Plot holes

Whether you're outlining or editing, here are four questions you can ask to help identify, rectify, or prevent plot holes.

Even those who outline are bound to find a plot hole or two. Often, we forget to show character motivations or leave events feeling unrealistic or implausible. We can find these plot holes by ensuring the plot flows logically from point to point.

A plot hole easily derails an otherwise good story and stretches credibility. Read 7 tips to avoid and fix plot holes.

Delve into plot holes in popular movies and see how alternative endings spark creativity and discussion among writers.

Plot holes are always possible in a creative writer's manuscript. This Writing Rule lays out what to do with them and the consequences of ignoring them.

Plot holes are as dangerous to writers as the Joker is to Batman, Sauron is to Frodo, and Thanos is to the Avengers. Inconsistencies and improbabilities sneak into our manuscripts like nefarious…

Ever been typing along happily, then suddenly your ideas fall into a gaping plot hole? We’ve all been there. And we all know that the worst part is figuring a way out of the plot hole. Allison Raymond offers some tips for climbing out of those dreaded plot pits.

Writing Worksheet – Fixing Plot Holes (PDF) How to Fill a Plot Hole Plot holes are almost inevitable at some stage in any piece of longer writing, and in my experience, fixing them can be the most disheartening job of the writer. Print out this worksheet, pour yourself a drink and sit down to untangle those snags!

Our checklists and tip sheets can help broaden your understanding of how to create tension and conflict, deepen characterization, master the pace, and plot compelling novels.