How To Write Bestsellers And Complete The Bestselling Author Aspiration In The Sims 4

Write 2 Books.

The genre, length, and quality don’t matter – the only thing this tracks is that you’ve completed two entire books when writing at a computer.

Write for an Hour While Inspired.

Either capitalize on a Sim’s natural Inspiration, if they’ve got any of the traits we listed above, or Take a Thoughtful Shower to become Inspired manually, then write for an entire in-game hour.

Reach Level 4 in the Writing Skill.

Whether by writing an actual novel or by Practicing Writing at a computer, simply reach Level Four in the Writing skill for this task.

Write for 15 Total Hours.

This task isn’t particular about your Sim’s mood while they do it, but in all, they’ll need to write their books or Practice Writing for 15 total in-game hours. This task will take some time to complete, especially if your Sim has a regular career and isn’t relying on their writing royalties (yet).

Write 5 Good Books.

You won’t know the quality of your Sim’s work until they’re fully finished writing a novel. They’ll be writing plenty more than five total novels for the aspiration, but having the Creative Visionary and/or Marketable reward traits unlocked via the rewards store can help speed this process along by boosting the odds that their work ends up being of a higher quality.

Reach Level 6 in the Writing skill.

This may be achieved already when you’ve unlocked the Novelist Novelist milestone, depending on how long it took your Sim to write those five total good-quality books from the previous milestone. If not, keep writing books and Practicing Writing at computers until your Sim has reached Level Six.

Publish 10 Books.

If you haven’t been already, your Sim can choose between Self-Publishing at Level 2 of the Writing skill or waiting until they’ve hit Level 5 to Sell to Publisher. Selling to Publishers earns more cash in the long run, but with the option being locked until halfway through the Writing skill, if your Sim needs money more immediately, Self-Publishing is a more immediate means to getting paid, even if they payout ends up being less in exchange. Regardless of your methods, publish 10 total books in any genre and by any means to complete this task.

Write 5 Excellent Books.

Like the Good Book requirement from the previous milestone, you’ll need to get back to the drawing board and complete five additional books, all of them Excellent in quality. More than ever, the Creative Visionary and Marketable reward traits are helpful, and if you don’t already have them, you’ve likely earned enough Satisfaction Points by now from completing the other milestones in the Bestselling Author aspiration to buy them from the rewards store to speed this milestone along.

Reach Level 10 in the Writing skill.

Again, this one may already be finished by the time you’ve reached the final milestone, but either way, your Sim needs to generally master the art of Writing and max out the Writing skill.

Write 3 Bestsellers.

Like masterpieces in the Painting skill, bestsellers are rare, extremely high-quality books that are notably difficult to write unless you’ve maxed the skill and have invested in either of the reward traits we’ve mentioned.

Earn 25,000 Simoleons in Royalties through Publishing Books.

Whether you’ve been self-publishing to get started or relying on your publisher to take care of the production and marketing for you, over the entire course of their life, your Sim needs to earn a collective total of 25,000 Simoleons from their published works. Money earned if you’ve been part of the Writer career doesn’t count – it has to come from royalty payments alone.