Plot. A substance of writing. Your entire story is the plot. An element of writing. This is the most important element in writing, if I say so myself.
What is Plot?
Plot is your whole story. From the first word to the last punctuation mark. It's how it rises and rolls along. It's the ups and downs of your story. It's each scenario in your story. You already have a plot, or at least a part of one, hopefully.
Why are you talking about it, then?
You may have a plot, but is it a good plot? You must determine this yourself. Ask yourself this question: Is it unique?
If it's similar to everyone else's, then you need to do something different. If you have a brain, then you have creativity, not matter how little it may seem.
What is the most important part of plot though? Uniqueness? You don't need that, although it would help your chances in writing. You need twists and surprises in the story. When the reader can predict the next step through the whole story, then you did it wrong. Hit them upside the head with something unexpected. Break your character's hearts a few times. The more twists you add to your story, the more your readers will fall in love with your story.
What am I trying to say is that you need some depth in your story. Throw in a scene that completely changes the plot. Give your readers a direction then show them a different one. But this isn't even the most important part.
The most important part is the climax of your story. The grand finale. If it isn't grand, then it isn't good. Make it unexpected, and make the readers love it. If a reader can anticipate a climax, then it isn't very climatic. If there is no grandiosity in the climax, then it isn't climatic at all.
Generate your plot. Use cliches if you must. Make it unique. Add depth. Create twists. Have a grand finale. Follow these steps and you will be well on your way to a good plot.
UPDATE:
I wanted to add another section to this chapter called CAUSE and EFFECT.
Your story should be a chain of cause and effect relationships that keep the storyline driven and enticing. It cannot be without a break. Tension should be retained throughout the entire story through the very end. Why should your reader continue if you resolve all conflict and tension halfway through the story?
A really great way to plan out a story is to first create an outline of cause and effect events that will happen throughout your story. When action (1) happens, what is the result of that (2). What is the result of action (2) which results in action (3) and so on. This is a wonderful way to avoid writer's block, because you'll know exactly which direction your story needs to go and how it needs to get there.
Your cause and effect chain is essentially the skeleton of your story. Scenery, dialogue, characters, and the likes are what put meat on those bones. One of the great benefits of this planning is you'll be able to identify any major plot holes in your storyline. If a cause and effect relationship doesn't make sense, you can make the adjustments as needed before you start writing the entire story, and believe me, you will save yourself a lot of time and editing in doing so.
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