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What Kind of Author Are You?
20 questions. 4 minutes. Discover your author type and get a personalized roadmap to your first (or next) published book.
Free personality quiz
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6 author types
The Strategist
The Memoirist
The Changemaker
The Storyteller
The Novelist
The Poet
QUESTION 1 OF 20
When you imagine your book on a shelf, what do you see?
A book that makes clients and investors take me seriously
A book my grandchildren will read to understand where they came from
A book that helps someone completely transform their life
A colorful book that makes a child feel seen for the first time
A story that pulls people into a world I created from nothing
A slim, beautiful collection of words that makes someone feel less alone
QUESTION 2 OF 20
Why do you want to write this book?
To build authority and credibility in my industry
To preserve a story before it's lost to time
To help someone avoid the pain I went through
To give children something I wished existed when I was young
Because this story won't leave me alone until I write it
Because writing is how I make sense of being alive
QUESTION 3 OF 20
What would your book be about?
My business methodology, framework, or industry expertise
My life story, family history, or a season that shaped everything
A transformation I lived through that others need a roadmap for
A story or adventure designed for children or young readers
A fictional world with characters and a plot I've been building
A collection of poems, reflections, or lyrical essays
QUESTION 4 OF 20
Which of these sounds most like you?
I think in frameworks, systems, and solutions
People always say 'you should write that down' after I tell a story
I've been through something that completely changed me and I want to share the map
I notice what children are missing and I want to fill the gap
I disappear into fictional worlds and forget what time it is
I feel things deeply and words are how I process it all
QUESTION 5 OF 20
What impact do you want your book to have on the world?
Change how an entire industry thinks about a problem
Make sure a story that matters doesn't disappear with me
Give someone the exact tools to change their life like I changed mine
Shape how the next generation of African children see themselves
Transport people to a place they've never been and make them feel something
Make someone stop scrolling, stop rushing, and just... breathe
QUESTION 6 OF 20
How do you naturally communicate with people?
I explain complex things simply — people say I make the complicated clear
I tell stories — long, winding, detailed stories that hold people's attention
I share what I've learned from hard experience — people come to me for real talk
I get animated and expressive — especially when children are involved
I describe scenes and characters — people say I paint pictures with words
I speak carefully — I choose every word like it matters, because it does
QUESTION 7 OF 20
What do people come to YOU for?
Business advice, strategy, and how to solve tough professional problems
Wisdom from lived experience — they trust that I've seen a lot
Guidance through a hard season — they know I've been through it and survived
Ideas for their kids, creative projects, or anything involving imagination
A good story, a recommendation, or to talk about books and characters
Comfort, honesty, and the kind of words that land exactly where they need to
QUESTION 8 OF 20
When you read for pleasure, what do you reach for?
Business books, biographies of leaders, or books about strategy and growth
Memoirs and autobiographies — I love knowing what people's lives were really like
Self-help, personal development, or anything about transformation and healing
Children's books, picture books, or books I can share with young people
Novels — literary fiction, thrillers, romance, fantasy, anything with a plot
Poetry, essays, or short beautiful pieces I can sit with for a long time
QUESTION 9 OF 20
What would your ideal reader walk away with after finishing your book?
A clear framework they can implement in their business or career immediately
A deeper understanding of a life, a family, a culture, or an era
A step-by-step path to making a real change in their own life
A sense of wonder, belonging, and pride in who they are
The feeling of having lived inside another world for a while
One line they can't stop thinking about for the rest of the week
QUESTION 10 OF 20
What does success look like for your book?
It opens doors — speaking gigs, clients, partnerships, media
My family has a record of who we are and where we came from
Someone messages me and says 'your book changed my life'
I see a child reading it and smiling
It sits on shelves next to the authors who inspired me to write
It gets quoted, shared, tattooed, whispered — the words live beyond me
QUESTION 11 OF 20
What scares you most about writing your book?
That it won't be taken seriously by the people I respect professionally
That I'll have to relive things I spent years trying to move past
That my story isn't unique enough to help anyone
That I won't get the voice right — children deserve perfection
That the story in my head is better than anything I can get on paper
That once I share my most honest words, I can't take them back
QUESTION 12 OF 20
If you had to sit down and write for 30 minutes right now, what would flow?
A chapter outline breaking down a methodology I've been refining for years
A scene from my life that I've replayed in my head a thousand times
A letter to the version of me who was struggling five years ago
A bedtime story I've been telling my kids or nieces and nephews
A scene between two characters I've been carrying around in my head
Three stanzas that have been sitting in my chest all week
QUESTION 13 OF 20
Where are you in the writing process right now?
I have the idea but nothing on paper yet
I've started — notes, voice memos, scattered drafts
I have a solid outline or structure
I've written a significant portion of the manuscript
The manuscript is done or nearly done
I've already published before — I'm looking for a new partner
QUESTION 14 OF 20
What's the biggest thing standing between you and a published book?
I don't know where or how to start
I don't have time to write
I can't afford publishing right now
I don't think my story is good enough
I've tried before and got stuck
I don't understand how publishing works
Nothing — I'm ready and just need the right publisher
QUESTION 15 OF 20
What kind of support are you looking for?
Just point me in the right direction — I'll figure it out
I want coaching and guidance through the process
I want someone to help me write it — ghostwriting or co-writing
I want the full experience — writing, editing, design, publishing, distribution
I'm not sure yet — show me what's possible
QUESTION 16 OF 20
When would you love to see your book published?
In the next 6 months — I'm ready to move
Within a year — I want to get serious
In the next 2–3 years — I'm planting seeds
No rush — I just want to take the first step
QUESTION 17 OF 20
Who would read your book?
People in my industry or profession
Young people and students
Parents and families
Anyone going through a difficult life change
Fellow Africans who need to see themselves in stories
Children
Honestly — everyone
Select all that apply
QUESTION 18 OF 20
If your book had a title today — even a rough one — what would it be?
QUESTION 19 OF 20
Almost done! Where should we send your author profile?
We'll send your personalized author type + a free guide for your next step. No spam. Just stories.
QUESTION 20 OF 20
Would you like someone from our team to reach out about your book?
Yes please — I'd love a conversation
Not yet — just send me my results
Maybe later — keep me posted
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