16 Ways to Plot Harder: The Walking Dead Edition

  All images copyright of AMC.   I often hear famous writers say they plot by asking themselves: "What's the worst thing that can happen next?" and then they do it.   Sounds like a great idea, right?   But, wait a second. Back up. How do they even decide what IS the worst thing that can happen?   Even more, have you ever read a book or watched a movie and thought, it's the same thing going wrong all the time. So, even with things going wrong, a story can still be boring.   Why does this happen?