Gracewriters Podcast #73 – Classic Replay: Tackling imposter syndrome

Belinda Pollard, Donita Bundy and Alison Joy celebrate four years of the podcast with this short series of classic episodes. Today, we go back to our discussion of TACKLING IMPOSTER SYNDROME – that feeling that we are maybe not very good writers and may also be letting God down. The problem with self-doubt is not so much how it makes us feel – although that does matter – but how it can deter us from following our calling as Gracewriters. We share some strategies that might help.

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In conversation in this episode:

• Belinda Pollard, author of mainstream crime novels, writing coach, accredited editor with qualifications in theology, writing and publishing blogger at smallbluedog.com, and Gracewriters founder
• Donita Bundy, writing teacher, preacher and author of the Armour of Light supernatural fiction series
• Alison Joy, romance author, former early childhood teacher and mother of 4 adult children

Topics covered in this episode:

• What is imposter syndrome, and why does it affect creatives so much?
• Quotes from famous creatives showing that even “successful” people suffer from imposter syndrome
• Does it affect Christian writers? (Spoiler alert: yes!)
• The fear of not honouring God, or that perhaps we are not actually called to write
• How can we tackle imposter syndrome to stop it interfering with our calling as Gracewriters?
• The role of false concepts of other people’s apparent successes, as well as misunderstandings of the value of our own work
• The value of momentum and keeping going as a writer
• Giving ourselves permission to be ordinary at first, and expecting to develop across a writing career
• The value of prayer, meditation and focusing on God’s glory and His purposes for our writing, which may have little to do with worldly “success”.

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“Success” and the Christian writer

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Belinda Pollard: In the second in our short series of Classic Episodes we revisit “Tackling Imposter Syndrome”. The three of us are certainly still wrestling with it four years later – dealing with this particular issue is not a one-and-done, unfortunately – but we hope after this discussion you are encouraged to sidestep those toxic expectations and assumptions and keep on Gracewriting.

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