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Bronxie and I share many authors as favorites. CJ Cherryh, Stephen King, Poe, and the others she mentioned. Then you have Roger Zelazny, absolutely LOVED the Chronicles in Amber. Michael Moorcock is another fave, with his various avatars of the Eternal Champion. The thing the authors ALL have in common, is masterful storytelling.

hi my friend was reviewing my story using safari and it stopped her after she reviewed five chaps can you tell mewhat the problem is and how to fix it if there is a way to?

because we like so damn many of 'em?

Chapter Fourteen Spoiler Alert!! This entire process has been so Darn Wonderful so far!! I absolutely love the honest reviews and the amazing feedback I'm receiving We're going to start getting into the fun portions of the story and so as a special thank you for the Hits, Ratings and Reviews: Here is a special spoiler from our Chapter 14 entitled "Love Makes You Crazy": He kissed her on the forehead and pushed the hair back from her face. “I don’t think I've ever told you this, but I mean it with every fiber of my being. I love you Hermione Granger, you’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me.” Hermione felt her chest swell with emotion. This was the man she had come to adore and cherish. This was the man that she trusted with her life and never doubted. She knew him like she knew her own heartbeat and he, her. This was her champion and deepest confidant and she was so happy to have him back. Hermione reached up and lightly touched the lightning shaped scar that had made him a legend. “And I you, Harry Potter. The boy who thankfully lived; now and forever.” Harry gave her a megawatt smile and turned to leave. He had just touched the door knob when a question popped into her head. “What are you going to do to her? Ginny I mean.” Harry’s shoulders drooped but when he turned back to her, she was stunned by the fierce anger she saw peering out from behind his deep emerald gaze. Such a quick change in emotion from the happy Harry that had just turned away from her. “Nothing. I’m not going to do a damn thing. I never want to see her again” and then he left the room. Hermione watched the spot where he had been for a moment before going back to her bed and laying down. She found herself thinking about the events of the last few days and how she could not believe what Ginny had actually done to Harry. Hermione was at a complete loss for words and could not possibly fathom the girl’s motives. It was just one of those things, one of those moments where desperation could lead you astray. Hermione rolled on her side and looked out the window to the bright 1912 sun. She closed her eyes slowly, blocking out the light and sighed. Love makes you crazy.

"Good writing" is the most nebulous phrase in existence. Personally, I think Hemingway was a troll and Fitzgerald was a parvenu. Having summarily dismissed two literary icons so cavalierly, I define good writing as two things. One, it is technically correct. Two, I enjoy reading it. Technically correct means getting the basics straight, and from your post above, I don't think that's an issue. Grammar and spelling are two things people neglect dreadfully, and schools no longer teach them adequately. Punctuation is a lost art. But especially when publishing online, they make a story readable. Without them, I personally won't even bother to try and puzzle my way through. Enjoyment is the other thing that makes good writing, and that's so individual and impossible to define. I will read almost anything, although I have a preference for science fiction, fantasy, and historical settings. "Twilight" has largely ruined vampires for me, and we won't discuss the other fanfic-turned-original nonsense. I like characters who act, and talk, and engage me in their lives and plights. I like a bit of humor from time to time, especially at the worst possible moment. I like to have my imagination on full when I read. Yes, I do want to know what your character looks like in general terms, but let me imagine some things. Don't describe them down to the last mole. And guess what? Other people will have very different ideas of what makes for enjoyable reading. That's the beauty of it all. No book will appeal to everyone, and no story is going to make everyone love it. As long as you are telling the story you want to tell, and as long as you do have a few people out there will to tell you that they like it because, you're doing good. If the hit counter goes up consistently, you're doing great. It means you may have shy readers, but they come back. You've hooked them. There's no magic formula. There are basic rules, and while here online you can get away with flouting them, publishers and your editor will insist that you comply. Don't shift point of view from paragraph to paragraph. It makes readers dizzy. If you have two people of the same gender interacting, only one "he" or "she" per paragraph. Don't make the reader guess which one you mean. Read dialogue out loud. If it sounds silly when you say it, it'll sound silly when a reader reads it. But aside from that, and the conventions of grammar and punctuation, it's your story to tell, and your voice that should tell it. Try writing without going back every few sentences to edit yourself. Like we do for National Novel Writers Month (and NaNo is a great deal of fun), get the rough draft down. Get a beginning and an end, know a bit about your characters and world, and then go for it. You can make it pretty afterward, with the help of a beta or not, as you choose. I love the three crises and an end gambit. It makes for fun writing middles, as I figure out what three awful things I can do to my poor characters. Most of all, enjoy it. It comes across in your writing when you love being a writer. Readers can feel the passion you put into your work. Hells, I've forgiven George RR Martin for making me wait so long for Book 5 of his saga, because he loves his work and I love his passion. And his story.