[croissants]

> I have a lot of authors in my social circle.

I'm curious, how does one accumulate a social circle with a lot of authors?

> Most of the authors I know end up envying the more visual artists, who can display their talents more easily.

From the rest of your post, I think your point is that it's much easier for a visual artist to show somebody "here is what I do" in a few minutes. But the trade-off is that the relationships people form with their favorite authors seem to be much deeper. For example, outside of maybe photography, it's hard for me to think of visual artists whose work is ascribed moral qualities by people who aren't critics.

[coldtea]

>I'm curious, how does one accumulate a social circle with a lot of authors?

Very easily in the right environment. I have several as well. If you're into media, journalism, academy (humanities, etc), you get to know and/or make friends with lots...

(And of course if you're an author or work in publishing/translation/editing, but that goes without saying).

If you work in a farm in rural areas, or you're say, a wall street guy, a waitor, a taxidermist, or a FAANG employee, it's understandingly more difficult...