{"id":15833,"date":"2020-01-12T00:01:56","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T05:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=15833"},"modified":"2020-01-11T07:48:08","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T12:48:08","slug":"award-winning-author-imposter-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=15833","title":{"rendered":"AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR & IMPOSTER SYNDROME"},"content":{"rendered":"

Award-winning author. I’m still trying to wrap my head around that. I certainly don’t feel like an award-winning author, but then how are you supposed to feel? Yet, here’s the proof \u2014 the silver badge.<\/p>\n

\"award-winning<\/p>\n

In the beginning, the cover didn’t fit the genre, so I tarted it up on the ebook version because it was the easiest. The plan was to wait until closer to the next print run before putting the full cover wrap on it (which has been done with the award gracing the front – same as the ebook).<\/p>\n

\"award-winning<\/p>\n

And further proof that I’m an award-winning author. Bang, right there on the cover. So why don’t I feel comfortable shouting it out to the world that I’m an award-winning author? Why do I feel like a fraud?<\/p>\n

Ah, that’s the dreaded imposter syndrome<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I was so excited when the announcement I was a recipient of a silver badge<\/a>. I shouted out the fact my book was a silver medalist – not me. But, if I didn’t write the book, it wouldn’t have received the award.<\/p>\n

It’s a bit of a Catch-22 situation, don’t you think?<\/p>\n

Maybe, I’m merely feeling sorry for myself because my book sales have been flat thus far in 2020. Flat to the point of being non-existent. More fuel to the imposter syndrome feelings.<\/p>\n

Have you ever experienced imposter syndrome? If so, how did you overcome it?<\/p>\n

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