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Originally Posted by Catlady
You don't need a B.A. in English. What you need is a certain type of nitpicking, anal-retentive mind; the ability to spell and be grammatical; respect for the author's idiosyncrasies as long as they're not out-and-out wrong; a feel for language; the ability to take the story seriously on its own terms; broad-based general knowledge to spot factual errors; detachment from the material--that sort of thing.
I don't think it can be taught unless you have the right quirky kind of brain to start with.
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The kind of mind that goes; "162 pages ago X did Y, it doesn't make sense that X is doing Z now, especially since there is no reason to change".
Happens to me all the time, but I'm too chicken to point it out, so perhaps some genuine courage is needed as well?