Rand considered plot a critical element of literature, and her stories typically have what biographer Anne Heller described as "tight, elaborate, fast-paced plotting".
ɹˈænd kənsˈɪdɚd plˈɑːt ɐ kɹˈɪɾɪkəl ˈɛlɪmənt ʌv lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ, ænd hɜː stˈoːɹiz tˈɪpɪkli hæv wʌt baɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚɹ ˈæn hˈɛlɚ dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz "tˈaɪt, ᵻlˈæbɚɹˌeɪt, fˈæstpˈeɪst plˈɑːɾɪŋ".