April 2021
March 2021
- Why INFJs and INFPs Fall in Love So Fast (and So Hard) with Other People
- The 3 Big Things You Should Know Before You Start Writing a Self-Help Book
- 5 Best Pieces of Advice for Aspiring Writers
- The Big Lie About Transgressive Fiction
February 2021
- 13 Best Resources for Writers and Creatives of the INFJ and INFP Personality Type
- For Writers, There’s a Hidden Cause of Procrastination and Perfectionism That No One Talks About
- Can’t Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Writers? It’s Not Your Fault. It’s the Way You Were Raised.
- Struggling with Procrastination and Perfectionism? Don’t Make This One Big Mistake.
December 2020
- Why You Should Never Mix Writing with Editing If You're an Intuitive Writer
- The 3 Main Differences Between INFJ and INFP Writers
November 2020
- How to Tell If You’re a Highly Creative Person (It’s Not What You Think)
- On Writing Transgressive Fiction: a Feminine Perspective
- Is It Pantsing? Or Is It Intuitive Writing? How to Tell the Difference.
October 2020
- Why You’re a Writer Who Can’t Finish Anything (and Will NaNoWriMo Really Help?)
- Is NaNoWriMo Good or Bad for Intuitive Writers? The Answer Might Surprise You.
- I’m a Writer but I Hate Actually Writing. What’s Wrong with Me?
- An INF Happy Ending
September 2020
- How Can I Feel Confident as a Coach Before I Start Coaching People?
- I Want to Start Coaching, but I’m Scared People Will Think I Suck…
- I’m an INFJ/INFP Who Wants to Become a Coach. How Can I Get Over Imposter Syndrome?
July 2020
- The Most Damaging Writing Myth for INFJ/INFP Writers
- Why INFJ and INFP Writers Feel So Much Fear When They Sit Down to Write
- Imposter Syndrome, Perfectionism, and INFJ/INFP Writers
- No, It’s Not Just You. INFJ and INFP Writers DO Suffer More from Perfectionism and Procrastination.
- For INFJ and INFP Writers, Focusing on Productivity Is One of the Worst Things You Could Do
June 2020
May 2020
- Do I Need a Solid Business Strategy, or Can I Just “Wing It”? (INFPs Listen Up!)
- How to Coach Others When You’re Still an “Aspiring” Creative
- How to Find Your Creative Niche (It’s Easier Than You Think)
March 2020
- Anxiety and Resistance Around Writing? Why Writing Rituals Are Not the Answer.
- Creatively Blocked? You May Be Trying to Use Your Creativity for the Wrong Reasons
- The Writer’s Life Is Not an Easy One
February 2020
- The Link Between Intuition and Creativity for INFJs and INFPs
- One Simple Way to Strengthen Your Intuition for INFJs and INFPs
- Are You an INFJ or INFP Suppressing Your Intuition?
- Marketing as a Sensitive Creative
- The Empath's Curse and How I Stopped Letting It Control My Life
January 2020
- From Struggling and Self-Doubt to Creative Transformation
- Defending My Enemy: How I Moved Past Perfectionism
- The 3 Biggest Psychological Roadblocks for INFJ and INFP Writers
- The Best Way for INFJ and INFP Writers to Work with Fictional Characters
- Why Traditional Writing Methods Don’t Work for INFJ and INFP Writers
October 2019
September 2019
- What “Pantsing” Really Means, and Why Most Writers Have it All Wrong
- How Writers Can Stop Being Consumed by the Fear of Not Being Good Enough
August 2019
- The Two Biggest Problems INFP Writers Face with the Creative Process
- Writers, Please Remember, It’s Called a Shitty First Draft for a Reason
July 2019
June 2019
- Being Weird Is a Good Thing. It’s Time to Embrace Yourself as a Writer.
- Neuroscience, Jungian Type, and INFJ Writers
- How to Fight the Self-Doubt that Comes with Writing Your First Book
April 2019
March 2019
February 2019
January 2019
- Writers and Artists—It’s Time for You to Stop Trying to Fit into Society’s Conventional Box
- Why Are So Many Writers Afraid of Transgressive Fiction?
December 2018
November 2018
October 2018
- Writers! Are You Doing NaNoWriMo This Year? Read This First.
- The Despair of Being Creatively Blocked (and How to Pull Yourself Out of It)
- Women Writers in Transgressive Fiction: The Times They Are A Changin’
- How Writers Can Recover from a Bad Beta Reader
September 2018
- Why Writer’s Block Hits INFJ Writers Harder than Any Other Type
- Writing Outside the Lines
- Your Book Isn’t for Everyone, and Your Marketing Strategy Shouldn’t Be Either.
August 2018
- The Hardest Part of Being a Writer? Being an Odd-Shaped Person in a Regular Sort of World.
