Plot Problem? Fix It Fast with a Retcon

By Laurence MacNaughton, @LMacNaughton  

Part of the How They Do It Series (Contributing Author) 

Sooner or later, every story runs into a little hiccup. As you write, you'll discover that certain facts don't fit together anymore. Maybe a character needs to be changed or removed. Maybe you find a plot hole big enough to drive a Mack truck through.

Somewhere, in the inner workings of your story, something has gone awry. You need to fix it, or you'll have a big problem on your hands.

So what do you do? Put your story on hold, and go back to the beginning in a desperate attempt to make things right?

Bad idea. You might end up killing your writing momentum. Instead, you need to keep moving forward toward "The End."
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