Question, question… what drives the plot? Is it the character? Is it an extraordinary event? Is it a group of people?
Technically there’s lots of things that can drive the plot. How you figure it out can make it interesting for your audience. If you can combine your main plot with some subplots that can drive the story from something cool to awesome that’s we’re you have an awesome story.
Editor Ellen Brock tells you how to have a character drive the plot.