I voted for a balance, although of course that's just a generalization. I tend to think that B-plots, on their own, can't carry a longer story -- they need help from an A-plot of *some* kind. Now, it might be the kind of A-plot that is designed solely to provide excuses for the B-plot wink but that's fun when it's done well. But I also enjoy good A-plots. smile

Smoochies can be fun, but they don't make up for otherwise lousy writing.

PJ

"You told me you weren't like other men," she said, shaking her head at him when the storm of laughter had passed.
He grinned at her - a goofy, Clark Kent kind of a grin. "I have a gift for understatement."
"You can say that again," she told him.
"I have a...."
"Oh, shut up."

--Stardust, Caroline K