overplot

/ˌoʊvərˈplɑt/
verb
  1. To add too many events, twists, or subplots to a story, making it confusing or hard to follow.
    • If you overplot the movie, the main theme gets buried under too many side stories.
    • The writer tends to overplot his novels, leaving readers lost in unnecessary details.
    • She learned not to overplot her scripts after her first screenplay was criticized for being too complicated.
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