...I hear the same thing, over and over.

I don't mean to sound all high and mighty, because I am far from it. But let's get it clear for all of you budding authors out there. Plot is IMPORTANT. Plot is the foundation of a novel/story. Plot is what the words can cling to as you build your prose. Without plot there is nothing. NOTHING. I cannot stand reading books with no plot. No plot=no character development. No plot=no story. No plot=why bother?

Even if the plot is a simple one (and sometimes simple plots can be very effective) like two people wanting to find each other, at least it's a plot! A plot is not sex scene after sex scene with no rhyme or reason other than to titillate. But guess what? If you do write 'one-handed' novels, the shine soon wears off and readers soon become bored and turned off by such prose.

No plot=porn...and porn is only good for keeping under the bed or hidden away deep in the recesses of your computer....