The worst feedback a beta reader has ever given me:

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The video uses a relatable 'author struggle' trope that invites the audience to judge the beta reader's feedback, driving engagement through shared frustration and humor.

Summary

The creator shares a humorous piece of negative feedback they received from a beta reader regarding their writing style. They contrast the reader's comment with a simple, descriptive sentence from their book to highlight the absurdity of the criticism.

Structure

1Creator displays negative feedback from a beta reader
2Creator shows the actual sentence from their book
3Creator implies the feedback was unreasonable

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The worst feedback a beta reader has ever given me: "your writing style is very advanced and because of that there were a lot of moments where I became quite lost 🫠" actual sentence from the book: "The temple sat atop a thumb-shaped mountain in the middle of a desert."

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ETA: had to toggle off comments because people are being totally normal and completely sane @Gina Denny How cooked am I...? You don't fire clients for being... "advanced," right??? #author #fantasybooks #crashout #betareader