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ISSUE 8 W/ clare e. potter

According to a recent survey, up to 70% of skilled, successful people live with the feeling that they’re a fraud – despite the presence of evidence that strongly suggests otherwise. “This feeling of fakin' it,” sang Paul Simon, “I still haven't shaken it.” This psychological phenomenon, known as ‘Imposter Syndrome’, sees genuinely-talented achievers put their accomplishments down to fluke or deception, enduring a persistent, unwarranted fear of being exposed. It’s by no means a phenomenon unique to writers, but many have experienced this ache of doubt throughout their careers, among them Maya Angelou, Neil Gaiman and John Steinbeck. “No one else knows my lack of ability the way I do,” wrote the Nobel Prize-winning Steinbeck in his diary, “I am pushing against it all the time.”

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