Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers

What Does a Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers Do?

Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.
• 2Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue to create material.
• 3Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
• 4Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events.
• 5Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.
• 6Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews.
• 7Confer with clients, editors, publishers, or producers to discuss changes or revisions to written material.
• 8Plan project arrangements or outlines, and organize material accordingly.

Required Skills

• Writing
• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Active Learning
• Active Listening
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Creative Cloud software
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• Apple iWork Pages
• Ashley Software Writer's Blocks
• AutoCrit Editing Wizard
• Bare Bones Software BBEdit
• Blogger