Load-Bearing Elements – Plot
Pictured: a selection of books whose plots I have enjoyed. So, what's this feature's deal? So, you remember that time when we talked about Philip K. Dick instead of a book that I'd just read? Yes, I do. Originally, Lucas Blogs About X was meant to encompass any literary subject, but inertia kinda turned it into my jokey review feature. So I decided to start another new Monday feature: Load-Bearing Elements. So, here's the pitch. Do you need to pitch ideas to me? No. But don't you want to know what we're doing? You mean, for the sake of actual readers? Yeah. Well, it's pretty self-explanatory, I think they can catch up. You're the rhetorical device. Then let's just jump right in and talk about plot. You mean story, right? No, they're two different things. All right, so the difference between "plot" and "story" is . . . ? Well, a story is simply a series of events. Let's look...