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subplots
n. (plural of subplot English)
Usage examples of "subplots".
The subplots generated by this compounding made the final novel richer, stronger and more interesting.
Make certain that your subplots are not so numerous that the reader becomes confused or, worse, bored with seemingly endless complications.
At the conclusion of your novel the subplots must be resolved, just as the major plot is.
A novel has space in which to develop a plot leisurely, with ample room for subplots, for detailed background, for description, for character development, for comic relief.