Okay, here's what I've got:

Good writing fulfills its purpose with clarity, vivid detail and self-expression. That purpose can be anything from teaching someone how to use a software package to analyzing literary text to exploring the dynamics of interpersonal relationships.

Good writing uses language like a paint brush, evoking images and feelings that are clear and impact the reader. It hits a true emotional place that weak writing just can’t seem to reach.

There is a rhythm and meter to good writing much like there is a good beat in music. Good writing sounds like music when read aloud. It can be melodic or a staccato drum beat, but it’s still musical.

Good writing is compelling. It entices the reader and leaves them hungry for more. Characters are like ghosts who cling to your memories and won’t let go. Finishing a good book is like saying good-bye to a dear friend.

When you know your writing is good, why is it?

When, on re-read after gaining distance, I despair of ever writing something that good again.

Yeah, y'all, No is short. I've heard it enough.

Maybe we need to a Neurotic Buffista Writer subthread.

I thought that was Minearverse?

Maybe we need to a Neurotic Buffista Writer subthread.

nods

every thread is the neurotic writer thread...oh, that's just me.

Not just you, Bunk.

Maybe we need to a Neurotic Buffista Writer subthread.

Ms. Grabien is simply here to provide contrast.

On another board I had as a tag, David Simon bitching about "pimping his shit to people that weren't as excited as he wanted them to be." Since he's living my dream right now, I suppose I'm fucked as far as being rid of that. Or in Wire-speak, "it's all in the game." I'm having a slump following a hot streak, personally.