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

“Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.” is a core task performed by Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers. Among the occupation's 16 rated tasks, workers place it 12th by importance (#5 most important). About 100% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Write material for artistic or commercial purposes. in Documenting/Recording Information

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E1. Direct exposure — a language model could plausibly cut the time to do this task by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 1.00. Automation potential label: T3.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays. · importance 4.7
• Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue to create material. · importance 4.7
• Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers. · importance 4.6
• Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events. · importance 4.5
• Write narrative, dramatic, lyric, or other types of poetry for publication. · importance 4.4
• Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews. · importance 4.3
• Write words to fit musical compositions, including lyrics for operas, musical plays, and choral works. · importance 4.3
• Adapt text to accommodate musical requirements of composers and singers. · importance 4.3
• Confer with clients, editors, publishers, or producers to discuss changes or revisions to written material. · importance 4.2
• Plan project arrangements or outlines, and organize material accordingly. · importance 4.0
• Follow appropriate procedures to get copyrights for completed work. · importance 3.5
• Write humorous material for publication, or for performances such as comedy routines, gags, and comedy shows. · importance 3.4
• Attend book launches and publicity events, or conduct public readings. · importance 3.0
• Teach writing classes. · importance 2.8

See all tasks on the Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-11049,
  title  = {Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-11049}
}