One of the main problems Sensitive Intuitives have in writing, as well as in life in general, is that they try to make themselves fit into the patterns that the larger culture has taken on. This is why so many Sensitive Intuitives are busily engaged trying to grow that thick skin in order to take harsh critiques, or trying to learn how to think up

The argument is that if writers can’t force themselves to grow this thick skin, then they’re not cut out to be writers. This is blatantly false. Most of the highly creative writers on this planet, living and dead, are Sensitive Intuitives and Sensitive Intuitives are so extremely attuned to emotional energy that harsh, aggressive, competitive judgm

INFJs and ENFJs will find that they naturally take to the leadership role that being the head of a writing group provides. As an INFJ I was not at all sure I could handle leading a writing group every week for who knew how long (it turned out to be six years). I hated public speaking and didn’t much care for everyone’s eyes on me. Plus, I suffered

The real key component to finishing a novel isn’t a luxury most people don’t have (the time to spend hours on it every day), instead it’s a character trait that anyone can cultivate (the persistence to show up for it every week for just one hour).

My experience in both groups taught me two important things about writing. Number one—it takes a lot less time than people think it does to turn out a novel. I was writing once a week, for one hour, and I usually finished writing the first draft of my books in about a year. I averaged eight to ten pages of writing during our sessions, or about 1,10

At every meeting we did the AA-style introductions and then we sat together and wrote silently for one hour. That was it. We didn’t share our work and we didn’t talk about methods, craft, publishing, or competition. In fact, we didn’t talk much at all. Instead, we wrote. After a year of attending the weekly meetings I had a pile of pages that was s

To find out how you can improve your offer, ask yourself a few questions and be completely honest with your answers:

It’s always a safe bet that any story that involves personal growth or spiritual struggle is written by a Sensitive Intuitive. That is the main event for us. And a work of art featuring characters who go through a genuine journey of the soul cannot be reduced to a writing formula.

Sensitive Intuitives are motivated by doing meaningful work that interests them, and that has some benefit for humanity.