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The INFJ Author

The INFJ Author

How to Embrace Your Unique Strengths and Succeed as an INFJ Writer in an Extrovert’s World
Created byHowExpert
Last updated 9/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • The INFJ Author

Course content

1 section9 lectures2h 14m total length
  • Welcome0:17

    Embrace your unique IFJ strengths and succeed as an IFJ writer in an extrovert world, guided by expert press and Emelle Hamilton, narrated by Alicia Kautz.

  • Introduction - Understanding Myers-Briggs6:59

    Discover how the Myers-Briggs framework uses four functions—sensation, intuition, feeling, thinking—to shape perception and decisions, with emphasis on the IFJ type for authors.

  • Part 1 - How to Get Started As An INFJ Author12:51

    Explore how an INFJ author overcomes introversion to write with confidence, honing craft through daily practice, feedback, and sharing, and leveraging local and online writing communities and resources.

  • Part 2 - How to Get Serious As An INFJ Author14:51

    Turn your INFJ author efforts into serious writing by planning endings, developing characters, choosing point of view, and refining through editing and a compelling query letter.

  • Part 3 - How to Survive Getting Rejected As An INFJ Author10:54

    Learn to endure rejection as an INFJ author, identify three rejection types, decide between agents or publishers, and follow practical prep steps to protect your work.

  • Part 4 - How to Get Traditionally Published As An INFJ Author11:59

    Explore how INFJ authors navigate traditional publishing, from seeking validation and choosing between big five and small presses, to mastering marketing, contracts, and publishing decisions.

  • Part 5 - How to Become Independent As An INFJ Author19:51

    Learn how to become an independent INFJ author by navigating indie publishing, building a team, mastering editing and cover design, and marketing to reach readers.

  • Part 6 - How to Get and Keep An Audience As An INFJ Author18:46

    Identify and expand your audience by researching demographics and markets beyond the obvious genre. Engage readers through events, blogs, giveaways, and online content to build loyalty.

  • Part 7 - A Few More Suggestions for Engaging Your Audience As An INFJ Author25:38

    Learn to engage readers as an INFJ author by building a strategic social media presence and a professional website with a newsletter, plus practical tips for posting and audience connection.

Requirements

  • The INFJ Author

Description

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.


Who this course is for:

  • The INFJ Author