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The Space Between Confidence and Comparison

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Nic Shrayber
Aug 21, 2025
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Eye-level shot of an orange hardcover notebook on a wooden table. Sunlight streams through a window to the right, creating a sharp line of light and shadow across the book. A small red bookmark ribbon hangs from the bottom of the book. The background shows a wooden window frame and a corner of a wall in soft focus.

Over the last couple of months, I've found myself in a bit of a weird psychological space, one that I wouldn’t quite call imposter syndrome, but still has its own challenges. I don't feel like a fraud or an imposter in my writing. I believe in my stories, my voice, and my abilities to write. But there's another voice sometimes that creeps in, ‘will I ev…

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