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This is not a burn: Erik Larson, a journalist-turned-author, should have an expert review his next manuscript.
Everyone should. I’m an expert and I do it.1
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I consider it self-care. I’d rather be challenged by a second reader in private than a book reviewer in public; the former allows me to refine, strengthen, or abandon, while the latter leaves me exposed.2
In the past, Larson has been dragged for presenting fantasy as fact.3
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