The story you’re writing and the audience you’re writing it for help determine the exact right number of plots and subplots the story requires.
The complexity and number of plots differ for a storybook as compared to a middle-grade novel versus an epic historical or character-driven women’s fiction that feature relationship plot-lines between several main characters.
No matter how many or how few plots your genre demands, every great tale separates out at least three major plot-lines:
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2) Read The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master
3)Watch the Plot Series: How Do I Plot a Novel, Memoir, Screenplay?on YouTube. Scroll down on the left of this post for a directory of all the steps to the series. 27-step tutorial on Youtube
4) Watch the Monday Morning Plot Book Group Serieson YouTube. Scroll down on the right of this post for a directory the book examples and plot elements discussed.
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