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Andrew Bitner
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Posted: 13 March 2026 at 3:16pm \| IP Logged \| 1	post reply

JB, when you were plotting out a series, you've said before that you had an A plot that would resolve while a B plot was brewing, with maybe a C plot somewhere in the background.

How did you work out how these were going to develop, in terms of pacing out your story arcs, conclusions, and introducing the next big storyline?

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Posted: 13 March 2026 at 4:00pm \| IP Logged \| 2	post reply

Generally (very) I tried to restrict Plot A to three issues, with B starting to creep forward in the second.

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Posted: 13 March 2026 at 7:34pm \| IP Logged \| 3	post reply

JB,

Is it safe to assume that in the order of things:

That once the A plot is resolved, the B plot will become the new A plot.

Then (if there is one) the C plot becomes the new B plot.

Has there ever been a time where the C plot somehow leap-frogged the B plot to become the new A plot?

Thanks

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