There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just heard that his brain child is a deformed idiot.
It is difficult to get men to pick up a female author. Women will read men, but men won't read women.
I kinda see everyone as competition. I'm a very competitive person. But I think that's good. Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.