wed, Thurs, Sat, Sun

(1pm-8pm)
§805
Inspired
Write Books
Level 8 Writing
Level 3 Logic
§1,243 Bonus
8
Fan Favorite
§202
Wed, Thurs, Sat, Sun

(12pm-5pm)
§1,010
Inspired
Write Books
Level 9 Writing
Level 4 Logic
§1,808 Bonus, Nom de Plume Quill Pen
9
Bestselling Author
§296
Tue, Wed, Sat

(12pm-5pm)
§1,480
Inspired
Write Books
Level 10 Writing
Level 5 Logic
§2,421 Bonus, The Muse
10
Creator of Worlds
§465
Tues, Sun

(12pm-6pm)
§2,790
Inspired
N/A§2,885 Bonus, Door of Perception

 
 
 

Journalist Branch

Level
Title
§/Per Hour
Schedule
Daily Earnings
Ideal Mood
Daily Tasks & Promotion Requirements
Rewards
6
Page Two Journalist
§56
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs, Fri

(8am-4pm)
§448
Inspired
Write Articles
Level 7 Writing
Level 2 Charisma
§956 Bonus, Interview about Life, Write Article
7
Front Page Writer
§83
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs, Fri

(8am-3pm)
§581
Inspired
Write Articles
Level 8 Writing
Level 3 Charisma
§1,562 Bonus, Antique Writer's Desk
8
Investigative Journalist
§145
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs

(9am-4pm)
§1,015
Inspired
Write Articles
Level 9 Writing
Level 4 Charisma
§2,031 Bonus, The Where Should I Go? Ball
9
Editor-In-Chief
§189
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs

(9am-4pm)
§1,323
Inspired
Write Articles
Level 10 Writing
Level 5 Charisma
§2,844 Bonus, Antique Typewriter
10
Scribe of History
§287
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs

(10am-4pm)
§1,722
Inspired
N/A§3,697 Bonus, Deep Thoughts Bookcase

 
 
 
 
 
 

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