Creative Writer

Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.

• Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.
• Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue to create material.
• Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
• Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events.
• Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.
• Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews.