7 DAYS TO GO UNTIL TRANSLUCENT!

 

7 DAYS TO GO UNTIL TRANSLUCENT!

 

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Keeping Going When Imposter Strikes

KEEPING GOING WHEN IMPOSTER STRIKES

With my next book, Translucent, coming out this month (pre-order here) I thought that I would talk about imposter syndrome and how to keep going even when it's there on your shoulder, as an ever-present beast. I will have been published for twenty years in August. It blows my mind to think back to that time, and the time when I first started writing, and see just how far I've come. Translucent will be my 23rd book, which is mad when you think about how I started off just wanting to write and publish ten books because anything more than that seemed to be impossible.

For reference, I've now written over double that. I've gotten to a point in my writing career where I'm focusing more on older projects than penning new ones. I will go back to drafting, I have two new ideas bouncing around in my head already, so the plan will be to go back to it, but for now my focus is elsewhere. I say that simply to give you some idea of how far I've come, and to know that even with all of that behind me, all of those published books and the like, I still get imposter syndrome from time to time, and it still impacts me.

I've been lucky to have a good support system. I've been lucky to have people who have my back and will tell me straight, and I love my job. I love what I get to do and how I get to create and build worlds and stories for readers, but sometimes that imposter will lean down to whisper in your ear that even with all of that behind you, you are not meant to be here, meant to be doing what you do, and being real? It sucks.

I get that after this long doing this, some new writers might want to hear that imposter syndrome goes away, that it gets better, that you don't ever have times when you wonder, and I hate to break it to you, but that's just not the case. I know of other big authors who also have the same issues, some more than others, and it's just something that you have to learn to deal with.

I can tell you a million ways that you are not an imposter, but if you're a stranger to me, then it feels like it falls flat. It feels like a platitude and something I'm saying just to make you feel better, when I know nothing about you, your work, or your process. But here's something that applies to everyone, no matter where they are in their writing journey, or publishing journey. Imposters don't question if they belong. They just do it and never question themselves.

I always found it hard to accept that, just by questioning my own status, my own validity, I was proving to myself, and the world, that I am not an imposter. I should just keep writing, keep my eyes on the page, and work on what I'm doing, because I am valid as a writer, as an author. The same is true of anyone reading who's ever felt this way before.

If you've searched for something about imposter syndrome, and you're questioning whether you have the skills or talent, or right to be where you are and doing what you're doing. You do. You belong here. You are meant to be doing this. You're not an imposter because you question your place. Imposters don't do that.

Hope that helps, and keep writing!

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Review of Chasing The Stars by Melanie Hooyenga

 

They’ve both sworn off romance, but love is written in the stars.

Naomi
Insta-love isn’t a thing. Even if fans of my podcast think differently. But I can’t deny the insta-sparks with the cute boy Hunter on my family camping trip. My fans think I’ve got it all figured out, so maybe it’s time to follow my own advice and listen to my heart.

Hunter’s scowly attitude almost makes me hit rewind, but our interfering siblings convince me to give him another chance. Just when he starts to open up, I get an offer that could change everything I had planned for the future—and ruin my shot at happily ever after.


Hunter
My friends say I have a one-track mind, but it’s not what you’re thinking. If I’m going to finish college in three years and be a book editor in New York, I don’t have time for distractions—not even by girls as charming as Naomi.

Despite my attempts, it’s impossible to ignore this love interest who’s fallen into my orbit. I finally have the opportunity to be the hero in my own story, but I have a secret that puts more than just my future at stake, and if I make the wrong decision, it could alter my plotline forever.

 

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My Review: 5 STARS

I have read other books by Hooyenga and I had to read this series, and the first book blew me away and settling into the second I was hoping for more of the same, and I got it. Relatable characters, tough choices, an adorable and swoony romance, all of it wrapped up in the realness and twists of an amazing story. This was a book I enjoyed immensely and I can’t wait to dip into the third and final book of the series and see where Hooyenga takes us because I already know I am here for it. Loved it, and very much recommended!

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