Creative Writer

Description

​Creative writers create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance. They write fiction or nonfiction prose such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays. They also revise written material to fulfill personal standards and to satisfy the needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers worldwide.

Creative Writer Key Responsibilities:

• Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events;
• Plan project arrangements or outlines, and organize material accordingly;
• Write words to fit musical compositions, including lyrics for operas, musical plays, and choral works;
• Follow appropriate procedures to get copyrights for completed work;
• Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue, to create material;
• Confer with clients, editors, publishers, or producers to discuss changes or revisions to written material;
• Write narrative, dramatic, lyric, or other types of poetry for publication;
• Adapt text to accommodate musical requirements of composers and singers;
• Write humorous material for publication, or for performances such as comedy routines, gags or skits, and comedy shows;
• Write material for artistic or entertainment purposes;
• Collaborate with other writers on specific projects;
• Collaborate with others to prepare or perform artistic productions.