- How to Survive the Pain of Writing a Shitty First Draft
- How Do You Know When It’s Time to Give Up on Your Dream of Being a Writer?
- 52 Leaps of Faith
July 2018
- Why the Creative Life Can Be So Hard for INFJs and INFPs
- Yay! I Finished My Book! So Why Do I Feel So Depressed?
- Readers Connect Most Strongly with Writers Who Dare to Be Vulnerable.
June 2018
- How Characters with Unresolved Trauma Can Cause Writers Huge Headaches
- The Real Reason So Many Introvert Writers Hate Marketing? It’s Not What You Think.
- Writers and the Fear of Failure: How to Get Over It for Good
- Why Writing Your Way Through the Middle of a Book Is So. Damn. Hard.
May 2018
April 2018
- The Hard Truth about Writing: Sometimes You Seriously Just Want to Give Up
- You Do Not Write the Story. The Story Writes You.
- Those Who Make It as Writers Tend to Have One Big Thing in Common: Patience
- Want to Be a Writer? Get Ready to Feel Lonely and Misunderstood.
March 2018
- Author Interview: Diana Saltoon-Briggs Talks About Wife, Just Let Go: Zen, Alzheimer's, and Love
- What Are You Willing to Leave Unfinished?
- Writing Progress Does NOT Always Equal Word Count
- Writers and Self-Judgment: Why It Happens and How to Fight It
February 2018
- Feeling Dead About Your Writing? What the Newbie Writer Mindset Can Teach You
- Writers with Imposter Syndrome: You Are Not Alone
- What It’s Like to Be a Female Author Who Writes Transgressive Fiction
- The Single Biggest Secret to Pantsing: Trusting Your Own Writing Process
January 2018
- Why It’s So Hard for an INFJ (or INFP) Writer to Show Anyone Else Our Writing
- How Writers Can Stop Holding Themselves Back
- Writing Is Messy. That’s Just the Way It Is.
- Writers Be Warned: Never Break This One Writing Rule
- Author Interview: Peter Gajdics on 'The Inheritance of Shame'
December 2017
November 2017
October 2017
- Why NaNoWriMo Works
- 5 Blogs All Highly Creative People Should Be Reading
- Stop Telling Me What I Can—and Can’t—Write About.
September 2017
- How Do You Keep the Fire Alive for Your Creative Passion, Even When You Don’t Make Any Money at It?
- Writing as a Path to Awakening
- The Ugly Stuff: Writing about Addiction
August 2017
- Three Types of Writers Have Trouble Finishing Things. Which One Are You?
- 5 Ways to Write a Soul-Stirring Love Story
July 2017
- The Pros and Cons of Being an INTJ Writer
- How to Use a “Time Block” to Get More Writing Done
- Writing from the Heart
June 2017
- Are You a Writer Who Hates to Blog? You’re Not Alone (and it’s NOT the End of the World).
- Why it’s No Coincidence so Many INFJs (and INFPs) Are also Writers
- Taking Time for Your Writing…and the Guilt That Comes With It.
- Real Writers Persist. Always.
- Writing from Our Wounds: the Deep Dark Places that Call Us Home
May 2017
- “I Thought I Was Sick or Crazy.” How Empaths Struggle in Today’s World.
- Why We Compare Ourselves to Other Writers—and How We Can Stop
- The Dos and Don'ts to Dialogue Tags
April 2017
- Coping with Feeling Like You’re Never Good Enough
- Stuck with Your Story? Why You Keep Hitting Walls and Dead Ends in Your Writing.
- Why Poetry Matters
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
- Author Interview: Jane Wyker on Being "Soul Selfish"
- Writers, Poets, Misfits and Other “Weird” People: It’s Time to Stand Up and Own It!
- For Those of You Writing a Book that You’re Scared No One Else Will Understand
December 2016
November 2016
- We Are the Only Ones Stopping Ourselves from Truly Living as Writers
- Want to Write Great Fiction? Stop Using the “Logical” Side of Your Brain.
- What to Say to Yourself When You’re a Writer Struggling with Crippling Fear
October 2016
- Interview with Literary Agent Mark Gottlieb
- The INFJ Writer Is Now in Print!
