: Re: The Art of creating Subplots What are the ways of creating Subplots in fantasy genre that really catch the reader's attention? Should there be a conflict in the subplots? Please explain.

@Rivera824

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I'd add on to Totems Maximus' answer to say:

Subplots can be the Goal and Arc of a secondary character, or of multiple secondary characters.

Samwise's goal was to protect Frodo. Gollum's goal was to get the ring. Both of those impact Frodo's goal to destroy the ring.

Each character has motivations and goals--and these can be developed up into side-stories. If LoTR was written from Gollum's perspective, the main plot and subplots would shift around. You could write the story from any LoTR character's perspective--the Nazguls, Eowyn, whoever--and the plot and subplots would shift.

I find this a useful way to think about subplot. Your secondary characters are not mere window dressing but people in their own right.

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