If life were just one sole “plot” (“I gotta get that college degree”), it would be boring. You have the big, fat layer of the main plot on top, then different layers underneath of different thicknesses and flavors. You may also be dealing with trivial things like trying to decide what color to paint your bedroom, and the paint store guy, who’s completely incompetent, can’t get the color right. You may be dealing with some personal issue-like a recurring health problem or a former boyfriend who keeps showing up against your wishes. In a novel, that would be your main plot, the visible goal your protagonist is trying to reach.īut as that “plot” plays out in your life, other things encroach on or dovetail from that goal. ![]() Maybe it’s to start a family and create your dream life with your spouse. ![]() Maybe it’s to finish college and get that degree. You have some big goals-long-term, long-range goals. One way that may help you in developing and deepening your plot layers is to think about your own life.
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