Noun
A plot (plural A plots)
The primary plot of a piece of literature, television, etc., contrasted with the secondary B plot.
A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises. Isaac Bashevis Singer
Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot. Mark Twain
I've always figured the only way I could finish a book and get a plot was just to keep making it longer and longer until something happens – you know, until it finds its own plot – because you can't outline and then fit the thing into it. I suppose it's a slow way of working. Nelson Algren
Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does to people, how it can constitute a plot all on its own. So naturally, I am interested in old age. Anne Tyler
If I had a plot that was all set in advance, why would I want go through the agony of writing the novel? A novel is a kind of exploration and discovery, for me at any rate. Chaim Potok
One who wants to keep their yard tidy does not reserve a plot for the weeds. Italian Proverb