What Is The Defintion of A "Well-Written" Story?

I'm a good writer and everything, but because I'm only a little girl, I'm far from being published. Grammar isn't a problem for me, but when people say 'that story was well-written,' and they aren't talking about grammar, what do they mean?
What Is The Defintion of A "Well-Written" Story?
Usually, when I say a story is well written, I mean:





It all ties together, leaving no loose ends- answering all questions in the end


It's realistic yet unique


Characters were well developed


Symbolism is reoccurring, but hard to seek out


The story has a deep meaning behind it


The story leaves you thinking- in a philosophical way.
What Is The Defintion of A "Well-Written" Story?
A story has to have a beginning a middle and an end.


Characters must have personalities, which are consistent, it adds to a character if they have a flaw as it makes them appear more human.





When writing a story consider the use of dialect, lots of people do not use good grammar consistently.


A theme should run through your story, introduce a new concept and develop it rather than adding a sub-plot with out any background.
Reply:The characters and the situations they find themselves in seem real. The quotations that are used have the feel of words that people would really use in such situations. There is a problem to be resolved, and there are very apparent obstacles to be overcome. There is conflict between at least some of the characters to create dramatic tension. Finally, the story doesn't bog down but, instead, makes reasonable progress toward a successful resolution.
Reply::-) I don't know, but I am so against people being so analytical of books. Calling things 'masterful works' and 'well-written' and stuff just really gets under my skin. It just totally takes away the whole point of reading a book, and makes it sound like homework or something. And that's another thing that I absolutely can't stand and don't agree with in any way, shape or form: making kids read books for homework and answer questions about it and stuff. It makes them worse readers, because I went through a phase where it was really hard for me to read because I was so analytical and felt like I wouldn't get the book if on every page, I didn't say like "And I think this represents the malice in our culture in the West part of the world today", and it totally took the fun out of reading and I didn't get the books at all. I think that you get more out of books, and they can actually mean something to you or change your life, and you'll actually enjoy them, if you just chill your beans and read the book for what it is and stop making it so complicated and boring. It takes the joy and the point out of reading books.





Sorry for not answering your question, I just wanted to say that. :-)