Inspector Guardians (as much as ten percent of the general population) are the true guardians of institutions. They are patient with their work and with the procedures within an institution, although not always with the unauthorized behavior of some people in that institution. Responsible to the core, Inspectors like it when people know their duties, follow the guidelines, and operate within the rules. For their part, Inspectors will see to it that goods are examined and schedules are kept, that resources will be up to standards and delivered when and where they are supposed to be. And they would prefer that everyone be this dependable. Inspectors can be hard-nosed about the need for following the rules in the workplace, and do not hesitate to report irregularities to the proper authorities. Because of this they are often misjudged as being hard-hearted, or as having ice in their veins, for people fail to see their good intentions and their vulnerability to criticism. Also, because Inspectors usually make their inspections without much flourish or fanfare, the dedication they bring to their work can go unnoticed and unappreciated... Like all Guardians, Inspectors hold dear their family social ceremonies-weddings, birthdays, and anniversaries - although they tend to be shy if the occasion becomes too large or too public. Generally speaking, Inspectors are not comfortable with anything that gets too fancy. Their words tend to be plain and down-to-earth, not showy or high-flown; their clothes are often simple and conservative rather than of the latest fashion; and their home and work environments are usually neat, orderly, and traditional, rather than trendy or ostentatious. As for personal property, they usually choose standard items over models loaded with features, and they often try to find classics and antiques - Inspectors prefer the old-fashioned to the newfangled every time. (from keirsey.com personality profile ISTJ)

In 2010 I hope to graduate with a degree in creative writing.

  I am a New Zealand Screenwriter.  I was born in the rural town of Colchester, in Essex, just outside of London in 1982.  We came to New Zealand to live when I was six years old.

When I was seven I made a short horror movie entitled The Thing Under The Bed.  My sister played the victim.  We had a holiday home in Turangi and went skiing a few times.

  When I was ten, I started reading Terry Pratchett.  I realised that not all books were boring and that I wanted to be a writer.

  When I was fourteen, I read Stephen King’s It.  He had created an entire world for his story, so I began to put together my own imaginary world.  I was a student of Te Awamutu Intermediate School.

  I was a junior in 1995 at Hamilton Boy’s High School.  A friend of mine introduced me to Magic: the Gathering (the first of its kind – a collectable card game.)  I also discovered Warzone: Mutant Chronicles – a tabletop miniatures fantasy wargame.  The illustrations of the game, by Paul Bonner, inspired my first manuscript.  I thought it would be a novel.

  I hated high school.  I got 98% in Senior level Algebra (two years from graduation) but could find nothing of interest in the following year, so I dropped out.  I moved down south to Dunedin and took some time for myself figuring out what to do with my life.

  When I’d decided I wanted to pursue art, I knew I had to get one more year of high school and after I had achieved that, I went to Polytechnic and got my Certificate in Television, Theatre and Radio.  I took a few correspondence writing courses and wrote a few more manuscripts, but mostly I got involved in excessive drinking and drug experimentation.

  In 2002 I adapted a short story (problematic circumstance) that I had written in high school, into a tv pilot called Strange Dreams.  I sent it to TVNZ and they liked it, but believed it would be too expensive to make.

  In 2004 I decided to give up drugs and try to cut down on my drinking.

I became isolated and started feeling the fears. Intense anxiety that would cause sore stomach, acid indigestion, making me pee alot, rapid heartbeat and panic attacks leading to dizziness. The fear was unbearable. I would always need to escape to my safe space. Other effects of my anxiety included hypochondria, hypersensitivity and paranoid delusions. The triggers of my anxiety attacks seemed to be isolated to agoraphobia and social phobia, as well as being locked in with strangers.

I saw a nutritionalist who helped me to lose some weight and start to regain some control over the fear.

Then my doctor found out about the drugs and the depression and put me on arropax, an antidepressant.

I overdosed on antidepressants.  That’s when I lost the plot.  I ended up in the mental hospital. 

  The doctors diagnosed it as a psychotic break in 2005.  In 2008 I made the first move forward and began studying again.

For a degree in creative writing, majoring in screenwriting.

  Outside of screenwriting my favourite interests are digital architecture, working with wood and metal, quizzes, lists, poetry, improving game mechanics.

  I like to read, but mostly only the few authors that I like. I play video games, mostly old ones, mainly just so I can get ideas about how I could make them better. I do enjoy collectable card games, miniature wargames and roleplaying games - purely as a fan.

  The happy ending is that I’m relatively sane now and I’m still writing.

I still suffer from anxiety attacks and I still remember the hallucinations and delusions of my psychosis from which I am recovering.

Theatres, queues and airplanes still cause me some anxiety. But I am fairly comfortable in a small classroom environment and on long distance trains. I'm also learning to drive.

For my second year of my degree I finished my first screenplay based on the Strange Dreams tv pilot, the film is called little god.