Do you sometimes leave the plot holes in your script/novel where they are or do you have a zero tolerance policy for plot holes? Is it okay to sometimes put up with your own plot holes thinking that they are sometimes inevitable?
Depends on the type of story I'm trying to tell. Something less as serious as satire or parody then I might as well create plot holes on purpose. Romance I can probably blame 8 times out of 10 on the characters themselves. Anything else, I'm more strict on it.
Yeah I don't allow plot holes. Some are damn hard to fill, but it's damn satisfying. That incongruency will ripple through the whole piece in ways I didn't expect, too, ways I only notice post-trowel. That said I think there will be a few plot holes you don't notice, with varying degrees of significance. Maybe a beta will catch them, maybe not. If no one catches them pre-launch hopefully that means they're not noticeable anyway.
I have noticed that I feel I always have to explain the reader how the story moved from point A to point B, and that those explanations tend to get too long and detailed and boring, and so I should have the courage to tolerate an occasional logical jumpy. When something doesn't quite make sense, then many readers won't even notice and many won't mind. However, it's a real struggle for me. I have to constantly remind myself that a little plot hole is a lesser evil than tediousness.
Depends on the size of the hole. All plots have them, but the gaping, bleeding, obvious ones should be plugged with prejudice. The teensy, tiny ones that don't get noticed until the reader reflects later are fine, but the big boys should be killed with fire.
I'd say editing and revision is partly a process of discovering and filling in the plot holes. Probably starting with the biggest ones (that you're aware of) and working your way down. I guess there comes a point where they're getting small enough you just stop worrying about them.
