Rori I.
So, okay, let's assume that the main plot is: the MC is in trouble and must survive it. Which is--the plot of pretty much any adventure-oriented novel.
There are a few things I address to some extend in all my books: mental health and how to manage it, issues of immigration and refugee integration, the importance of great friendships, and healthy supportive relationships.
It's a long series, with each book having its own problem to solve, so ultimately a reader will get a little taste of each theme. Some of them are merely introduced in Republic's Chosen (e.g. healthy relationship vs obsessive love, mistreatment of Slavic immigrants vs the Latin's equality-focused society), but they will reach their own resolve in consequent novels.
The idea is not to overwhelm the story with subplots but to make the life of your protagonist realistic: what are the issues of their time, of their environment, which trouble them daily; something more than the single-minded focus of the main adventure, to keep this futuristic world believable.
Subplots are in fact my favourite things. They give birth to important scenes, important characters, and important truths.
There are a few things I address to some extend in all my books: mental health and how to manage it, issues of immigration and refugee integration, the importance of great friendships, and healthy supportive relationships.
It's a long series, with each book having its own problem to solve, so ultimately a reader will get a little taste of each theme. Some of them are merely introduced in Republic's Chosen (e.g. healthy relationship vs obsessive love, mistreatment of Slavic immigrants vs the Latin's equality-focused society), but they will reach their own resolve in consequent novels.
The idea is not to overwhelm the story with subplots but to make the life of your protagonist realistic: what are the issues of their time, of their environment, which trouble them daily; something more than the single-minded focus of the main adventure, to keep this futuristic world believable.
Subplots are in fact my favourite things. They give birth to important scenes, important characters, and important truths.
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