In the world there are many types of stories. There could be a story where the plot focuses on the main character getting revenge against the villain. Another one might be a story where the protagonist gets transported to another world and decides to live a wholesome life as a farmer. The possibilities for a story are endless!
But they usually fall into two categories: fiction and non-fiction. Non-fiction stories are stories that are based on real life events and people. Fiction stories are stories based on your imagination. This means that the plot and the character never existed in real life. Under fiction stories you have genres like fantasy, romance, action, comedy, etc. Non-fiction stories include genres like biographies, memoirs, cookbooks, true stories, self-help, and historical.
Now, obviously, all these genres have their own special focus but what they all have in common is the structure of how they are written. More specifically, there is a plot and story elements. These two things are incredibly important to a story and especially if you have a certain idea in mind for your story. After all, what could work for a thriller might not exactly work for a romance. The plot is made up of the introduction, rising action, climax, return, and then an end. Story elements include things like the characters, conflicts, setting, etc.,
These two things make up the 50% of your story while the other 50% is your imagination. After all, planning the story and implementing the story are very different (since you can do it in so many ways). Thus, plot and story elements are the two most important pieces of a story.
