more adventures in remix land

It is so much harder to remix a good author than a bad one. You know why? Because it seems that they've thought of everything already, whereas the bad ones leave plot holes the size of lower Manhattan! I suppose it's my fault, really; I have this insane devotion towards things having additional meaning. It can't just be pretty, oh no - it has to add some new dimension to the story.

I just don't get it. Why is this so hard?