Sure, writing may be the most lucrative career in real life, but inThe Sims 4, your Sims can easily find themselves a place on the bestseller list when they take on the Writer career. Whether they decide to become prolific authors or hard-hitting journalists, they’ve got their work cut out.

Both the Author and Journalist career paths for the Writer career in The Sims 4 offer a variety of interesting bonuses and bring in a good number of Simoleons each day, but the branching paths focus on different skills and require advancement in each to advance through the career.

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Writer Career Overview

One of themore creative careersavailable inthe base gameof The Sims 4, the Writer career track is for Sims most passionate about building theirWriting skill.

These Sims are on track to spendhours at a time writing, leading to plenty of time alone at their desk working away on their nextbest-selling, money-making novel.

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Sims earn royalties from their published works, sure, but for amore stable incomeuntil they’re bestsellers themselves, consider theWriter career.

Available fromphones or computerslike any other job in The Sims 4, this career sees your Sim doing a variety ofassorted Writing tasksas they get promoted through the ranks.

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Become An Author Or Journalist

Once you’ve beenpromoted to Level Sixof the Writer career in The Sims 4, you’ll be allowed to choose a distinctcareer path.

If you’re looking specificallyfor Simoleons, the Journalism branch focuses more on social aspects of writing, butAuthors get paid more in general.

A room in The Sims 4 with floor to ceiling bookshelves and two chairs in a black and white theme

Not only does it have anotablyhigher base pay, but with so many tasks related towriting booksthat can besold for additional profit, you’ll have two revenue streams at once.

Both Authors and Journalists will need towrite for their daily tasks, but the process is a bit different between branches.

a sim seated at a computer by a window overlooking a neighborhood, writing as one of the best careers sims 4

Helpful Traits And Aspirations

Since you’ll be using quite a lot of imagination andInspirationas you work on yourWriting skill in The Sims 4, theCreative traitcan prove a massive help.

Simswith this traitaremore likely to feel naturally Inspiredthroughout the day, leading to massive boosts to their Writing skill.

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Not only that, but theideal mood for going to work is Inspired, meaning Creative Sims have a leg up on going to work in the best mood for performance boosts!

Additionally, giving aspiring Writer theLoner traitcan come in handy, as they’ll be spending plenty oftime alonewritingto practice their skills and finish their daily tasks.

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Sims with the Loner trait see theirSocial need decay slower, which can be helpful during long stretches of solitary work on the computer.

In terms ofaspirations to consider, theBestselling Author aspirationis a great choice for earning a bulk number ofSatisfaction Pointsin return for all the writing you’ll need to do.

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These Sims have a passion forwriting booksand reaching certainWriting skill levels, with the ultimate goal of earningthousands of Simoleons in royalties.

However, the goal for completing the aspiration is thePoetic trait, which allows your Sim to write one of the most powerful items in the game - theBook of Life.

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Givingthe Book of Lifeto another Sim after their death canbring Simsback from the dead, making this one of thebest aspiration rewardsin The Sims 4.

Every Level Of The Writer Career: Pay, Hours, Promotion Requirements, And More

In the table below, we’ve kept track of theworking days, hours, pay rates, and unlocksfor each of the ten levels of the Writer career in The Sims 4.

The career pathbranches at the promotion to Level Six, where you’ll be allowed to choose if you’d like to specialize in novels or articles.

Promotion Requirements and Daily Tasks

Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

11 AM - 7 PM

25/hour ($200/day)

32/hour ($256/day)

Sunday-Tuesday, and Thursday

9 AM - 5 PM

38/hour ($304/day)

44/hour (352/day)

Monday-Wednesday, and Friday

8 AM - 4 PM

50/hour (400/day)

1 PM - 9 PM

60/hour (480/day)

Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday

1 PM - 8 PM

115/hour (805/day)

12 PM - 5 PM

202/hour (1,010/day)

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday

296/hour (1,480/day)

Creator of Worlds (10)

Tuesday and Saturday

12 PM - 6 PM

465/hour (2,790/day)

8 AM- 4 PM

8 AM - 3 PM

9 AM - 4 PM

Editor-in-Chief (9)

Scribe of History (10)

10 AM - 4 PM

287/Hour (1,722/Day)

Plan to spend time socializing in the Journalism career before writing articles - you can’t write them withoutinterviewing Simsfirst.

All Rewards And Items Unlocked In The Writer Career

Finally, we’ve kept tabs on all thefurniture and CAS unlocksas your Sim progresses through the Writer career in The Sims 4.

Plenty of the items aredecorative only, but they add a touch of elegance to any writer’s office!

Items and Interactions Unlocked

Still Life with Apple and Pitcher and Books and Flowers!(Decoration)

(Simoleon bonus only, no items or socials.)

Deep Thoughts Bookcase(Bookcase)

The majority of levels have a Simoleon bonus as well, providing a helpful way to accrue all the decorative or furniture items in the Writer career in The Sims 4.