Miss Peregrine: caution plot holes ahead
Story Nerd · Sep 9, 2026 · 43:24
Story Nerd · Sep 9, 2026 · 43:24
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What happens when a story's logic falters? You end up with plot holes...and boy oh boy, does Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film version) have plot holes! How could they have been avoided? Well, that's exactly with Melanie talks about in this episode. For my part, I examine what happens to a reader's/audience's attention when the villain exits the story. This problem is more common than you think — you might even be doing it in your own WIP. -V.
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