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Q: What is imposter syndrome & how do you handle it?

"It’s not like I’m Ernest frickin Hemingway…"

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Becky Tuch
Oct 18, 2025
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Welcome to our weekend conversation!


Last week I went to a panel at my city library dedicated to publishing. The setup was interesting: Rather than have one moderator asking questions to the five panelists, each panelist came with their own question. They directed their question toward the others in the group.

Right out of the gate, the first panelist asked the others, “Do you experience imposter syndrome?”

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