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The Sims 3: Writing Guide - List of All Book Types for Writers
Write Books and Become a Master Author
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Writing Challenges, Opportunities and Wishes
This is a list of all book types that authors can write in the Sims 3. Use it to help choose what types of books to write to maximize your profit. For example, books like dramas can take a long time to write, yet provide relatively low profit from royalty checks compared to books of similar size. In the table, look to the profitability column for my rating of how much profit you get per page out of a book type.
| Book Genre | Skill Level or Other Requirement | Skill Journal Royalty Rating | How Many Pages? | Average Royalty Check | Book Type Profitability Per Page |
| Article | Journalism Level 3 | N/A | 80 | 1 time $200 | Low |
| Auto Biography | Written 3 Biographies | 3 | 160 | 1 time $800 | Low |
| Biography | Offered through Writing Opportunities | 3 | 160 | 1 time $800 | Low, but can boost relations with other Sims |
| Children's | Level 3 Writing, Level 4 Painting | 1 | 105 | $450/week | Medium-High |
| Drama | Writing Level 3 | 2 | 305 | $600/week | Medium-Low |
| Fantasy | Write 3 Sci-Fi Books | 3 | 440 | $1300/week | Medium |
| Fiction | Available at Start | 1 | 90 | $130/week | Quite Low |
| Historical | Writing Level 6, Be an Elder | 3 | 505 | $1300/week | Medium |
| Humor | Writing Level 5. 3 For Good Sense of Humor | 2 | 340 | $500/week | Medium-High |
| Life Story | Level 10 Career Opportunity | 3 | 400 | $2,000 1 time | High |
| Masterpiece | Write 25 Books | 5 | 2,000 | $13,000+/week | Crazy High! |
| Mystery | Writing Level 8 | 3 | 500 | $1200+/week | Medium |
| Non-Fiction | Available at Start | 1 | 90 | $130/week | Quite Low |
| Political Memoir | Leader of the Free World Political Opportunity | 3 | 400 | $2,000 1 time | High |
| Report | Law Enforcement Level 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Used by Law Enforcement as Career Requirement |
| Romance | Writing 10, Level 6 for Hopeless Romantics | 4 | 650 | $3,000 | Quite High |
| Satire | Write 3 Humor Books | 3 | 350 | $1300 | High |
| Science Fiction | Level 1 Writing, or at Start for Computer Whiz | 1 | 150 | $300 | Low |
| Trashy | Writing Level 2 or At Start for Inappropriate | 1 | 190 | $350 | Low |
| Vaudeville | Write the following: 2 Drama Books 2 Humor Books 2 Mystery Books 2 Romance Books 2 Sci-Fi Books | 4 | 1250 | $6,000 | Quite High |
| The Sims 3 Skills | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tips | Cheats | Athletic | Charisma | Collecting | Cooking | Fishing |
| Gardening | Guitar | Handiness | Inventing | Logic | Martial Arts |
| Nectar Making | Painting | Parenting | Photography | Sculpting | Writing |
