INFJ personality types and INFP personality types are people with a naturally intuitive temperament. These types are also usually called to be writers. What most INFJs and INFPs don’t know is that, for intuitive people, intuitive ability is intertwined with creative ability.
This is not talked about or understood in the general population, and so intuitive people tend to try to take the “normal course” when it comes to writing a book. Most intuitive writers try to settle on an idea, write an outline, and brainstorm plot points or chapter summaries. It doesn’t matter if the project is fiction or nonfiction, most writers try to follow this same course.
However, when the intuitive writer tries to actually start writing the book, they hit a wall. They feel blocked and stuck, and they also feel a great deal of dread and resistance. Even though the original idea they had felt juicy and magical, when they try to write it down, the writing feels halting and horrible. Why does this happen?
It happens because when an intuitive person tries to use rational methods to write a book, it doesn’t work. The intuitive writer is swimming upstream against their own talents. This is why intuitive people need to work with an intuitive creative process when it comes to writing, or they won’t be able to sustain the energy to finish writing projects. Using an intuitive writing process can change everything for an intuitive person who is trying to write, but is also suffering from writing blocks.
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