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What makes a good story?

What makes a good story? How do you connect with a book when you open up to the first chapter? I connect through character development as I'm sure other readers do. I like to know why a character is they way he or she is. Why does the male lead have commitment issues? Why does the female lead guard herself and doesn't want to fall in love? In mysteries, what motivates the killer? What drives the sleuth, professional or amateur, to find out who the perpetrator is?

Do any of these connect with you? Are you saddened when a story comes to an end or are you thanking God it's over? Seriously, what makes a good story? In a way, I think it's the author and his or her uniqueness as they bring us readers into a new world. Do we all like the same stories, probably not; we're all different. Still, when we discover a great book, we share what we love about it with others. 

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