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1. Story wanders aimlessly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Solution: give the character a stronger motivation and more adversity. Rewrite without reference to the original.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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2. Story has too much going on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Solution: Cut down the number of characters to three or four, find one plot, rewrite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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3. Plot structure appears complete, but story seems pointless. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Solution: this is a character problem, not a plot problem. We must care about the characters, and it must matter what happens to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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4. Ending is disappointing. Too obvious, or not planned and so feels arbitrary and tacked on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Solution: Go back to the opening situation and replot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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#shortfiction Damon Knight<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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