The difference between a plot hole and a plot twist is preparation. Magic is okay if you let the reader know that it can happen in the story world. Similarly for extraterrestrials, time travel, or parallel universes. You need to set them up early on, not spring them on the reader at the end.
The Reader Premium Member over 1 year ago
Lassie went and got help.
Nathan Daniels Premium Member over 1 year ago
The irony is, the deeper the hole, the shallower the movie.
….sometimes.
gopher gofer over 1 year ago
wait, you mean, she was really dumb enough to go down in the basement? with the light burned out…?
Lee26 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Nothing worse than a glaring plot hole to ruin a good book or movie.
rwh2 over 1 year ago
The use of time travel seldom, if ever, papers over a plot hole.
Nuliajuk over 1 year ago
Do you find “But it was all just a dream!” at the very bottom?
StephenRice over 1 year ago
The difference between a plot hole and a plot twist is preparation. Magic is okay if you let the reader know that it can happen in the story world. Similarly for extraterrestrials, time travel, or parallel universes. You need to set them up early on, not spring them on the reader at the end.