I'm writing a science fiction action thriller that's kicking my ass. After the first draft, which was sh*t, I realized my basic premise was too convoluted, so I began to simplify it. Now I seem to be stuck in a revision cycle that looks like this: find a gaping plot hole, adjust the world-building to close the hole, introduce a new hole, drink, repeat.
I've narrowed this situation down to three possibilities:
1. this is an aspect of the genre, so suck it up and keep working out those plot holes until it's tight.
2. I'm way over-thinking this thing - it's too plot-heavy and I need to dumb it down until it works itself out.
3. the premise is fundamentally broken and I need to move on to the next project (which is tempting but also a clever way to procrastinate).
So without knowing details about the project, can anyone familiar with the genre offer some perspective?
I've narrowed this situation down to three possibilities:
1. this is an aspect of the genre, so suck it up and keep working out those plot holes until it's tight.
2. I'm way over-thinking this thing - it's too plot-heavy and I need to dumb it down until it works itself out.
3. the premise is fundamentally broken and I need to move on to the next project (which is tempting but also a clever way to procrastinate).
So without knowing details about the project, can anyone familiar with the genre offer some perspective?
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