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hallowedthings:
How many plots and subplots would you say most of the DF books have (on average)?

I'm trying to estimate how many plots/subplots Jim uses each book. I'm hoping that doing this'll help me to sustain the same pace/level of action as the DF in my own books ;D Once I know this, I'll know if I'm including too few elements to keep the pace up. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble distinguishing whether different story threads are part of the main plot or subplots in the actual plot summaries of each book=_= . As it's 5AM and my brain is about to turn to mush, I'm kind of hoping that someone else here has already thought this through :P

Btw, HEY :) I've been a lurker for a while! Nice to meet you :)

Lanodantheon:
Usually around three by my estimation.


An A-Plot (The Case)


A B-Plot( something complicating Harry's day and therefore the Case)


and you guessed it


a C-Plot(An Arc that continues from book to book). The C-Plot is not really a big part of each individual story usually. It comes up maybe once or twice a book.


But that's just off the top of my head.

Haru:
Jim explains a lot of this in his livejournal, especially one part about using subplots to get through the big swampy middle, maybe that can help you:
http://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/

mdodd:
The longer the series and the more characters introduced the more the readers shout about their favourite character. There has been a lot of howling about The White Council, particularly Eb, and their lack of visibility in Ghost Story. Look at Calderon and HP as well as Dresden for examples of a series starting with 200-300 pages and ending with about 750 pages. We'll all need to see a chiropractor after we finish carrying the last book of the BAT around with us. The World's Postal Services will go and strike and you will have to collect your copy from the sorting office instead of them bringing it to you.

mithrandirthewhite:
*coughcoughmalazanbookofthefallencough* :)

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