tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post6716902847609575469..comments2024-01-05T04:13:16.946-06:00Comments on The Character Therapist: Do You Fit the Plotter/Personality "Stereotype"?Jeannie Campbell, LMFThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-35300911702097729792014-06-10T11:01:51.970-05:002014-06-10T11:01:51.970-05:00As best I can figure, I'm either INFJ or INFP ...As best I can figure, I'm either INFJ or INFP (and I realize there's a world of difference between the two once you delve into the cognitive functions, but I honestly can't tell whether I'm Ni-Fe or Fi-Ne or maybe something else, but with my dislike of focusing on the "real world," I do think I'm an N). <br /><br />I think I'm a plotter who wishes she could be a pantser. I did NaNoWriMo in 2012 and finished...as in, I wrote 50,000+ words. But...basically, my characters were going around in circles. I was totally stuck. So this past February, I planned out my story at a high level, scene by scene, and it is going MUCH better. I'm still behind schedule (I wanted to be to 100k on 6/14 but I'm only at about 55k) but at a high level, I know where to go next. I'm currently stuck in a scene, and the only answer for that is to sit down and DO it...but I have to know where a scene starts and ends.<br /><br />Honestly, I'm probably INFP, based on behavioral tendencies, but...I just don't identify well with introverted Feeling, which is the dominant function. I suppose it's a case of me not fully understanding what it means, and it being so natural to me that I don't realize I'm using it.<br /><br />ANYWAY. This wasn't the point. Point is, I'm a plotter with pantser tendencies. I don't feel bound by an outline. I feel kind of freed by an outline, because I know where my characters start and where they have to go for each scene, and everything within that framework is up for grabs. Plus, I can add scenes if the story requires it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459061248112873233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-35948223731546293092013-10-25T05:15:46.282-05:002013-10-25T05:15:46.282-05:00INFJ pantster here. I find that plotting kills my ...INFJ pantster here. I find that plotting kills my buzz and excitement for a project. Sometimes it can be helpful but it's definitely less exciting. I usually start with a scene or two and jump around when writing.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06054033304249209476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-56064321919748584542012-02-25T15:45:00.709-06:002012-02-25T15:45:00.709-06:00Jeanne, I just read your link on the ACFW loop so ...Jeanne, I just read your link on the ACFW loop so I'm way late responding but in case you ever update. - <br /><br />I'm ISFP and I'm a pantser.<br /><br />Very interesting stuff. I'm sorry I missed it last fall.Mary Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173540875518117671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-27634631278387660122011-10-22T14:52:36.503-05:002011-10-22T14:52:36.503-05:00This was great. I fit the stereotypical mold here,...This was great. I fit the stereotypical mold here, alright: INFP: PANSTER!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-50816828385494104392011-10-22T14:42:51.866-05:002011-10-22T14:42:51.866-05:00I'm an INFP and have tried to plot but it'...I'm an INFP and have tried to plot but it's like pausing a movie. The information stops flowing.Jamie Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479442281162106675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-47256332412979647892011-10-18T20:50:30.351-05:002011-10-18T20:50:30.351-05:00LOL Jeannie! I was shocked too that those ladies d...LOL Jeannie! I was shocked too that those ladies didn't know their type. Tsk, tsk. lol<br /><br />I fit my stereotype as an INFP pantser. Heehee. I've just had to write a synopsis BEFORE my WIP and it has been absolute TORTURE.<br /><br />I love this survey! Thanks for doing it, Jeannie. :-)Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-69083404354310879992011-10-18T08:57:52.351-05:002011-10-18T08:57:52.351-05:00I always test INFJ. But reading the profiles I do ...I always test INFJ. But reading the profiles I do have a lot of INTP tendencys. (Absent minder professor.)<br /><br />In real life I am a project person. The only way I can handle having Sunday guests over is to invite way ahead of time. Then I get engrossed in my projects, writing, sewing, pattern making. (When I want to have fun I read.)<br /><br />On Thursday I think Okay, company. (It is too late to do the inviting so I do this way ahead of time.) Then having company is my main project for the next few days.<br /><br />Writing: A panster who would love to learn to plot just a bit.Story and Logic Media Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317731231950753140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-33795828494777496682011-10-18T06:53:45.983-05:002011-10-18T06:53:45.983-05:00I am am ENFJ and have always been a panster.
