Why Impostor Syndrome is a Syndrome and Not a Recognized Disease

[merriehaskell]

Syndrome: A group of symptoms that consistently occur together or a condition characterized by a set of associated symptoms.

One does not merely walk into a publishing contract without seeing at least a few of the signs of impostor syndrome in oneself.  I've been declaring many of my symptoms not to be emblematic of the syndrome, because, well, I

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[mykkel]

I still would have liked The Princess Curse if I didn't know you. I thought it was a nice and tight story.

[_earthshine_]

Wow ... thanks for writing this. I have a mix of feelings and thoughts in reaction to it, spinning around my long-day-done head. I will try to grab a few.

I haven't gotten one fan letter from a boy or man.

This is my fault (insofar as i am male in form). I planned one. I picked out words in my head. I just never got to it.

... but no time like the present, and no cause to stand on ceremony (and risk that i won't get to it again). Consider this my "fan mail" to you, here and now.

As you know, i don't read a lot. In fact, i don't think i'd read anything resembling a "book" since i stopped commuting by rail (August 2010) until i embarked upon yours. I promised i'd read it and i did, slowly and despite much distraction, as that's pretty much the only way i can read mosttimes. I finished it sometime last month.

Allow me to point out two important truths. First, promise notwithstanding, i wanted to read it. Second, and more importantly, i'm very happy that i didI'll spare you a full review -- partially because you've