The first drafts of the first three AP books exist in one timeline, while the second drafts of AP1/AP2 (i.e. the published versions you're familiar with) exist in another timeline. While writing the outline for the second draft of AP3, I have to make it fit with the second timeline. One big issue I noticed with the first draft of AP3 is that it has a lot of plot holes and inconsistencies. For example, in Germany, there are different factions: German military, Russian military (i.e. Merlov's henchmen), and Sipho Morgess's crew. There are times when the Germans and Russians are working together against Sipho Morgess but then also against each other and sometimes the Germans and Morgess team up against the Russians, which makes no sense. I was in high school while writing AP3, so I didn't have a deep enough grasp on plot consistency. This makes preparing a second draft a nightmare.
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