What is Author?
Authors who focus on making fiction novel books. The novelist's income is not only derived from the sale of the novel, but can also be from film royalties and television shows raised from the novel. Novel writing skills are closely related to literary insights.
Minimum education level
PT3
SPM
STPM
Diploma
Degree
Average Salary
Example of a Job Position
Task
Knowledge
Communication and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and techniques and methods of dissemination. Includes alternative ways to inform and entertain through writing, verbal, and visual media.
Psychology
Knowledge of human performance and behavior; differences in individual abilities, personalities and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Foreign Language
Knowledge of structures and content from foreign languages ??(other than English), including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
Sociology and Anthropology
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, community trends and influences, human migration, ethnicity, culture, history, and origins
History and Archaeology
Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators and effects on civilization and culture.
Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of the principles and methods to show, promote, and sell products or services. Includes marketing strategies and tactics, product demonstrations, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
Skills
Active Learning
Understand the implications of new information for basic decision making and problem solving now and in the future.
Writing
Communicate effectively through writing that suits the needs of the audience
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to the problems handled
Reading Understanding
Understand sentences and paragraphs written in work documents.
Social Sensitivity
Realizing the reactions of others, then understanding why they acted like that.
Creative
Ability to imagine and create original ideas, especially related to artistic work.
Capability
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Smooth Idea - The ability to generate many ideas for one topic (total ideas are the most important, not quality, truth, or creativity).
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Information Arrangement - The ability to arrange various things and actions in a certain sequence or pattern according to the rules specified (for example: number patterns, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
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Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so that others can understand
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Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or maybe wrong. This does not involve solving the problem, only knowing if there is a problem.
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Written Understanding - Ability to read and understand information and ideas conveyed through writing
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Originality - The ability to bring unusual ideas or bright ideas to a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways of solving problems.