![]() You are going on a vision quest when you write. As an INFP writer, you are a discoverer, you are an explorer. So, if you are a person like this, your writing process will also be similar. ![]() We are the kind of person who likes to discover things. “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” Eliot is one of my favorites and it also applies to how INFPs write: This is a circular, iterative process and we find different pieces of our story in different orders. We often start somewhere in the middle, proceed to the end, and then come back and discover the beginnings of our stories. We tend to do something very different when we write our books. Where’s the fun of discovery? Where’s the fun of following the breadcrumbs of intuitive hunches? The idea of writing an outline at the outset and then sticking to it feels can feel confining and deadening to us. We often discover our story while writing it. We don’t start at the beginning, then write the middle, and finish in the end. Trying to fit our circular INFP selves into a square box. So, I thought I would do a post talking about some of the common stumbling blocks INFP writers face and how to tackle them. And yet, they also often feel creatively blocked. They see meaningful connections everywhere. They are the kind of people who walk into the world and see stories. All of them are highly imaginative & highly creative. ![]() Ideas multiplied in my head like rabbits, but then these rabbits ran here and there and it was awfully hard to catch them.Īs a writing coach, I find that my INFP clients face the same challenges. I felt like I just couldn’t stick to an outline. ![]() As an INFP writer, it took me a REALLY long time to figure out my writing process. ![]()
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