What “good” means
We all seek out "good" or even "great". But we need to define what good is before we begin. Twelve publishers rejected Harry Potter, but then it became a worldwide phenomenon and was suddenly good enough.
Judge your work by asking what it is for and who it is for. If it achieves its mission, then it is good.
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