Self-deception is easy when you compare yourselves to others around you – Realities of an Indie Author

If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. Galatians 6:3 NIV

Well, that verse hit me between the eyes, literally. My phone slipped. I’ll let you use your imagination. That attempt at humor was necessary because the verse hit too close for comfort. Yes, that was a lame attempt at a pun.

Being an independent or indie author has its challenges, one being comparing myself to those I perceive as doing well, or at least better than the mediocre person writin...