This is so hard, because on the one hand your audience is smart, on the other they're dumber than a box of rocks, so who are you writing for-- the ones who solve the puzzles right away, who are vocal but a minority, or the ones who, well, are infuriated that Rue is black and Magnus Bane is played by Godfrey Gao? And while that's a minority, the majority will never notice some things. I've written things that I thought were totally in your face, and only a few people got it.
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This is so hard, because on the one hand your audience is smart, on the other they're dumber than a box of rocks, so who are you writing for-- the ones who solve the puzzles right away, who are vocal but a minority, or the ones who, well, are infuriated that Rue is black and Magnus Bane is played by Godfrey Gao? And while that's a minority, the majority will never notice some things. I've written things that I thought were totally in your face, and only a few people got it.
Beta readers! So important.