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- For the self-employed Writer career in The Sims 3, see Skill career#Writer.
Two writers at work.
Writer is a career track introduced in The Sims 4. It focuses on the Writing skill.
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 | ||||
| §25/hour | No Bonus | |||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 11:00 - 19:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Practice writing for 3 hours. | ||||
| Perks: No | ||||
| 2) Blogger | ||||
| §32/hour | Bonus Unknown | |||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 11:00 - 19:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Writing: 2 | ||||
| Write a book | ||||
| Perks:Milton Word Processor | ||||
| 3) Freelance Article Writer | ||||
| §38/hour | Bonus Unknown | |||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 9:00 - 17:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Writing: 3 | ||||
| Self-publish 4 books | ||||
| Perks:Still Life with Apple and Pitcher and Books and Bottles and Flowers | ||||
| 4) Advice Columnist | ||||
| §44/hour | Bonus Unknown | |||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 09:00 - 17:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Writing: 4 | ||||
| Write 3 books | ||||
| Perks:The Thinker | ||||
| 5) Regular Contributor | ||||
| §50/hour | §703 | |||
| S M T W T F S | Pension unknown | |||
| Hours: 08:00 - 16:00
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| Performance Factors | ||||
| Writing: 5 | ||||
| Self-publish 4 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
Two authors at work.
| 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
Two journalists at work.
| 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 | ||||
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