Most writers struggle with creative inferiority complex, fearing that they're not good enough in some capacity to succeed with their creative work.

But today, I want to flip the script and talk about the opposite of creative inferiority: creative *superiority* complex.

We've all encountered writers who think they're better than other writers, who can't handle the kindest word of criticism and who are all too fond of calling their perceived enemies 'haters' and 'trolls.'

But what you might not realize is that thoughts of creative superiority commonly arise in every writer's life, especially as they begin to grow and develop skill in their craft.

That's why we're going to dive into creative superiority complex in today's episode. So that we can understand where it comes from, how it's operating as a defense mechanism, and how we can begin to heal from conditioning that pits writer against writer as we all work to achieve our personal definitions of writing success.

Episode Transcript: www.kristenkieffer.co/podcast/e6

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