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Sometimes, it so happens that I do some research for a story and find that a major plot point could never work in real life. At this stage, I can either continue with my impossible (for a non-fanta...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T12:29:09Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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tryin
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2019-12-08T12:29:09Z (over 4 years ago)
Sometimes, it so happens that I do some research for a story and find that a major plot point could never work in real life. At this stage, I can either continue with my impossible (for a non-fantasy, non-scifi setting) idea, or scrap it completely. This happened to me earlier while I was writing fan fiction - given the informal nature of it, I simply let my character survive a wound that he shouldn't have survived, and then left a note at the bottom about what would have really happened. **How can I do this in a more formal setting, like a short story or a novel?** Assume that I can't incorporate the research without reworking a lot of my story.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-07-19T06:26:07Z (almost 5 years ago)
Original score: 28