A plot deals with events

A plot deals with events,and not merely with decriptions, remarks by the characters, clever comments by the author, or a series of pleasing or striking pictures. In a plot—which is the skeleton of the story, the story in brief—there must be an action. By this we do not mean merely a deed, but an action which hinges upon a character or characters in a definite situation, or condition of affairs, the working out of which constitutes the story. A plot is never a single photograph, however interesting the scene may be; it is a moving-picture presenting a number of carefully prearranged events—one event working upon another, one incident leading to another, one character influencing another, all in such a manner as to produce a definitely recognizable, concentrated, and climax-reaching result. It is important to remember that the events of a plot neednot be outward, or visible to the eye, for they may take place in the soul and have their results in character changes. But in the greater number of instances the events which go to make up a plot will be outward happenings, because it is natural for man to act out his feelings and to put his decisions into effect—what a man is will usually appear in what he does, and not merely in what he thinks, feels, and says. Internal action—the events of mind and heart and the decisions of the will—will therefore usually and best be displayed in a story-plot by external action. A story in which nothing happens is an impossibility; and the importance of the story will very largely depend on the importance of the events which go to make up its plot.