Spent 4 hours trying to fix a plot hole that didn't exist

I was writing a short story about a time traveler who leaves a notebook behind in 1923. Spent a whole evening trying to figure out how the notebook wouldn't fall apart or get lost over a century. Then my wife pointed out I could just say the main character wrapped it in oilcloth. That took me about 4 hours of staring at my screen. Anyone else ever get stuck on something that simple?

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simonp4013d ago

Yeah I spent three hours naming a dog once. Not my proudest moment.

the_skyler12d ago

Gotta love when the solution was literally sitting there the whole time just waiting for someone else to point it out. Bet that oilcloth idea hit you like a ton of bricks the second she said it. We've all been there though, overthinking stuff that a fresh pair of eyes could fix in ten seconds flat.