Writers and Artists—It’s Time for You to Stop Trying to Fit into Society’s Conventional Box
All my life I’ve gotten into random conversations with people where the subject of our life trajectories comes up, and I always end up feeling kind of weird. This past weekend I hung out with a friend who told me he decided on his career path in high school, diligently researched colleges, applied himself strenuously […]
What Do You Do If You’re Constantly Unhappy with Your Writing Life?
I’ve been writing seriously for about 12 years now, and while a lot of things have changed along the way, one thing has pretty consistently remained the same: I always seem to feel dissatisfied with my writing life. Sometimes I’m unhappy with the writing itself, but experience has shown me that almost all bad writing […]
Writing Outside the Lines
Today’s guest post is from Amanda Linehan, a fiction writer, indie author, and INFP. I absolutely love Amanda’s take on writing without an outline, and I think you will too. I remember the first time I ditched my outline. I was working on my third novel, Dragon, and the second one that I would self-publish, […]
Writing Progress Does NOT Always Equal Word Count
This week’s guest post is coming to you from a fellow writing coach, Anna-Marie O’Brien. Anna-Marie describes herself as a “little bit OCD+ADD+ESP and an INFJ.” And I can tell you from experience that she’s easily one of the most intuitive people I’ve ever met. If you’re looking for someone to help get you unstuck […]
The 3 Biggest Obstacles for INFP Writers
Over a year ago I wrote an article called, “Introverted and Intuitive? Why the Writing Rules Probably Don’t Work for You.” And I got an overwhelming response from readers. In fact, I’m still getting emails about it. Apparently, there are hundreds of writers out there who run into difficulties when they try to outline their […]