That's my actual wall. Those are two of the seven GMC charts I have hung there. My two main protagonists, actually. On the top left, you'll see an extra note: the lesson they need to learn by the end of the story. In this novel, my antagonist and her minion don't have these. Because they fail to learn a lesson; they're villains. Not all antagonists are villains, though. In some stories, an antagonist could be a friend or family member or even lover. In order to for the antagonist have a happy ending, they need to arc as well.Read More →