#WritersCoffeeClub 3/5 How do you make sure you don't leave plot holes?
Test readers. I push them onto the manuscript and watch where they step. If they fall down into a bottomless pit of confusion, I tape up that part of the story and try again.
But then I need another test reader.
Plot holes are something I worry about in drafts 2-7. Obviously if I'm creating a giant crater while I draft, I rethink my direction, but the smaller plot holes get patched up after draft 1.
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