My ...I am am ENFJ and have always been a panster. <br />My best work has always come as a reaction to something or under pressure. That's me and I accept it.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-58587762037891061152011-10-17T17:51:46.928-05:002011-10-17T17:51:46.928-05:00I'm an ISFJ, and we're apparently evenly s...I'm an ISFJ, and we're apparently evenly split between pantsing and plotting. I am a die-hard, extreme plotter, but once I'm actually writing, I do occasionally find myself "led astray" from my outline in a most pantser-like way. Interesting!Alison Strobel Morrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10658394837316890075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-23949432804732867262011-10-17T17:18:50.497-05:002011-10-17T17:18:50.497-05:00Jeannie, I took a Myers-Briggs when I was in colle...Jeannie, I took a Myers-Briggs when I was in college, and at that time, my personality profile was an ISTJ... now, I'm an INTJ... In college, I was even more of a pantser than I am now. I kind of find that interesting, considering the fact the ISTJ's were more pantser's than plotters...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072706769675479529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-31587904043903834542011-10-17T14:29:15.887-05:002011-10-17T14:29:15.887-05:00I loved this Jeannie!
I'm ENFP and I'm so...I loved this Jeannie!<br /><br />I'm ENFP and I'm so a seat of the pants writer, though I still like a basic structure. Ha!<br /><br />MelMelanie N. Brasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911818530874840829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-18333089876578361992011-10-17T13:01:17.722-05:002011-10-17T13:01:17.722-05:00I think I'm an ENFJ, but I can't remember ...I think I'm an ENFJ, but I can't remember what I came out on the Myers-Briggs test way back in 1995. Guess I'll have to dig through my old papers to check. The ACFW conference sounds perfect for gather more data.mplanckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484283605391411204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-3077682986713194312011-10-17T13:00:15.778-05:002011-10-17T13:00:15.778-05:00I can't remember which one I am either! I know...I can't remember which one I am either! I know I'm an E**J, but I can't remember the middle 2! Boo...Jennifer K. Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593855135749285028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-68526354893970879982011-10-17T10:47:57.115-05:002011-10-17T10:47:57.115-05:00liberty - i looked up how many responders i had in...liberty - i looked up how many responders i had in that category...26. i really should do a survey like this at a writer's conference like ACFW and get over 500 people to take it. perhaps i will petition next year's conference committee to do so. i find this highly interesting.Jeannie Campbell, LMFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-19453155140043429092011-10-17T10:45:28.346-05:002011-10-17T10:45:28.346-05:00jennifer - absolutely. this was why i did this in ...jennifer - absolutely. this was why i did this in the first place...to try to make myself feel better about my writing method. i think it actually does boil down to my personality!! i'm a solid ESFJ, and we're solid pantsters. hmm....Jeannie Campbell, LMFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-56004813712219035422011-10-17T10:44:26.492-05:002011-10-17T10:44:26.492-05:00katie and sarah - to me, not knowing what type you...katie and sarah - to me, not knowing what type you are, is akin to saying you have no idea what your social security number is. i seriously read your comments in shock. :)Jeannie Campbell, LMFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-63744725272101070412011-10-17T10:00:57.957-05:002011-10-17T10:00:57.957-05:00I think I was an INTJ, a pantser with plotter tend...I think I was an INTJ, a pantser with plotter tendencies. I was a little surprised it was 65% plotter. As I get older (nearly 30), I notice I'm liking a more regimented writing experience, including outlining, so while I started out as a strict pantser, I'm more growing into a plotter--though I don't think I'll ever be 100% plotter! :) So, I suspect for someone with my personality type, we find that there are definite advantages to outlining.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072706769675479529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-28279170074261382912011-10-17T09:23:46.812-05:002011-10-17T09:23:46.812-05:00I'm INFJ - and I'm a pantser with plotter ...I'm INFJ - and I'm a pantser with plotter tendencies. I've tried to convert to 100% plotter, but I find it too stifling.<br /><br />Interesting results. It sort of reinforces my recent thoughts on pantser vs plotter. I should not try to force myself into a style that does not suit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978176432357891953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-86768992008850974202011-10-17T07:45:42.547-05:002011-10-17T07:45:42.547-05:00Very interesting! I'm like Katie...I don't...Very interesting! I'm like Katie...I don't remember exactly which type I am...I think INFJ maybe? I found it interesting that the INFJ's were more split down the middle between the two. I guess that makes sense to me, since I've started out as a plotter, but I'm almost moving more toward the middle of being a plotter with pantser tendencies.Sarah Forgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09101753891967001104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-38690691795786234282011-10-17T07:23:59.406-05:002011-10-17T07:23:59.406-05:00I don't remember what personality type I am!!I don't remember what personality type I am!!Katie Gansherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150375338556869812noreply@blogger.com