ISFJ's quietly accept responsibility and will work unquestioningly for others. Once they are engaged, you can take their word that the project--writing or otherwise--will get done. As writers, and in other aspects of their lives, ISFJ's like to get the facts straight. While they are not drawn naturally to writing, an ISFJ will defer to authority when given an assignment and handle it in the same practical, hardworking manner they use to approach all tasks.
Below are some of the advantages and challenges ISFJ's face when writing:
Strengths |
Challenges |
| Thorough, exhaustive researchers. Clear, factual, direct. Good at following formats and clearly expressed guidelines. Like clear directions, which they follow meticulously. Want the first draft to be as good as possible so they spend a lot of time thinking about what they are going to say. |
First drafts are long presentations of
data. Give a lot of data before getting to the point. May miss a need for creative variations with the formula. Won’t ask for clarification, thinking it’s their fault they don’t understand. May wait very close to deadline before putting words on paper, which can be difficult if you need an early draft. |
