What is an author?
No time to read when there’s texting to do? Good thing it takes just a second to download an e-book. From older classics like George Orwell’s Animal Farm to vampy favs like Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight, amazing stories are out there for the picking thanks to authors and creative writers. Authors develop story lines, characters, action and dialogue in their writings. They produce books, short stories, essays, biographies, poetry and lyrics. Guaranteed you’ll find more drama in a book than a text message.

How much education do you need?
Most author and creative writer careers require a bachelor’s degree.

Does this career fit your personality type?
This career is great for artistic and investigative types.

SKILLS YOU NEED

Creativity Without creativity authors would not be able to come up with such amazing story ideas. So get your creative thinking cap on! Writing Good writing skills are essential to telling stories and writing books that people love to read. Teamwork Authors work with publishers and publicists to promote their books. Many authors also find story inspiration in people around them. Brain Power Good books are based on great ideas that turn into great story lines. Those ideas often come from lots of research and analysis. Doing Good Writing books that people love brings joy to their loves. Authors do good things with every word they write! Math Even authors need math! Math helps with bookkeeping and problem solving. Hey, the hero needs to get out of those jams somehow!

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