[TO ADD] Sim no longer resumes writing books

[NewGirlNextDoor]

I just started having this problem with two of my sims in the same household.

[crinrict]

Have you tried moving out and back and as well as buying a new computer for your Sims ?

[shahmela]

I have this same problem and yes, I have tried deleting the computer, desk and everything on it and it still doesn't work. I have not tried moving my sim out.

[crinrict]

Hi @shahmela

Would you be willing to share your save with me ?

If so, please zip your saves folder and upload it somewhere like dropbox,, googledrive or OneDrive and PM me the link.

[Iyasenu]

I just ran into this as well.
Sort of...

I had gone to a club meeting of the Avant Gardes and went to Resume Writing a book.
And it worked, my Sim would continue writing the book... right up until it was time for that "finalization" thing, where the Sim wraps things up, right before the game says "XYZ just finished writing an entire book!" or something like that.
Instead of that happening, the Sim just stopped writing, and any attempt after that to resume that book was just met with them sitting down at the computer and instantly turning it on and off, without actually finishing the book off.

I went back to their home and tried to resume as well and it didn't work either.
My only recourse was to scrap that book, since I couldn't do anything else with it. What a shame!

I guess one workaround would be to just start a book in good shape so you can finish it off in one fell swoop.

[nanettetredoux]

I have the same issue. No custom content in my game at all, and no mods. I moved the family to a new house and bought a new computer, and the problem persists. It also happens with computers at other venues like the library for instance.

[WildIrishBanshee]

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Occasionally (10% - 49%)
What is your current game version number? 1.48.94.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All EPs and GPs, Toddler Stuff, Luxury Party, Vintage Glamour, Perfect Patio, Spooky, Cool Kitchen
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Have a sim write an emotion book.
What happens when the bug occurs? The writing ends prematurely, never completes and cannot be finished. Can click on the book to continue writing, sim will go to the computer, sit down and it disappears. Removing mods does nothing, neither does replacing the computer or resetting the sim.
What do you expect to see? The book to finish, be publishable and not available to continue writing.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. Get Famous patch - Nov 2018

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I have tried literally everything to get my sims to be able to finish these books - I'm a completist so having unfinished books around is annoying! Sim can write a new book just fine, but cannot complete an interrupted emotion book - at least it only seems to affect them. They don't always bug out, but my sim doesn't even get the chance to finish, the action just stops. It doesn't happen with every emotion book, which makes it frustrating to test for, plus it seems to only affect the emotion books. I really hope I'm not the only one with this issue, and if there is an existing thread on this I couldn't find it.

[crinrict]

Hi @WildIrishBanshee 

I tested this on my own save and have no issues with them at all.

Does it matter which emotion you use or is it just random for you ?

[WildIrishBanshee]

No, it doesn't seem to matter at all. It just stops for some reason right before finishing the book and then I can't do anything with it. I've had a few stuck books before, but emotion books tend to happen more than any other genre of book. Right now I have stuck Confidence and Energized books, and maybe more throughout my saves.

[crinrict]

Hi @WildIrishBanshee 

I'm merging your post with existing thread then (since you're saying it can happen to all books)

Would you be willing to share your save with me ?

If so, please zip your saves folder and upload it somewhere like dropbox, mediafire, googledrive or OneDrive and PM me the link.