The Sims 4 Bestselling Author Aspiration

Milestones and The Poetic Reward Trait

by Tom "Metro" Schlueter

Writing a Bestseller for the final Milestone often yields a Confident state, but for getting that Bestseller in the first place your chance goes up by keeping your writer Very Inspired.

Overview and Set Up
I made a J.K. Rowling Sim, and gave her the quintessential writer traits: Creative, Art Lover, and Perfectionist. Creative Sims will often be Inspired which is the emotional state you want to be in while working as it impacts both book quality and skill leveling speed. Art Lover is nice because they can Browse Art on the computer to get a nice buff boosting Inspired right before they work. Perfectionists take a bit longer to make stuff, but have a higher chance of better quality items which is important for Milestones 2-4 of this Aspiration.

With the Painting skill and its aspiration I recommended you go into the painting career for the "Sell to Art Gallery" option as well as the easels that unlock and give a boost to painting quality. Unfortunately with no comparable benefits for writers in the writing career there just is not any reason to join. You might as well stay at home full time to write and make more money.

Milestone I: Fledge-linguist

  • Write 2 Books (75)
  • Write for 1 Hour while Inspired (50)

The first Milestone of the Bestselling Author Aspiration went through some growing pains originally with the mysterious and confusing "Beat Writer's Block." A lot of players, myself included, were like...okay what the heck is this and how do you get it? On top on that, some players could get it doing x, but then other players would try x and could not get it. So, that component is thankfully gone and now everything is more straightforward.

My budding writer decided to start a series of books based on the life of a little boy in 3rd grade who happens to have a full beard, and has serious self control issues when it comes to keeping quiet. so, Hairy Talker was born. Rowling's first book is a Children's Book entitled Hairy Talker and the School Bus Bully. Her second book was a short story. J.K. cleverly made the book title short as well - Hairy Talker and...

A couple tips: As more genres unlock as you skill up writing choose the higher genres for your books because they will bring in larger royalties. Speaking of royalties, just hold onto your initial books and take a pass on Self Publish at lvl 2. Wait until lvl 5 to Sell to Publisher which brings in higher royalties.

Milestone II: Competent Wordsmith

  • Achieve Level 4 Writing Skill (200)
  • Have Written for 15 Total Hours (200)
  • Write 5 Good Books (300)

Writing 5 books will take some time - books take much longer to complete than paintings. Try and grab as much Satisfaction as you can completing Whims to get the Marketable reward. Creative Visionary is the other important reward you need to set your sights on.

Again, as higher genre book types unlock, choose those for your writer. Rowling tried her hand at a Non-Fiction book with Hairy growing up and giving financial advice in Hairy Talker Rambles Incessantly about Stock Options. Fantasy was another genre that unlocked, but Rowling wisely avoided it altogether. Who in the world would buy a book involving sorcerers and magic stuff?

Milestone III: Novelest Novelist

  • Achieve Level 6 Writing Skill (500)
  • Publish 10 Books (350)
  • Write 5 Excellent Books (500)

This Milestone will take close to a full week given you'll maybe be able to write 2 books in a day. Producing Excellent books will be a snap if your writer is a Perfectionist and is Very Inspired at the computer. Rowling had now unlocked Science Fiction and penned Hairy Talker Learns Social Etiquette from Aliens - sort of a combination Science Fiction and self help communication book.

Milestone IV: Bestselling Author

  • Achieve level 10 Writing skill (1000)
  • Complete 3 Bestsellers (750)
  • Have Earned 25,000 in Royalties Publishing Books (1000)

At least for me Milestone III took longer than the final Milestone. When I completed Milestone III and the components for IV showed up I had already maxed writing and was at 20/25k for Royalties. So with this last Milestone it's all about writing 3 Bestsellers. Emotional state while writing a book has a big factor in the final product (Good, Excellent, Bestseller). That's why it's so important to try and get into a Very Inspired state. It's really not difficult. My writer had a certain routine before she started a new book: Woo Hoo with boyfriend, eat a good meal, take a Thoughtful Shower, Browse Art on the computer, and then there's the nice environment score boosting Inspired. Plus, having your writer a Perfectionsist and a Creative Visionary (Rewards Store trait) just adds to the chance of a Bestseller. But, be warned: even if you have all your ducks in a row, writing a Bestseller is not a sure thing, so be prepared for some time to write 3. It may take only 3 books, but, it may take quite a few more.

Lukas, the good news is after you die I can bring you back to life with this Book of Life. The bad news is - I'd like to test this immediately.

Poetic Reward Trait
The Poetic Reward trait is really interesting and very powerful. Once a writer completes the Bestselling Author Aspiration and acquires the Poetic Reward Trait they have a new type of book they can write - Book of Life. So, your writer completes that book and then clicks on the book to capture the life saga of a living Sim they have a relationship with. This book can be read by any Sim once bound (even the target) and will refill their needs to full. If that Sim dies, the writer can summon the ghost to the writer's lot via the book, befriend the ghost and add them to the household. Once you have control of the ghost you can have them read the book to be brought back to life. For its need-filling potential, it's a very potent reward and is a nice alternative to Ambrosia for players with long running game files who do not want to part with their beloved Sims.



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