I visited Joanna Campbell Slan's blog today at Joanna's 4-1-09 post and read how she analyzed all the blogs she participates in with the Blog Typeanalyzer (Blog Typeanalyzer) which uses concepts from the Myers-Briggs personality test to analyze the writing style in a blog. The concept is that the writing style reflects the persona used by the blogger in writing the posts.
My blog type came up as:
"ESTP - The Doers
The active and playful type. They are especially attuned to people and things around them and often full of energy, talking, joking and engaging in physical out-door activities.
The Doers are happiest with action-filled work which craves their full attention and focus. They might be very impulsive and more keen on starting something new than following it through. They might have a problem with sitting still or remaining inactive for any period of time."
It's probably a fairly good assessment of me, too. I'm happiest when I have a super-long to-do list, like now when I'm planning a virtual tour in May and an actual road tour in June for the release of my second mystery, To Hell in a Handbasket. I do stay physically active, though. However, one thing didn't fit. I am a closure seeker, and when I start something, I follow it through to the end.
5 comments:
I will have to go try that!
L. Diane Wolfe
www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com
www.spunkonastick.net
www.thecircleoffriends.net
Ooh, that sounds like a neat idea! I definitely want to test this out.
--Lisa
http://authorlisalogan.blogspot.com
Beth, I do think this is interesting--and I suspect that we "adopt" a persona as bloggers. I've worked very hard to add value to everything I do, so this is probably only one aspect of who I am. When I taught Personal Styles (the similar concept but by William Moulton Marsten who also invented Wonder Woman and the lie detector--no joke!), I learned that all of us can shift gears, but it takes MORE energy. Thanks for coming by and giving it a whirl.
Thanks for the valuable information. I'm going to try it and see what happens.
Thanks for the link. My blog came out as the independent, problem solving type! Hmmm - interesting.
http://janekennedysutton.blogspot.com/
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