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In this comments of How many elements can you focus on during worldbuilding? a conversation arose about the usefulness of non-genre savvy beta-readers. Another question Are "non-readers" useful be...
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In this comments of [How many elements can you focus on during worldbuilding?](https://writing.stackexchange.com/q/42913/33442) a conversation arose about the usefulness of non-genre savvy beta-readers. Another question [Are "non-readers" useful beta readers?](https://writing.stackexchange.com/q/36683/33442) discusses the topic more broadly in terms of how useful non-readers are as beta-readers. **Should beta-readers have experience in the genre of the work they are reviewing?** Are there advantages to having a non-genre-savvy reader review your work?