What Kind Of Writer Are You?

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    When you start a new story, do you:

    • Write a detailed outline before starting the story
    • Put together a new folder or binder for the project
    • Just start writing and see where the story goes
    • Start the story, but get sidetracked with research and editing
    • Think about the idea for days but never start the story
    • Do any of these things; it depends on what mood you're in
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About This Quiz

Are you passionate about writing? Then you may be interested in our fun " What Kind Of Writer Are You?" quiz. You may not even realize it, but there's always a method to your madness whenever you put pen to paper. Maybe you're the writer who needs to organize a list of everything you need to say before you begin, or perhaps you just goes with the flow of the ink & let the words come to you as you think of them. Which of these & many more examples do you fall under? Take this quiz & find out! Good Luck!

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  • 2. 

    What is your favorite part of writing a story?

    • The entire process

    • Going through and fixing up all the mistakes

    • Planning out what's going to happen

    • Adding bits of the story to your binder until you finally put it all together

    • Writing the story

    • The point where you completely finish a writing project

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  • 3. 

    Which sounds like the opposite of your writing style?

    • Putting together a big outline before starting the story

    • Writing the story without any planning whatsoever

    • Writing for hours on end until the story's finished

    • Having some mistakes in your story before you edit it

    • Having lots of documents or several loose sheets of paper containing your story

    • None of these--you do them all sometimes

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  • 4. 

    When you find time to sit down and write, what do you do?

    • Get sidetracked going online or researching for your story

    • Write! (duh)

    • Writing character profiles or describing settings instead of working on the story

    • Changing up the events in the plot

    • Find out there's something else you have to do instead

    • All of these

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  • 5. 

    What kind of writer do you think you are?

    • The planner

    • The spontaneous writer

    • The mixed writer

    • The rewriter

    • The overloaded writer

    • The organized writer

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  • 6. 

    How often do you indulge in writing? 

    • As per my schedule

    • Whenever the inspiration strikes

    • When the deadline is near 

    • When I'm really in the mood!

    • All of them. It just depends

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  • 7. 

    How much do you love research when it comes to writing a story?  

    • I love it!

    • I find it necessary.

    • I don't care about it.

    • I hate it, I always have to make corrections.

    • I think it sometimes hinders my creativity.

    • It makes me feel burned out and stressed!

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  • 8. 

    Which of the following prolific writer(s) is your absolute favorite? 

    • Stephen King

    • J. K. Rowling

    • J. R. R. Tolkien

    • Jane Austen

    • William Shakespeare

    • Dr. Seuss

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  • 9. 

    Which genre of book do you prefer to write?

    • Fictional romance 

    • Horror, gore, etc

    • Mystery 

    • Period 

    • Non fiction

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  • 10. 

    Pick an inspiring quote about writing. 

    • "You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children."

    • "Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be."

    • "You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you."

    • "A word after a word after a word is power."

    • "You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write."

    • "I write to discover what I know."

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