User blog comment:Argulor/Why the subplots?/@comment-9124274-20130524183110

As a writer one of the most important things for me is having a good side story going with the main story since it really helps to have some action happen when you finish reading a chapter that is a bit boring. In fact I sometimes have two side storys even if one of them is far more subtle then the other. A good example is throwing in a little bit of romance for the side story and have another side story about a separate character who is in a indirect way affecting the main story. A good example of the last part is Game of Thrones since that is filled with side plots. Also having General Ironbeak really helped the story since if it had continued the way it was it would have gotten very boring every time it went back to the abbey.