- 3 Simple Ways to Win the Argument with Your Inner Critic
September 2016
- When It’s More than Passion: Writers Who Write as a Life Purpose
- Becoming a Writer in Your 40s, 50s, and Beyond
- This One Thing Is the Hardest Thing for a Writer to Do…
August 2016
- A Better Way to Use Worldbuilding, Backstory, and Multiple POV to Write a Kick Ass Series
- Why the Inner Critic Comes out Full Force When You’re Writing Your First Book
- The 3 Biggest Obstacles for INFP Writers
- Writers and Rejection (and How to Not Give a Damn What Anyone Else Thinks)
July 2016
- Why Are Query Letters and Synopses So $#!%ing Hard to Write?! (And How to Get Through It)
- Author Interview: Greta Beigel
- The Difference between an Editor and a Writing Coach
June 2016
- “Stop Calling Me Weird.” Why Highly Creative People Struggle with Their Own Gifts
- What Your Heroes Say about the Hidden Parts of Your Personality
- Calling Bullshit on the Myth that Every Writer Needs to Grow a Thick Skin
- How to Make the Creative Magic of Steve Jobs' Reality Distortion Field Work for You
May 2016
April 2016
- If You Want to Go Nowhere in Life Then Never Change Your Belief Systems
- What Self-Pubbing Authors Need to Know about Getting the Best Book Cover
- Dark Forest: Deception as Part of the Writer’s Personality
March 2016
- Have a NaNoWriMo Manuscript Stashed Away Somewhere? This Article Is for YOU.
- INFJ Obsession: Archetype and the Psychic Bond
- The Truth about Writing Good Sex Scenes
- Why Women Memoir Writers Need to Think Bigger
February 2016
- 5 Things You Should Know before You Hire an Editor
- Thoughts on the Soviet Union, Self-Publishing, and Creative Stagnation
- 3 Major Types of Rewrites, and the Big Mistake to Avoid with All of Them
January 2016
- How to Write Super Shareable Content for Your Author Blog
- Unseen: How Women Writers Struggle with Feeling Invisible
- The Difference between a Critique Group and a Writing Coach
- Toxic People: Why So Many Writers Just Can’t Say No
December 2015
- The 5 Best Books I Read in 2015
- Long Dark Nights: How the Magic of the Winter Solstice Serves Writers and Artists
- 4 Strange Rituals To Help INFJs Bust Through Writer’s Block
- Dealing with the Protagonist Who Won’t Talk to You and the Character Who Refuses to Be Cut
November 2015
October 2015
- On Roald Dahl, the Right Audience, and Writer's Mindset
- Yes, Writer’s Block Is a Real Thing
- Are You Still the “You” that You Thought You Were? How Old Identity Patterns Hold Creative People Back
- Misunderstood: How Shame and Self-Doubt Cripple INFP Writers
August 2015
July 2015
- Finished with Your Sloppy First Draft? Here’s What to Do Next
- Single Most Determining Factor of Success: Your Future Identity
- To Create Your Best Art, Surround Yourself with the Best People
- Introverted and Intuitive? Why the Writing Rules Probably Don’t Work for You
June 2015
May 2015
- Limiting Beliefs Kill Creativity, Writers Beware
- How Important Is It to Be a “Famous” Writer?
- Writers of a Certain Age…Is It Too Late?
April 2015
January 2015
- The Reason I Never Found a Writing Group that Fit, until I Started My Own
- The Real Secrets I Learned from My First Writing Program
- Why I Stopped Writing for Seven Years
December 2014
- Why I Never Got an MFA
- How Far Is Too Far? The (Alleged) Crime of Self-Indulgent Writers
- Each Writer Has a Unique GPS: Are You Using Yours?
- The Way You Think Is Directly Linked to Your Writing Success
November 2014
- Essential Skills for Writers: Having the Courage to Make Up Your Own Rules
- Why Indie Writers Market Better and What You Can Learn from Them
- 3 Signs the Inner Critic Has Sabotaged Your Writing and What to Do about It
October 2014
- The Most Important Thing You Could Hear before Starting NaNoWriMo
- 3 Ways Writers Can Stay Creative and Protect Their Mental Health
- 5 Things Beta Readers Should Know before They Agree to the Task
- Why Do Some Writers Have So Much Trouble Actually Writing?
September 2014
- 7 Signs You’re Living Your Life Purpose
- Best Blogs and Links for INFJ Creatives
- The Difficulty Writers Have with Identity
- How Writers Damage Their Own Self-Esteem, and Don’t Even Know They’re Doing It
August 2014
- 5 Secrets to Hitting Your Writing Goals
- Self-Doubt: The Writer’s Constant Companion
- Self Publishing or Traditional? Why It Doesn’t Matter.
