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So the most important thing to remember is that subplots are mini plots, right? But they tend to

revolve around characters. And that's because they're used to drive home your story's theme,

and this is often best expressed via the change your protagonist and or your secondary characters

go through as a result of the conflict they face. Welcome to the Fiction Writing Made Easy

Podcast. My name is Savannah Gilbo, and I'm here to help you write the story that works.

I want to prove to you that writing a novel doesn't have to be overwhelming. So each

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let's get started. In today's episode, we're going to talk about subplots. So we're going to explore

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