DragonOfTheAerie
Vala
The devil's advocate says not so fast my friend. Story is a proverbial cat waiting to be skinned, reading novels is one route... very useful if that's what you intend to write, but in this multi-media universe story can learned and studied (perhaps even more efficiently) via film. One pretty much needs to read in order to learn how to write well, but but you don't even need to know how to write in order to tell a great story.
This. Plot is super condensed and easily visible in film. It's like an outline. Identify the plot points. write them down as you watch.