Creative Writers, Lyricists and Poets
Creative Writers, Lyricists and Poets
Career outlook for
Creative Writers, Lyricists and Poets
What's it like?
Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.
Working conditions
Tasks
- 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.
- Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.
Top Skills
- Writing
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Social Perceptiveness
- Learning Strategies
- Monitoring
- Coordination
- Persuasion
- Time Management
- Negotiation
- Service Orientation
- Instructing
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Operations Analysis