Comments for Andrea J. Wenger: Write with Personality

Comment on Can You Make a Living As a Novelist? by AndreaJWenger

AndreaJWenger — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:14:22 +0000

Glad you all found the advice useful. For more tips, see “A Dozen+ Reasons Books are Rejected by Agents & Editors, and Set Aside by Readers” on The Green Water Blog:
http://mikewellsblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/dozen-reasons-books-are-rejected-by.html

Comment on The INFP Writing Personality: Elegant Persuasion by AndreaJWenger

AndreaJWenger — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:51:09 +0000

Glad you found the article helpful. Good luck with your writing!

Comment on The INFP Writing Personality: Elegant Persuasion by AndreaJWenger

AndreaJWenger — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:48:51 +0000

How sad. This is one more example of the erosion of civility in our society, that parents don’t even thank teachers for screaming at their children until they do the bare minimum they need to do in order to pass.

Comment on Can You Make a Living As a Novelist? by Neeks

Neeks — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:40:33 +0000

Thanks for the advice. The list on #1 would make a great checklist for newbies like me, thanks!

Comment on Can You Make a Living As a Novelist? by Omniscient on Thursdays

Omniscient on Thursdays — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:31:01 +0000

Good advice. Glad I found this just as I was about to start a novel…

Comment on Can You Make a Living As a Novelist? by Katy

Katy — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:09:57 +0000

All wonderful advice. Thank you.

Comment on The INFP Writing Personality: Elegant Persuasion by English Teacher

English Teacher — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:51:13 +0000

A common mistake is that people think teachers are there to nurture the creative spark of each individual student. They aren’t. They are there to get a group of 30 students to pass, and they only have about three hours a week to do it. Moreover, they spend a quarter of that time coaxing students to sit down, shut up and pick up a pencil. In the remaining time they have to troubleshoot i.e. the students seem to have NO IDEA what they are supposed to be writing and also have NO MOTIVATION to do so, time’s running out and it looks like they’re going to FAIL. Instead of walking away and putting her feet up, the teacher screams, “Writing a freakin’ outline! Get started, now!” and hounds the students until they have written something barely acceptable, by any means possible, which will get them a passing grade. Done! She worked hard, she got them a pass. Does she get any thanks? No. These students will then spend the rest of their lives whining because their teacher never helped them to express their creativity properly.

Comment on Dreamcatchers: Introverted vs. Extraverted Intuition by AndreaJWenger

AndreaJWenger — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:50:03 +0000

Thanks, Abhi. While most lawyers are Thinking types, NFs can find satisfaction as lawyers as long as their work allows them to engage their personal values, such as by fighting for civil rights or protecting the environment. Good luck!

Comment on Dreamcatchers: Introverted vs. Extraverted Intuition by Abhi

Abhi — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:08:01 +0000

You sound very similar to me in my decision making. I’m an INFJ, I tend to home in on one thing as well. Kind of difficult because reality is extremely fluid and the one thing you home in on may not last. On the other hand, it allows you to have a high degree on concentration. Hope your novel comes out well. I’m a law student right, I might be changing into a more suitable INFJ profession like music or writing. Let me know if you need any help!

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