Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.
<ul><li>Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.</li><li>Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue to create material.</li><li>Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.</li><li>Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.</li><li>Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events.</li><li>Confer with clients, editors, publishers, or producers to discuss changes or revisions to written material.</li><li>Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews.</li><li>Plan project arrangements or outlines, and organize material accordingly.</li><li>Follow appropriate procedures to get copyrights for completed work.</li><li>Attend book launches and publicity events, or conduct public readings.</li><li>Collaborate with other writers on specific projects.</li></ul>