Being a Better Writer: Building the Right Subplot · 8:08pm Oct 30th, 2023
Welcome writers! Another Monday is upon us, and so it is time once more discuss writing in all its various forms and shapes. Or rather, a specific form and shape, as we don’t have time to discuss everything in a single installment of Being a Better Writer.
So today, I want to discuss a topic we’ve not touched on in some time: That of the subplot. Again, we have discussed this before, and many times. But that prevalence for a period is likely why as a subject it hasn’t been discussed in several years. When the time came for Topic List #23 to be assembled, this was one I personally chose as I wished to revisit the topic.
Granted, I realize that it doesn’t fit much with the local US holiday of Halloween, which arrives tomorrow, but … I honestly wasn’t thinking about holiday theming when I put the list together. And besides, it is an important topic to discuss, one that’s actually been in National News over these last few days … If you know what to look for.
With that cryptic hint, hit the jump and lets dive in. Let’s talk about building the right subplot for your story.
