The INFJ Author: How to Embrace Your Unique Strengths and Succeed as an INFJ Writer in an Extrovert’s World

By HowExpert

This comprehensive guide on how to become an author with an INFJ personality will help you define your writing goals and give you step by step instructions on how to become a successful author, whether you attempt to do it through traditional publishing or by going indie.

This guide will walk you through the following topics:
• What it means to be an INFJ personality
• How to write your first book
• Whether to go traditional or indie
• How to write your first query letter
• How to find an agent
• How to pursue a traditional writing contract
• How to establish your own independent writing career
• How to build your brand and generate an audience for your work
• And finally, how to manage your career no matter what you choose

With practical, proven, hands-on methods, you can learn how to pursue your writing career from the moment you put pen to paper through marketing and social media. Every chapter of this book will give you proven techniques, online resources to begin your own career, and personal examples of the best method to use when realizing your dream of becoming a published author. No other How-to book has such a comprehensive explanation of every step in the process.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: HowExpert
• Release date: Nov 20, 2018
• ISBN: 9781949531688

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The INFJ Author

How to Embrace Your Unique Strengths and Succeed as an INFJ Writer in an Extrovert’s World

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Table of Contents

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Introduction: Understanding Myers-Briggs

What is MBTI and How Does It Apply to Me?

What is An INFJ Personality?

How Does An INFJ Personality Impact Performance?

Chapter 1: How to Get Started As An INFJ Author

The INFJ Author Sits In the Back of the Room

Honing Your Craft

I Want to Write, But I Need Help

Chapter 2: How to Get Serious As An INFJ Author

The INFJ Author Has A Moment of Clarity

How Does the INFJ Author Finish A Book?

How to Write A Query Letter That Gets Attention?

Chapter 3: How to Survive Getting Rejected As An INFJ Author

It's Not You, It's Me

Which to Choose? Agent or Publisher?

Beware the Gift Horse

Chapter 4: How to Get Traditionally Published As An INFJ Author

Needing Validation

The Big 5 Versus Small Press

Judging the Pros and Cons

Chapter 5: How to Become Independent As An INFJ Author

Wanting Independence

Launching Your Brand

The Risks and Benefits of An Indie Life

Chapter 6: How to Get and Keep An Audience As An INFJ Author

Identifying Your Audience

Hooking Your Audience

Building and Keeping Your Audience

Chapter 7: A Few More Suggestions for Engaging Your Audience As An INFJ Author

The Need For A Social Media Presence

Which Social Media Sites Are Best

Why You Need A Website

Why You Should Have A Newsletter

Final Thoughts

About the Expert

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Introduction: Understanding Myers-Briggs

What is MBTI and How Does It Apply to Me?

What is the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator (MBTI) and how does it relate to people’s perceptions of who they are? The Myers-Briggs Personality types are based on research done by Carl Jung. Jung believed that random variation in people’s behavior is really not random, but rather based on the way people use their judgment and perception to address a situation. Jung believed that there are four psychological functions for the way people perceive the world – sensation, intuition, feeling and thinking. Jung believed that one of these four functions is a dominate trait for a person most of the time. Knowing your personality type can help you understand how you will react in a given situation or why you prefer some tasks over others. It might guide you in choosing a career or deciding what major you are best suited to study. It might also help you find solutions to problems that occur at work or in your personal life.

The MBTI is a self-reporting questionnaire, developed by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers, that shows a person his or her psychological preference and how he or she perceives the world around them and how they make decisions accordingly.

Myers and her mother identified sixteen personality types and their subsequent characteristics. If you are interested in figuring out your own personality type, there are many online quizzes you can take. However, this How-To guide will focus on the INFJ personality type and how it applies to becoming a successful author.

What is An INFJ Personality?

People with an INFJ personality type are nurturers with a strong creative drive. They also possess a powerful sense of personal integrity and a desire to help others reach their