Depends on the story. If you're planning sequels, doing a serial, or feel the other characters have tales of their own to tell, then yes. But what questions are you trying to answer? What journeys are the characters completing? #WriteStuff

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They can for longer works. When you feel like you have a decent handle on the story, then you can work on those B plots and figure out the end result for emotional impact or character development. #WriteStuff

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So in years past, we would run con event LARPs. I would pretty much come up with the Main Story, and the other 2 people would immediately begin coming up with several subplots. Then we would collectively work in all the individual characters' personal plots/agendas.

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Denny O'Neill, may his memory be a blessing, talks about this in The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics. Subplots can give main characters depths we otherwise wouldn't see, allow other characters some screentime, and to develop the world more. For shared worlds, we can see easter eggs. #WriteStuff

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#WriteStuff A5: Actually, yes. I use my subplots (and side quests in the games) to flesh out every character even more and help readers (and players) to explore different aspects of them that the main plots rarely let me spell out.

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