- The Two Most Powerful Behaviors of Successful Writers
July 2014
- Why Writing the Next Bestseller Should Be Your Lowest Priority
- How to Unravel the Impossible Knots of Your Plot
- The Sticky Spot for Writers: Writing those Pesky Transition Scenes
- Why Pushing Ourselves Makes Us Less Productive
June 2014
- 3 Reasons You Should Attend a Writers’ Conference
- How to Radically Boost Your Creativity and Self-Esteem in 5 Minutes
- How to Build a Kick Ass Writing Group
- Slog Syndrome: Writing the Middle Part of Your Book
May 2014
- How to Measure Your Own Magic
- What Is Coaching and Why I Do It
- How to Know If You’re Editing Too Soon
- The Number One Reason Writers Give Up
April 2014
- What Your Writing Tribe Says About You
- 3 Tips for Finding Awesome Beta Readers
- How a Master Writer Manages a Sprawling Story
- Why Writing a Book Is Like Having a Baby
- Write Down Your Dreams to Release Creative Blocks
- Why You Should Stop Listening to Other Writers
March 2014
- The Dark Side of Being a Writer
- Why I Finally Started Trusting My Heart
- 4 Secrets from My Writing Process
- How to REALLY Conquer the Critical Voice Inside Your Head
- The Power of Handwriting
- Trimming the Fat
- Write Like Hell
- Fear Is Not Our Natural State
- Author Interview: Angela Ackerman
February 2014
- Addicted to Reading? Why Every Writer Should Be.
- To Get Good You Have to Write Dirty
- Why INFJs and ENFJs Make Awesome Writing Partners
- Artists and Writers: Never Give Up on Your Light
- Peel Back the Mask of Your Protagonist
- Author Interview: Mark Schroeder
January 2014
- Why Creative People Should Stop Setting Goals, and Focus on Self-Discovery Instead
- Why Every Writer Needs Community
- 5 Simple Tips for the Writer’s Website
- Are You Still “Aspiring”? How to Level Up as a Writer.
- The Best Writers Stay Hungry
- Security, Sex, and Power: 3 Keys to Unlocking Character
- Why You Finishing Your Novel Is Exactly What the World Needs
- Author Interview: M Todd Gallowglas
December 2013
- What to Do BEFORE You Reinvent Yourself in 2014
- 5 Easy Ways to Make Writing a Habit
- How to Stop Living in Fear
- Author Interview: Laura Goode
November 2013
- Why Submitting Your Work Helps Your Writing Career—Even If You Get Turned Down
- How Music Can Help You Write Better Characters
- The One Thing You’re Doing to Block Your Writing Success
- Taking Emotional Risk in Your Writing
October 2013
- Overcoming 3 Big Sources of Writer’s Block
- Writing the Life of Your Dreams
- It’s Halloween Time! The Best Symbols to Throw Some Scare into Your Story
- Are YOU Haunted by the Past?
- How NaNoWriMo Can Change Your Writing Life
- Competition Is a Made-Up Thing
- Think You Know Social Media for Writers? Here’s What You’re Missing.
- Understanding the Introverted Writer
- Author Interview: K. M. Alexander
September 2013
- Bring the Storm! How Ugly Emotions Can Ignite Your Setting
- Creative Intensity Doesn’t Have to Be a Curse
- Cooking up Chemistry between Characters
- How to (Finally) Finish Your Novel
- The Hidden Key to Creativity
August 2013
- What You Were Born to Do
- Making Time to Write
- Compassion and Character Study
- The One Thing that Separates Great Writers from the Rest
- Who’s in YOUR Writing Sangha?
- Do You Want to Be the Next John Steinbeck, or the Next Stephenie Meyer?
- 7 Reasons Your Novel Isn’t Working
July 2013
- Why INFJs Have Trouble Writing
- Stop Re-Reading, Start Moving Forward
- There’s Only One Way to Figure Out Your Value As a Writer…
- Is It the Right Time for Your Book?
- How the Research Vampire Can Suck the Life Out of Your Book
- Why You Deserve a Better Audience
- How Meditation Can Help Your Writing Career
- The New Generation of Poets
June 2013
- Secrets Your Inner Critic Would Kill to Keep
- The Writer’s Magic Notebook
- Does Your Hero Have a Hidden Dark Side?
- Discovering Yourself as a Writer
- Want to Be a Better Writer? Watch More Movies.
- Why INFJs and INFPs Have Such a Hard Time with Criticism
- The Next Step
- Top 10 Favorite Fictional Writers
- What Every Writer Should Know
- The Real Reason You Can’t Stop Procrastinating
- Do You Know the Secret to Writing an Amazing Memoir?
- 7 Best Writing Guides Ever
May 2013
- You Know You’re a Writer When…
- 5 Best Writing Prompts
- How to Build Your Agent List
- Introverts, Empathy, and the Art of Creating Character
- The Difference between a Job and a Calling
- 5 Best Blogs on How to Write a Query Letter
- Writing Out Loud
- The Beast of Self-Judgment
- Do You Know the One Thing to Do Before Finding an Agent?
- 5 Lies Writers Tell Themselves
- Know Your Type, and Then Sit Down to Write
- How to Take the Whine out of Your Memoir
- The 10 Best Writing Tips Ever
- How to Develop Characters Intuitively
- Why You Can’t Finish Your Novel
- Writing Your First Novel? Watch What You Consume.
- Getting to Know Your Characters
- Right Brain vs. Left Brain
- Writing vs. Editing
- Beginning Your Book