I think most writers suffer from impostor syndrome. It goes with the territory. :-)

May 11, 2021

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… added to the pressure, because I feel like I’m forever waiting for the other shoe to drop, waiting to finally be exposed as an utter imposter who really doesn’t know how to write, and that this time the jig is finally up.

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Susan Orlean

I think most writers suffer from impostor syndrome. It goes with the territory. :-)

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