What Every Story Needs

You've been there. You pick up a story and the main character spends so much time in her regular life, happy and unfettered, that you wonder what her story is even about. Or she's met along the way by characters so flat they could be paper dolls. The story can work, but it isn't always satisfying.

Chances are they're lacking GMC. Ye olde Goal, Motivation, and Conflict.

Every character has GMC. The concept is key to making a story successful, and without it, characters seem thin, unrealistic, or...