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Writer / Author

Creates written content — novels, scripts, articles, poetry, and more.

Did you know?

Stephen King threw away the first pages of Carrie, his first published novel (1974). His wife Tabitha rescued them from the trash and urged him to keep going.

How subjects help

Literature: Study how great authors build tension and dialogue, then use those tricks in your own stories.
History: Research a past time so the clothes, speech and events in a novel feel accurate.
Psychology: Create characters whose choices make sense because you understand what drives people.

A famous name

William Shakespeare: English playwright and poet who wrote Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Macbeth.

Try it yourself: Report today's news

Pick something that really happened today at home, school or outside.
Answer: who, what, when, where and why?
Write it as a five-sentence news story with the most important fact first.
Ask someone who was there: did you get the facts right? Fix anything that was wrong.

Journalists check every fact, lead with what matters most, and correct mistakes openly.

Also try: Direct a frozen stage picture.

Known for it in

USA, UK, France, Japan, Argentina