Overcoming Impostor Syndrome
As you know, I wrote a book. Life Sucks. And for the promotion of these darkly satirical essays from COVID lockdown, I’ve been working with the PR geniuses at Pacific & Court.
They set me up for an interview with Famous Writing Routines, a site that features interviews with writers who presumably have their lives together. Why they came to me remains a mystery, but I was happy to oblige. Hello, Impostor Syndrome.
The result? A digital Q&A where I try to sound coherent while explaining how satire saved me during a global crisis and why poetry feels like whispering through a locked door.
Bowel Disease… in a fun way
The questions were sharp, and the answers – well, they were mine.
I talked about what happens when you go silent for a long time, and what happens when that silence becomes unbearable. About starting a humor blog in the middle of a pandemic and accidentally becoming the guy who writes about aging, bowel disease, political angst, and spiritual despair. But, you know, in a fun way.
I shared how Life Sucks was born from the need to laugh at everything that felt unlivable. How poetry came later, like the quieter sibling who shows up after the party’s already trashed. And how, through it all, the real routine has always been the same: tell the truth (at least through my own unrelable lens), make it sting, then make it funny or shocking enough that someone nods and keeps reading.
The Takeaway?
This interview meant more than I expected.
It’s not just about books or process or art. It’s about how writing keeps you sane when the world goes sideways. How making other people laugh has existential benefit. About finding your voice again after years of thinking it didn’t matter.
If you’ve ever tried to laugh your way through a breakdown – or whisper something true into the dark – you’ll find a kindred spirit in there somewhere with me.
Read it here:
👉 Interview with PS Conway – Famous Writing Routines
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