User blog comment:Argulor/Why the subplots?/@comment-3070430-20130524185146

Why should everything follow a single plot? Nothing just circulates and orbits this one basic event happening; it's just not how it goes in writing. If there is but one dull plot, the book is boring, unrealistic and something I would not be able to read for more than the first three pages. Things also happen separately at the same time in real life. Subplots are the basic ingredients of a good story; if you don't have subplots, the story cannot be labeled as such. Just my opinion on the matter.