P is for Plot #AtoZChallenge

A guest post by Heaven O'Shey

In the literary world, the plot is the sequence of events of the story. When mapping out your story, you should have an idea of the direction in which you want to take the reader. Your story should entice the reader to keep reading and having a well-thought out plot will accomplish this goal.

The plot should be credible and imaginative, yet not so far fetched that the reader cannot grasp what your story is conveying. Put yourself in the readers minds when outlining your work. Is this story believable? Does it keep you on the edge of your seat? Does it encourage you to keep reading?

Another point about plots, is that it is a good idea to avoid having too many subplots in your book. You do not want to confuse the reader by leading them in a different direction on every page. Too many plots will discourage the reader from finishing the book. One or two subplots are enough to keep the reader intrigued enough to want to see where the story is leading.

In conclusion the plot should have a climactic ending, which leaves the reader saying “Wow, that was a good book!”



A little about Heaven O'Shey


A new author of romantic suspense, paranormal, and poet. Her poetry has received good reviews. The characters she writes about tell her their stories in her dreams. Sounds crazy, she knows, but true.

Guess you can say, she started writing when her children were little and they were tired of their bedtime books. So she made up new ones using them and their favorite cartoon characters.

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2012 A to Z Challenge series:

1. Donna McNicol  51. M is for Metaphor  
2. A is for Adverbs and Adjectives  52. M - Musicians from Australia  
3. A is for Apollo  53. Missing  
4. Dazediva : A is for About You & Your Blog  54. N - New Zealand  
5. Ambition  55. N is for Novel  
6. B is for Brainstorming  56. Nonsense  
7. B is for Briareus  57. N is for Nymph  
8. Becca @ Lost in Thought  58. O - Opera House  
9. Boisterous  59. O is for Outline  
10. C is for Chimaera  60. O is for Oracle  
11. C is for Characterization  61. Open  
12. Joyce  62. P - Population  
13. Marian Allen-Fantasies mysteries comedies recipes  63. P is for Plot  
14. C - Currency  64. Vehicle  
15. Closed  65. Q - Quay  
16. D is for Dionysus  66. P is for Pythia  
17. D is for Dialogue  67. Q is for Quack  
18. D - Distracting Distractions  68. Q is for Quadriga  
19. E is for Empusa  69. Quirky  
20. E is for Editing  70. R - the Rocks  
21. E - Emus  71. Reticent  
22. F is for Furies  72. R is for Reaper of Bogota  
23. F is for Figurative Language  73. S is for Self-publishing  
24. F is for Friends Forever  74. S - Sydney Harbor Bridge Climb  
25. D is for Disappearing Dog  75. S is for Satyr  
26. G is for Graces  76. Simple  
27. G is for Genre  77. T is for Tyops  
28. Deadly  78. T -Traveling Tips  
29. Elegant  79. Trinity  
30. Future  80. U is for Unfulfilled  
31. Garage  81. Urgent  
32. H is for Hermes  82. U - Underground Railway  
33. H is for Hook, Line and Sinker!  83. V is for Voice  
34. I - Itinerary  84. V - Virgin Atlantic Upperclass  
35. I is for Iris  85. W is for Writer's Block  
36. I is for Irony  86. W for What's you opinion?  
37. J is for Janus  87. W - Writing is Work  
38. J is for Jargon  88. Wallflower  
39. J - Jetlag Avoidance Plan  89. X is for Xylophones  
40. Ice  90. X - X Factor Australia  
41. Hoard  91. X - eXhausted  
42. Jaywalking  92. Xyloid  
43. K is for Kronos  93. Y is for Yikes  
44. K is for Kids  94. Yearning  
45. K - Kangaroos and Koalas  95. Y - Yilpi Marks  
46. Knothole  96. Z - Zacker, not Slacker  
47. L is for Language  97. Z is for Zest  
48. Linked  98. Zipper  
49. R is for Repeating "O"  99. Gail Baugniet  
50. M is for Muses  

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