#WriteStuff A5:

Actually, yes. I use my subplots (and side quests in the games) to flesh out every character even more and help readers (and players) to explore different aspects of them that the main plots rarely let me spell out.

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Thanks! That makes sense. I hadn't thought of using a subplot that way. I don't often use flashbacks but TRAILER TRASH ZOMBIES uses suspense & premonition of the future to drive the plot forward. Gabrielle is the one with the ability to see into the near future. She hates it. #WriteStuff

A6: I think they can absolutely dangle. Mine did. #WriteStuff

Ex: My MC fools around with the friend of her husband in a flashback. We don't know what happened to the friend.

#WriteStuff Q6 ( #CourtroomGhost) If they dangle properly, they're hooks for the next book. If they don't, I'll get reader mail asking what happened to x character.

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I may be the wrong person to ask, since my main stories tend to NOT conclude. But no, subplots don't need to resolve neatly. They can, and it can make for a fun story. But it isn't necessary

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#WriteStuff A6 - It depends. 😸 I likely would resolve them neatly unless I plan a sequel. Then, dangle away and resolve them (or carry them forward) in a new book.

I use them because my last novel was a non-linear timeline. My flashback were subplots (and occasionally other characters), and even indications of my MC coming apart at the seams, that eventually fit into the current timeline of her melting down. #WriteStuff

#WriteStuff A6 They should generally resolve, but many a sequel has been made by continuing a subplot from the first book.

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#WriteStuff Q6 Do subplots have to resolve neatly? Or can they dangle a bit when the main story concludes?

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That's another reason why I tend to use them. Enya's kids are wonderful but you wouldn't know that if you exclusively follow Enya hauling bags of flour or dead bodies out of the desert.

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Er, no? In CG the supporting cast show up in the main plot. The subplots have unsupportive cast.

Yes, I'm being snippity. ;P

I mentioned that one, too. Made me want to tear my hair out! #WriteStuff

#WriteStuff Gabrielle & Ambrose (Ethan's friends w/benefits) as well as rednecks Gary, Joe, and Melissa need well-developed subplots so they aren't 2 dimensional. Gabrielle & Ambrose are important to Ethan. I need to flesh them out. The rednecks provide comic relief since they are incredibly stupid.

A5: While subplots absolutely should serve this purpose, it is not why I use them. #WriteStuff

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If done right, certainly. There's more to them than just that but it's certainly one role they place in the story.