description
Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.
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details
Currently Employed:
3,010
Projected Annual Job Openings:
250
Typical Hourly Wage:
$32.65 - $60.68
Typical Annual Salary:
$67,910 - $126,210
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typical training
Typical education needed for entry:
Bachelor's degree
Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation:
No work experience
Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation:
More than 1 year on-the-job training
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typical job duties
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Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.
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Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue to create material.
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Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.
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Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
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Confer with clients, editors, publishers, or producers to discuss changes or revisions to written material.
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Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events.
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Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews.
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Plan project arrangements or outlines, and organize material accordingly.
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Follow appropriate procedures to get copyrights for completed work.
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Write narrative, dramatic, lyric, or other types of poetry for publication.
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tools & technology
Tools:
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Laser fax machine
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Laser printers
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Personal computers
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Tablet computers
Technology:
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Cloud-based data access and sharing software
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Graphics or photo imaging software
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Office suite software
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Web page creation and editing software
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Word processing software
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