Sub plots add interest and depth, but they can’t be allowed to
overpower the main story One of the problems I’ve identified is
subplot. One of my subplots has grown so big that it’s taking
over the story. The other thing I’ve realised is that one of the
characters in the subplot (even though he’s dead), doesn’t
actually need to be there – he just complicates things – and not
in a good way. When you look at a spider web, you’ll see that
there are some threads that seem to hold the whole thing
together. They interconnect with and support the more delicate
threads – that’s kind of how a subplot works. It has to be
strong and relate to other threads, but it’s usually the same
size and thickness as the others – at looks like it belongs.
Another thing with my subplot is that I had just used it as a
device to explain things about my main characters. It wasn’t
actually essential to the story. While it explained a lot about
certain characters, it didn’t actually add anything to their
story – in fact, it distracts the