The demeaning attitude that some hold for genre writing has
been mentioned recently. It's not hard to imagine that it has
a depressing effect on a lot of the writers. Sallis seems to
think that the stigma effected Himes moreso than Thompson and
Goodis. Sallis suggests this is because Himes aspired to be
appreciated on a different level. I've seen it suggested that
the hardboiled label was not fully appreciated or respected
by a number of authors in the genre, possibly including
Chandler and Hammett. If I recall correctly, Horace McCoy and
James Cain fall into this category also.
Any good stories associated with writers that didn't much
care for being stuck in the genre?
miker
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