Gail Simone: Easy To Get Down on Yourself

See folks? It’s not just you. Even the greats and the gifteds like the amazing Gail Simone (Facebook, Twitter) get the feels of imposter syndrome or the downs and sads in a creative career. So hang in there.

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A little story about perspective.

It’s no secret that making comics has always been my dream career. It was a dream so big, I learned not to speak it aloud because I knew people would be derisive or dismissive or both. I listened to those people for a long time, so much so that I got a completely different career and ended up owning a beauty salon instead of writing stories about guys in capes punching each other.

I was pretty sure my dream was no more likely than becoming a starship captain, so I made a good, less dream-filled life and was okay with it, mostly. 

Through a bizarre set of circumstances I ended up with that dream career coming true. I am endlessly grateful. I kid you not, I feel that gratitude every day, you have probably seen me express it here many times. I never wanted to write comics as a stepping stone to anything else…to me, comics were the destination. 

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