HARSH WRITING ADVICE:
Allow me a min
It ain't rocket science. I was almost exclusively reading Grisham and King. Then one day, in a rental house down in florida, i stumbled on a copy of CROSSROAD BLUES, by @aceatkins
Fell in love, started following the man on social media.
Then,

Atkins posted an ARC of @J_ToddScott debut novel, saying it was so damn good, he was immediately starting it again. I bought the book and followed Scott on social media. He then talked about BULL MOUNTAIN by @BPanowich
Then...

after buying BM (one of the best novel I've read in my life) i stalked Panowich's Facebook, where I saw a blurb of his for @StephPostAuthor LIGHTWOOD.
Bought it, loved it so damn much I bought 3 more copies to give my friends and family.
Then,

Post mentioned that 'THE' Eric Beetner blurbed Lightwood. I checked Beetner out and found a man who dedicated a whole freaking podcast promoting writer friends.
Discovered @DavidJoy_Author
I got electrified by his prose.
For those who do not follow Joy...

He spends most of his time on twitter boosting other people's book. I don't believe I've seen him promoting his own work once.

So yeah, other writers are really competing one against another, doing each others harm, uh?