JarodRussell wrote:
What do you as an author of the novelization do when you stumble across a glaring inconsistency in a film script? Do you have to ask for permission before you try to explain it?
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In general, it depends. I'm not going to make any radical changes to the plot, but, depending on how glaring it is, I may try to rationalize it a bit.
That sounds vague, but, honestly, it's a judgment call. You don't want to put so much effort into explaining it away that you call attention to the plot hole or whatever, but if you can discreetly put a bandaid over it . . . .
"Special Agent Mark Starr retrieved the extra pistol he kept in the glove compartment. It was a good thing he had brought a spare since he lost his other gun in that cave-in."