I was thinking about how different MBTI types would vary in their style of writing. I'm not sure but I think these ideas might be close to reality. Also the characters would probably be closish in personality to the writer for the most part.
An interesting idea, though I think yeu've simplified things too much.
An E would focus on a larger group of characters who were nearly equally developed and the focus would move around.
An I would focus mostly on one or a few characters who would have stronger development than the subcharacters.
Not necessarily; keep in mind that "E" doesn't necessitate "lots of people", nor does I imply "very few close friends". The only difference between them, really, is the method by which their thought process occurs; an E thinks through explaining themselves to others - for example, discussion or debate allow their ideas to bloom better as the mere act of externalizing an idea will give them greater clarity into it, and they can come into epiphanies during the act of explaining even if the other side isn't listening. An I, on the other hand, will tend to internalize their thought process, thinking things through to themselves and then checking with others for validation AFTER they've already reasoned out an idea.
This has nothing to do with the number of characters involved; if anything, it would likely actually be the reverse of whot yeu have listed. An I would be more likely to develop many characters on their own and end up with far too many that don't have as much meaning, as they're unlikely to check with anyone else until it's too late to remove them without rewriting half the story. An E would be more likely to provide fewer characters based off of close friends, and build those characters with outside input, developing them more deeply.
An S would put a lot of detail into the environment and situation and would be more action oriented.
An N would place emphasis on puzzles and riddles, internal thought and abstract forms of storytelling.
Likely true to some degree, but keep in mind that actions and environment can be the puzzles themselves; many writers that rely on puzzles and riddles will often leave clues and hints that would be picked up by an S more likely than an N.
A very strong S, however, would be more likely to go all tolkien on us and go into obscene detail over nothing, giving exacting information on stuff that really isn't relevant to the story at all. A strong N, on the other hand, is more likely to wander off on tangents and substories, but is more likely to tie those sub-quests into the main storyline somehow.
An F would emphasize the characters emotions and would be more likely to write about relationships and romance.
A T would emphasize on the plot and include be more likely to write about mystery or science fiction.
Not neccesarily true at all; the genre of story is not related in the way yeu'd expect. Check out say... Star Trek Voyager... it was pretty much written by F's, despite being science fiction. The whole thing was one big soap opera in space; the sci-fi aspect just happened to be a vehicle for the characters' relationships is all.
Yeu also assume the only things available are those few genres, which's a bit silly at best.
More likely, the F wouldn't specifically rely on romance so much, but they would be far more likely to try to make sure the reader understood the character's perspective and feelings, to emphasize why they do things the way they do. Most likely, first person perspective, or a gods' eye view where yeu can hear the character's thoughts is likely to be an F's writing style.
A T, would be more likely to describe things through the environment and explain things as to how they occurred, less so than why. While it's very possible for a T to have romance in their novel or story, they would be more focused upon the actions, rather than the emotions usually. This is where yeu'd get a character that shows their love through doing something, rather than just saying it or thinking it.
A P would have a more open and expansive plotline that leaves many plot points open and unresolved.
A J would have a more restricted and linear plot where all the plot points are resolved and there are few questions remaining at the end.
From personal experience, this's not the case at all. In fact, it has no accuracy or even relevance.
The P wouldn't neccesarily have open and expansive plotlines, moreso they'd be like RL Stine, where they just write off the top of their head, with limited preparation; their characters would have a life of their own and write themselves.
The J would tend to have detailed notes and have things planned out far in advance of actually writing the story itself. This actually tends to lead to more complex plotlines, rather than whot yeu'd suggested. The J will have better knowledge of the start, middle, and end, and whot they want to happen at each stage along the way, which also means they can set up 'surprises' to occur later on but be hinted at early in the storyline.
The P, however, will tend to have far more natural characters, that feel more alive and less like they're being forced into acting a pre-defined role; J writers have a bad habit of making a plotline and forcing characters to do whot's required by their plotline regardless of whether it makes sense for that character to do so or not. The P's are more likely to have character development and characters that practically think for themselves, and act consistently, but are unlikely to have structured, complex storylines for those characters to enact.
So do youo think these are accurate? Also, what do you think would be different between writing styles of different types?
Uhm... just said that XD
But yeah, there's alot more than just MBTI type at work as well. Inspiration comes from many sources, and characters themselves and the location/theme of a story can play a very large part in its' telling, and those characters need not be directly related to MBTI type. Once one is aware of their drawbacks of their type, they're more likely to avoid certain pitfalls.
I'm a strong P, but have since learned to plan out my writing a bit in advance, with basic plotpoints and things I want to occur, with a bit of structure, which allows more detailed plotlines to occur; J's are far more naturally adept at this, but P's do a better job with the characters feeling more natural, so everyone has their flaws, and their bonuses when writing... the trick is to learn to take advantage of the benefits yeu have to writing which come naturally to yeu, and then consciously work on the areas yeu're lacking on.
Truly great writers have practiced hard to even themselves out, so that they have very few weak points.
Novice writers will tend to make very poor mistakes, regardless of type, but the mistakes they make will likely be influenced by the type they are.
There's alot more to this writing thing than just the basics yeu suggested ^^