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EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Thread of the Extroverted Writers in the forum General Writing Discussions 7 years, 5 months ago
O.K. Sorry guys… Busy morning, taking down Christmas decorations, which is sad…
O.K. So starting from the top. 😀
@dekreel We have five ENFP gals now!! Yay!!! @eden-anderson @kari-karast @chalice (and any other ENFP’s) what are some commonalities between ENFP’s, the defining traits I guess. One thing I’d say… I would agree with what @chalice said about ENFP being the most introverted extrovert. Especially if the INFP’s are the most extroverted introverts. I think there’s a lot of bleeding over between those two. I’d say maybe the ENFP (in my case at least) is the extrovert who understands the value of personal time/space. Not shy (as in when you see a girl who painted ENFP on her arm you run up and give her a hug without ever learning her name) but not necessarily the extrovert who would die upon staying at home alone for a day. Somebody hit me with the aforesaid shovel if I was incorrect. Actually… is it just me, or do ENFP/INFP’s have a leaning toward fantasy? J. R. R. Tolkien was an INFP (points for you @i-david and @r-m-archer [BTW girl, I’m a singer too and you are most welcome to stick around.])
@eden-anderson Have no worries my dear girl, I’m an ENFP and totally get the burst of randomness, it sounds perfectly normal to my ears and wouldn’t have made me look twice had you not called it to attention.
Here’s my randomness, my introverted/shy streak comes in the form of ordering food. I HATE ordering fast food. I’ve been asked if I had issues talking to people while ordering food. *Facepalm* No my dear cashier lady, I just have a pounding headache and a cold, thank you very much.
@kari-karast Recording in a closet because I’m trying to figure out where the acoustics are best for the microphone while recording my voice singing. It’s mostly safe and utterly uncomfortable.
@ashira and @parker that brings the extrovert count to… seven on this thread. Five of which are ENFP’s.
Now to planning/DW.
I totally get you @kari-karast on the plot-in-my-head/discovery writing on the page. Only I find that I usually cannot stick to what was in my head… It changes a lot of the time as I go along (unless it’s world building).
@eden-anderson That was a good way to sum it all up! In the end, writing is personal. Even once others read your work, they will never see it exactly the way you do… Which is a hair sad, but it’s true that only the writer will ever get the story exactly the way it should be, we can’t communicate everything, therefore, our writing gives us an introverted realm that pretty much, only we can delve into and explore to its fullest. Especially for fantasy writers who start from scratch, I think occasionally, it can be lonely.












