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Originally Posted by issybird
I have a corollary to
3) Creating a set of rules for your world, then breaking them because they became hard to follow.
Introducing over time new rules and wrinkles which would have materially altered events in earlier books if they had been available. J.K. Rowling was a huge sinner in this respect.
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I wonder.. I have not read Rowling's stuff, so can not comment on that, but heres a question for you what about this made up example...
Beginning of Book One the main characters say "XZY is true, and ABC is false" and they make decision based that understanding, and that decision impacts the plot big time, but turns out to be a good one.
Then someplace in say book 2 or book 3 ... it is revealed that "XYZ is false and ABC is true" and had the original characters made their decision based on that it would have changed the entire plot of book one, possibly eliminating the need for book 2 at all.
How would that look to the reader, as the author breaking their rules, or realistic life where even smart people are sometimes wrong?