mabfan (Michael A. Burstein) (mabfan) wrote,
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Apex Blog: Alienating Readers

My latest Apex Blog post is up! Interestingly enough, despite the title, Alienating Readers is not about turning your readers into aliens. It's about what writers might do that alienates our readers, and whether or not we should.

Check it out and comment over there if you're so moved.

(ETA: Archive link at Alienating Readers.)
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