I've edited a lot of fantasy novels this year - here's the most common plot mistakes I find.
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โฒ๏ธ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - Beating the antagonist too early
02:13 - Repetitive scene formats
04:01 - Passive protagonist
05:20 - Weak throughline
08:15 - Soggy middle
13:56 - Weak consequences
15:00 - Misaligning the 3 Ps
15:52 - The peter-out ending
17:36 - Lucky breaks for the protagonist
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