![]() ![]() If your subplot has an additional function-if it’s not just a stall tactic-then it’s more likely to feel integral to your story… Ready? Grab a fork, and let’s dig in! 5 Uses for Subplots To learn how you could win a paperback copy, see the end of this post. Note: These subplot tips have been adapted from my writing guide Sparkling Story Drafts, which will help you write cleaner rough drafts, reduce your revision time, and get a crazy-good story onto the marketplace- faster. In Part 3, we’ll cover how to weave subplots into your story as well as conduct a subplot “safety check.”.In Part 2, we’ll cover how to structure your subplots (plus the golden rule to follow regarding subplots).In Part 1, we’ll cover 5 uses for subplots (you’re reading Part 1 now).With it, you should pick up some tips so that your subplots enhance-rather than detract from-the main plot. That’s what this “easy as pie” guide to subplots is all about. However, readers will be less likely to deem your subplot a stall tactic (even though that’s exactly what it may be)-if you integrate it skillfully into your story. Then your subplots will feel like filler-and your readers will get bored and start skipping pages. Of course, you can’t be obvious about it. Subplots are one of the best ways to get your novel to the right length, without stretching your main plot too thin. (Sometimes, a subplot is referred to as the B-story, while the main plot is referred to as the A-story.) This is where subplots-secondary stories that are subordinate to the main plot-come in. Like bakers who take scraps of dough to fill in holes in a pie crust, these writers fill their pages with other material. ![]() Instead, they take a break from the main plot. They don’t try to extract more than their main plot can give. You’ll end up with plot points that are bland and repetitious. ![]() Working with the main plot of your novel can be like that.Īfter a certain point, if you try to extract more out of it, you’ll stretch it too thin. …and there’ll be areas where the dough is thin. In my experience, when you press the dough into the pie pan, there’ll be areas where the dough is thick and knobby, almost like the hills of a tea plantation… D'Costa, you ever tried to make a pie crust from scratch? It makes for a cinematic masterpiece when T’Challa realizes that Bucky didn’t kill T’challa’s father and that Baron Zemo has been manipulating him.By H.R. Captain America: Civil War- An interesting subplot to follow is the severe conflict that brews between T’Challa, Black Panther, and Bucky Barnes. Hawkeye, thus, becomes the emotional center of the movie, which is quite heartwarming to witness.Ĩ. ![]() In what seems to be the blink of an eye, Hawkeye goes from a little-known about, fierce government agent to a vulnerable family man with the most at stake, among others. Avengers: The subplot that adds to the story’s emotional weight is finding out about Clint Barton, aka Hawkeye’s secret family. Pugh’s excellent take left fans wanting more of Yelena.ħ. All through the movie, we see Yelena desperately hold on to any remnant memories of her family. Though the story is action-packed, a much more emotionally compelling subplot centers around Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Natasha’s stepsister. Black widow: The story’s main plot deals with Natasha’s fight against the assassination program. ![]()
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