K.Childs

I'll be perfectly honest with everyone, I didn't think I was qualified to write this post. I've written romantic subplots in every single one of my novels, I read romance voraciously, I've self-pubbed four romance novels and traditionally published a romantic suspense. But, I still don't think of myself as a 'real romance author' because I don't "live and breathe it enough." When I actually thought about the 'why' I felt unqualified I realized I was perfectly qualified to talk about romance, I was just teetering with imposter-syndrome. So, yes, I've not written 20 something romances yet, but if the goal is 20 novels in a genre before I'm allowed to discuss it, we'll be here too long. There are going to be Freudian slips. And puns. You've been warned. Note: a well researched, well written story may throw all of this on its head. Of course, I am not talking about that story. Why would I feel a need? If you thin...

Have you heard the term 'Imposter Syndrome' in the writer community before? It pops up from time-to-time in professional discussion and not always in an obvious manner. I've been aware of the symptoms for many years but always thought that I, an enlightened and very zen creature, ought never to encounter such moments of self-doubt. This year I am editing my second book of a series, I am launching another book, I've now got two books officially published, I've done interviews and a few blog tours, I've even moonlighted for some self-published works under a psuedyom. You could say, I should feel a little professional, a little 'head in the game' when it comes to the hard miles part of being an author- getting my novel into the paws of readers. And yet... I just had a moment, staring at a reviewer's blog and their recent reads where I had to stop myself and the internal narrative playing out in my head. Perhaps, dear readers, you've ...