Something related to what I talked about in an earlier post about creating realistic characters, is their journey. To properly showcase your characters and what they're capable of is to throw them into a series of events that create an interesting plot line. Without a plot, the characters are left to aimlessly wander about.
A plot always has to start with the main character's ordinary life so the viewer/reader can compare it to something once the character reaches the next step -- the call to action. This call to action is what forces the character into the real plot of the story. Once this call to action has been established, the character most go through or accomplish a list of other things to complete a successful journey and make a believable plot.
The only problem with this is to find the formula that can help a story become successful. There are many ways to go about this. Some of which are: the Hero's Journey, The Seven Point System and Propps Folktale Functions. They each basically tell you the same thing, just in varying degrees of detail and what's considered important to creating a story.
It's vital that when making any type of story -- especially a more complex or longer one, to follow the guidelines. It doesn't have to be exact (as everything can be interpreted), but making sure to hit the important points will definitely help a story along.
As illustrated in the link and the picture of J.K. Rowling's notes while writing Harry Potter, it takes a very long time to flesh out a story line. Many things must be considered to get a plot to make sense and flow well.
You can view a list of how to create an interesting plot here.
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