Plotting a story

My current assignment from ICL is teaching me how to plot a story. It's no mystery that a good plot is a very important part of a good story, however, deciphering for yourself if your plot is a credible one, is indeed a mystery.

Now that I am studying plot, I'm reviewing a number of stories that I wrote earlier and I'm of course second-guessing my work. Now I do realize this is part of growing as writer and I want to learn things everyday, I'm just concerned about a number of pieces that I have submitted for a contest or publication. I suspected or feared that I would be rejected, but now I believe I will be for sure!

But then again, I have a great critique group and I know that if I'd written a bunch of crap, I would not have been encouraged to submit my work.

So I'll play the waiting game and see what my work comes back with. I'm fairly excited at the prospect of getting some feedback because either way, it will be a directional guideline for my writing.