It can he hard as a writer not to feel overshadowed by another writer's success if you know them well--or you're married to him or her.
I did find, though, when I entered the crime writing community in the mid-90s that writers in this genre tended to be more collegial than other circles I'd been in and one said "I root for everyone to do well--it's one more for the team." Side note: British crime writers I hung out with seemed much more widely read than their American cousins.
It didn't matter how famous people were. I crossed paths with Walter Mosley on a book tour and we had drinks, he shared advice about building a series and was very inspiring. I have only met one famous crime writer who is an attention-hungry jerk, which makes no sense given his fame.
It can he hard as a writer not to feel overshadowed by another writer's success if you know them well--or you're married to him or her.
I did find, though, when I entered the crime writing community in the mid-90s that writers in this genre tended to be more collegial than other circles I'd been in and one said "I root for everyone to do well--it's one more for the team." Side note: British crime writers I hung out with seemed much more widely read than their American cousins.
in my limited experience, it seems that "genre" writers do have more of a community spirit than literary novelists
It didn't matter how famous people were. I crossed paths with Walter Mosley on a book tour and we had drinks, he shared advice about building a series and was very inspiring. I have only met one famous crime writer who is an attention-hungry jerk, which makes no sense given his fame.