Comments on: Impostor Syndrome: The Jerkiest Feeling of Them All

By: Do You Have a Case of the First Draft Blues? - Clovis Editorial

Do You Have a Case of the First Draft Blues? - Clovis Editorial — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:21:46 +0000

[…] more comfortable for you. But while you’re not calling it a first draft, read this post about imposter syndrome, then look your first draft right in its malformed face and call it what it […]

By: Genevieve

Genevieve — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:27:11 +0000

In reply to Diane Hill. Absolutely! If it's something we would defend our friend from then it's definitely something we should stand up to for ourselves as well.

By: Diane Hill

Diane Hill — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 15:54:35 +0000

“Impostor syndrome is a great big jerk ” – YES!
I love this – it helps me to remember the critical voice in my head is a bully. I can imagine turning towards that voice, hands on my hips, and saying firmly, “HEY! Don’t talk to my friend like that!”
Thanks for this and BTW you are definitely a writer! 🙂

By: Genevieve

Genevieve — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 20:58:59 +0000

In reply to Kara Ghobhainn Smith. Yes, it is that simple. But for something so simple, it can be surprisingly difficult to internalize.

By: Kara Ghobhainn Smith

Kara Ghobhainn Smith — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:16:19 +0000

Thank you Genevieve, words have power, especially ‘inner words’. You _are_ a writer.
End of sentence. It is that simple.