The Aquifer
THE AQUIFER
Your Aquifer profile, shared by only around 1% of academic and professional writers, shows that you have given yourself relatively high ratings (6 or above) for your Behavioral, Social, and Emotional habits but a low or moderate rating (5 or below) for your Artisanal habits. This profile is called the Aquifer because you experience a rich, flowing source of productivity, connection, and enjoyment beneath the surface, but may lack the visible polish and refinement of technical craft.
Your strengths form an impressive foundation:
You feel productive as a writer, with effective routines and time management (Behavioral).
You engage in fruitful conversations about your writing with others (Social).
You get a lot of pleasure from writing and enjoy the process (Emotional).
However, you lack confidence in your craftsmanship and writing skills (Artisanal). This combination means you have created a sustainable, connected, and enjoyable writing practice but may question the quality of your output and feel limited in your technical abilities.
ACTION PLAN
To broaden the BASE upon which your writing practice is built, consider drawing on your considerable strengths to sharpen your writing skills:
Leverage Your Productivity for Skill Development
Dedicate specific writing sessions to focus solely on improving particular techniques.
Set craft-related milestones alongside your productivity goals.
Use your consistency to gradually build technical expertise through deliberate practice.
Transform Social Connections into Learning Opportunities
Seek specific, craft-focused feedback from your existing writing community.
Join skill development workshops or groups that complement your already strong social habits.
Consider finding a mentor or coach who can help you develop specific writing techniques.
Channel Your Enjoyment into Artisanal Growth
Identify which aspects of writing craft most interest you and focus development there.
Draw on your positive emotional connection to writing to sustain you through the learning curve.
Celebrate improvement in your craft to create a positive feedback loop between enjoyment and skill.
Create an Integrated Practice That Builds on Your Strengths
Design writing sessions that maintain your productivity, social connection, and enjoyment while adding craft focus.
Experiment with different approaches to skill development to find what complements your existing practice.
Reflect on how developing your craft enhances your already positive writing experience.
The WriteSPACE can help you with all of these things!
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
For developing your wordcraft:
Sword, Air & Light & Time & Space, chapters 4-6.
The Wordcraft Catalyst and/or Stylish Writing Intensive.