How to Write Bestsellers in The Sims 4

If you want to work through the bestselling author aspiration you’ll need to know how to write bestsellers in The Sims 4.

These are the highest quality books your sims can write and are going to earn the most in royalties.

There are a few simple factors that go into the quality of your sim’s writing so let’s dig in!

How to Write Bestsellers in The Sims 4

There are a few factors that go into your sim’s ability to write a best seller. The first factor is the mood they’re in when they’re writing. The ideal mood for writing is inspired, so you should do anything you can to be inspired before writing a book. The easiest way to get inspired is to take a thoughtful shower.

A screenshot from the sims 4 of the thoughtful shower interaction to get inspired to write a bestseller

You also want to make sure that a sim has high needs. A hungry sim won’t create the highest quality items!

Of course, the sims writing skill level will be a factor. You should get the skill as high as possible by writing as many books as possible.

Maximizing With Traits

The traits your sims have can have a big impact on their life, and there are some that can be helpful to creating higher quality items:

  • Creative: The ideal mood for writing is inspired and creative sims get these moodlets more often.
  • Perfectionist: Perfectionist sims write books slower, but these books will be of higher quality.
  • Creative Visionary: Sims with the creative visionary trait are great because they will have a 20% chance of creating higher quality writing and paintings. This is a reward store trait that you can purchase for 2,000 satisfaction points.
A screenshot from The Sims 4 of the reward store with the creative visionary reward trait

If you want to take it further you can add lot traits to you sim’s household. A great option is the home studio lot trait that comes with The Sims 4: City Living because it helps your sims produce higher quality crafted items like woodworking, books and paintings.

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