Writer Archetype Quiz
Day 3/31: Blog Your Own Book Challenge
On the first day of the BYOB challenge, I reflecting on how I started writing, what I wrote, and how my writing has evolved since then.
In the second post, thanks to Shaunta’s exercise, I inquired into the what and why of my writing. I brainstormed about what I want to write and why I want to write it.
Reflective writing has helped me many times. It gives me a better understanding of my own psyche. It was no different this time when I reflected on the ‘what’ and ‘why’ of my writing.
I feels strange that I actually need to write in order to understand myself better. But I know I’m not alone. The knowledge that I am in distinguished company makes it a little easier:
“I don’t know what I think until I write it down.” — Joan Didion
The Writer Archetype Quiz
In the same exercise where I reflected on the motivation for writing, Shaunta also offered an invitation to take the Writer Archetype Quiz.
She has created five archetypes for writers: Hesitator, Skipper, Spiller, Teacher, and Artist. If you answer the questions in her quiz, you will understand the primary and secondary archetype you belong to as a writer.
