Where imposter syndrome hits me hardest
As a writer, have you ever felt like an imposter? I know I have. Imposter syndrome can be no laughing[…]
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Tag: impostor syndrome
Impostor syndrome is the nagging feeling that one’s success is underserved. Suffers often feel like frauds when given praise and fear that any moment they will be found out.
As impostor syndrome is something that tends to affect writers – sometimes to a crippling degree – we have written quite extensively on the subject.
Writers, have you ever felt like an imposter?
I’d like to ask writers, authors, and creatives in general – have you ever felt like an imposter – a[…]
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Writer’s anxiety: How to live with and overcome it
The experience of what is sometimes called writer’s anxiety can be crippling. Especially when that anxiety rears its ugly head[…]
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Perfection vs good enough?
It is said that the enemy of good is perfection. As writers, our drive for perfection can stop us from[…]
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Failure is not fatal
One thing that we messy writers need to learn is this – failure is not fatal. The key thing, as[…]
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How professional writers embrace necessary mess
The very best writers are those that have learned to love “necessary mess” as part of their writing process. First[…]
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Writers Explore: Mental Illness
Mental illness is a topic that has long fascinated writers. Mental illness has been the topic of many different stories,[…]
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Don’t let Imposter Syndrome stop you
Do you feel like a fraud? You are not alone.
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