Goal, motivation, and conflict are the foundation of everything that happens in the story world. Using charts, examples, and movies, the author breaks these key elements down into understandable components and walks the reader through the process of laying this foundation in his or her own work.

Learn what causes sagging middles and how to fix them, which goals are important, which aren't and why, how to get your characters to do what they need for your plot in a believable manner, and how to use conflict to create a good story. GMC can be used not only in plotting, but in character development, sharpening scenes, pitching ideas to an editor, and evaluating whether an idea will work.

Be confident your ideas will work before you write 200 pages.

Plan a road map to keep your story on track.

Discover why your scenes aren't working and what to do about it.

Create characters that editors and readers will care about.

Best selling author, Debra Dixon, is currently at work on her tenth book and is the recipient of a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award.
Her novels have been awarded the coveted suspense "Kiss Of Death" Grand Award, Georgia Romance Writers' "Maggie," A Little Romance Magazine's ROMY, Colorado's Award of Excellence.
Additionally, her published books have been consistently recognized as finalists for the Colorado Award of Excellence, the Virginia Holt Medallion, and the National Readers' Choice Award for romance fiction.
A veteran speaker of numerous regional and national conferences, Debra developed and continues to teach novel writing courses for the University of Memphis as well as one-day writing workshops across the country. Gryphon Books For Writers published Debra's first writing "how-to" book, now in its sixth printing, based on her popular GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict workshop. Her most recent non-fiction title is When You're The Only Cop In Town, a writer's guide to smalltown law enforcement from Gryphon Ink. (Available November 2002)
Although she has now "semi-retired" from a successful career as a small business consultant, she continues to serve on the Board of Directors for three corporations, including an international trading company.
She has also served as Vice President of Romance Writers of America, an organization representing over 8,000 writers.