Can we talk about the week my main character got stuck in a time loop?

I was trying to write a story about a detective in Chicago, but for three days straight, I kept writing the same opening scene where he spills coffee on a case file. It felt like my own creative loop. I finally broke it by making the coffee spill the actual clue. Has anyone else had a plot problem that became the whole point of the story?

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miles727mo ago

Notice how life's biggest problems often hide the solution right inside them.

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adams.linda7mo ago

Lmao that's the universe basically writing your story for you. My worst plot hole turned into a whole subplot about a missing cat that knew where the body was buried. Sometimes you just gotta lean into the chaos.

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ray_miller417mo ago

Yeah, that "lean into the chaos" thing is spot on, @adams.linda. I just make a note of the plot hole and see if I can connect it to something weird later. It usually works out better than forcing it.

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