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 #WritersCoffeeClub cont… 

I don’t know about you, but since writing I struggle to let my brain gloss over poor writing in books/films/tv shows. I spot all the foreshadowing. I know all the tropes. Become increasingly frustrated by the “withhold key information to the viewer for the entire story because finding that out is truly the only thing that’s keeping them watching” tactic. At least with a book you can skim to the final page.