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What makes a story “well written”?
What actually makes a story “well written” to you? I’ll read something that’s objectively kinda messy, but something about it still allures me and I rate it high, even when other people write it off as bad. So what’s your bar for well written? And if a story isn’t well written, why does it still pull you in anyway?
The more messy the better
Cause the life isn't straight going linearly
We do not have one single agenda or problem
Life is messy it
Like
it’s never a straight path. You get hit with multiple problems at the exact same time, like a million different directions branching out from one spot
I want to see the messiness
Yk those movies and storie...... reply
In my opinion, a story is well-written when the flow is easy to follow, the storyline makes sense, and it keeps you interested enough to continue reading.
But I think it also depends on your perspective and the genre you're reading. For my case, different genres have different standards, so what feels well-written to me might not feel the same to ...... reply
To me personally, the first thing that makes a story well written is how developed the characters (especially the main character's thoughts and emotions) and relationships between the main characters and others are. I'll even read a story with a plot that is not really that interesting as long as I have character interactions I'm looking forward to...... reply
"A well written story is what i think is good."
That's from one of my fav webnovels haha. There's no universal metric for it. I have read objective masterpieces and garbage books/fiction/comics, and what i can agree on is that every one i stayed reading has a pull or an interest of mine piqued. And for a lack of a better description, every well wri...... reply
