Plot Problems That Aren't Really Plot Problems

Before I started writing novels, I thought plot was all that mattered. But after writing enough attempted manuscripts, I learned reality had little interest in my theories. Readers don't care about plot nearly as much as I thought they did—at least not just plot on its own. What they actually care about is people. Plot is merely the thing happening to those people.

In this episode of Words on Writing, James Dunlop, author of the Andrew MacKay thrillers, discusses why adding more plot may not solve your plot problem.