This is part three of the MBTI for Writers Series. See the character creation worksheets and the 16 personality types (and how to use them to write complex characters) in the rest of the series. Before we get into character design using MBTI personality types, there’s something you should know. Your MBTI type isn’t your […]
Fiction Writing
3 Ways to Know (or Choose) Your Fictional Character’s MBTI Type + An Overview of the 16 Types
This is part four of the MBTI for Writers Series. See the character creation worksheets and cheatsheets in the rest of the series. Character development can be tough for writers who don’t have the right tools. So let’s just jump right into choosing your fictional character’s MBTI type, shall we? Here are three ways to […]
So What Exactly Is MBTI? The 5-Minute Breakdown for Writers
This is part two of the MBTI for Writers Series—a quick overview of MBTI and how it works. See the character creation worksheets and the 16 personality types (and how to use them to write complex characters) in the rest of the series. You don’t have to be an expert in MBTI to create realistic characters […]
Every Great Work of Fiction Has This One Thing
This is part one of the MBTI for Writers Series—a quick overview of MBTI and how it works. See the character creation worksheets and the 16 personality types (and how to use them to write complex characters) in the rest of the series. Think of your favorite book. (Not always easy to choose just one, I […]
This Formula Solves The ‘Show, Don’t Tell’ Writing Dilemma Once And For All
So I’m working on this short story I started for some Glimmer Train contest or other. But it grew like a weed all unwieldy, and now it’s burst through its word count limit and its deadline. And I wish that was this story’s biggest problem. Its biggest problem is that I’m still struggling to balance ye old show versus […]