Do writer's eat their young? In the nursing world we have a phrase "Nurses eat their young". It means that when a young/new/inexperienced nurse enters the field we matronly nurses feel that we need to take them in but we are also a very competitive species so more times than not we squash egos and confidence in the process. Does that make sense? We want to help them but our own self stands in the way. I have seen critiques and other conversations among other writers and the question "do writers eat their young" often pops into my mind. I often wonder if it is part of the learning process for that feeling of devouring vs being devoured to manifest itself. Anyone else have any thoughts on the subject?