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

Other names for Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers: Author, Biographer, Book Reviewer, Business Writer, Children's Author, Columnist/Commentator, Comic Book Writer, Comic Writer, Continuity Writer, Creative Writer, Critic, Crossword Puzzle Maker, Documentary Script Writer, Dramatist, Editorial Writer, Fiction and Nonfiction Prose Writer, Fiction Writer, Film Writer, Free Lance Writer, Freelance Journalist, Freelance Writer, Gag Writer, Game Author, Ghost Writer, Greeting Card Maker, Greeting Card Writer, Humorist, Librettist, Literary Writer, Lyricist, Magazine Journalist, Magazine Writer, Motivational Speaker, Movie Writer, Music Critic, Music Journalist, Novelist, Play Writer, Playwright, Poet, Program Writer, Publications Writer, Radio Script Writer, Scenario Writer, Screen Writer, Script Writer, Short Story Writer, Song Lyricist, Song Writer, Songwriter, Speech Writer, Sports Writer, Story Writer, Television Script Writer, Television Writer, Travel Writer, Verse Writer,

• Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
• 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.
• Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.
• Follow appropriate procedures to get copyrights for completed work.
• Write fiction or nonfiction prose such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.
• 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.
• Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews.
• Write narrative, dramatic, lyric, or other types of poetry for publication.
• Attend book launches and publicity events, or conduct public readings.
• Write words to fit musical compositions, including lyrics for operas, musical plays, and choral works.
• Adapt text to accommodate musical requirements of composers and singers.
• Teach writing classes.
• Write humorous material for publication, or for performances such as comedy routines, gags, and comedy shows.
• Collaborate with other writers on specific projects.