(image courtesy of Lisa Fotios via pexels.com) One of the things that engages me in a book is a strong plot and some terrific subplots. I define the “plot” as the incidents that happen over the course of the piece in a particular order, and the “story” as how those incidents affect and change the characters. That’s not the one-and-only definition, but it’s the one that works best for me, as both writer and reader.