Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers

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

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

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.

Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.

Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.

Confer with clients, editors, publishers, or producers to discuss changes or revisions to written material.

Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events.

Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews.

Plan project arrangements or outlines, and organize material accordingly.

Follow appropriate procedures to get copyrights for completed work.

Attend book launches and publicity events, or conduct public readings.

Chris Kraus

Writer / Filmmaker

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Chris Kraus

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My work combines:

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Film

Writing

Being Creative

Chris Kraus

Writer / Filmmaker

Videos

Chris Kraus

Milestones

Education

Career

Career Roadmap

My work combines:

My work combines:

Film

Writing

Being Creative

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