User blog comment:Alpha Ranger/Updates + New Fanfiction/@comment-16359680-20150403015613/@comment-16359680-20150403054831

If the series is going to be great, you might want to have a Major Plot and many Minor Plots.

Minor Plot - The Plot/Conflict that keeps everyone moving, but isn't too big. It is usually a problem that can be solved in one episode, or sometimes two episodes, in which case you would add a "Part Two" to it.

Ex. "Finding John Part One" - Plot is introduced, characters work towards finding this John but have complications.

Ex. "Finding John Part Two"  - Breakthoughs are introduced, there is a way to solve the problem that needs to be discovered, John is found.

Major Plot - The Major plot is the plot in which is centered around the whole series. A common problem that comes up alot. You could call this a major Villian or a problem that everyone agrees needs to be fixed over time.

Ex. Nixon would keep causing harm in the city, and made some people dissappear. (Like John). Nixon needs to be stopped!

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I know you are talking about a series about people going on feild trips, but having a common problem that keeps coming up is a great way to keep people intrested. If there is only minor problems then there is alot of predictability.