Subplots: the rule of, err, nine
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In writing theory, there are nine different types of subplot.
These are themes and approaches that recur across novels, films, dramas and, of course, sitcoms.
They are, in no particular order:
1) The mirror subplot
A subplot involving secondary characters that mirrors the main plot.
2) The romantic subplot
A...
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