: Re: Are "non-readers" useful beta readers? In my opinion, the best beta readers are fellow writers, partly because they may have insight others don't, but partly also because you can agree to trade

@Karen856

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All types of readers are useful. It's a pretty straight-forward set of pros and cons.

Pros:

Less likely to silently go along with typical genre devices that require learning curves or previous exposure to grasp
Less likely to skim content

Cons:

More likely to whine about common issues within your story that most other genre writers can ignore or get away with
Less likely to catch bad tropes on a general level

If you take an experienced reader within the genre, they're likely to have an inverse set of "issues", so you should be fine if you have both to choose from.

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