GrouchEyeGrinch

"I am – I Need – I Desire…" Goal, Motivation & Conflict - SIMPLIFIED Goal, Motivation and Conflict seems to be the BIG MYSTERY of fiction writing. Everyone says that they're essential to good writing – and they're right, they are. Absolutely. But this stuff can be a little confusing. Let's begin at the beginning… -- What are all these things and why do stories need them? Goal is what your character THINKS they are after. Motivation is what makes them WANT to go after it. Conflict is what Gets In Their Way. -- Internal Conflict being ANGST or Drama. -- External Conflict being the PLOT or Events. The Plot (