Good writing connects with one of the universal themes that resonate with readers:

    -turning points

    -epiphanies

    -rising to challenges

    -overcoming adversity

    -afflicting the comfortable

    -comforting the afflicted

    -the heartbreak of defeat

    -the thrill of triumph

    -suffering and death

    -heroes and saints

    -rascals and villains

    -underdogs who succeed

    -losers who do great things

    -love, realized and unrequited

    -sacrifice and loss

    -alienation and revenge

    -reconciliation and redemption

    -cute animals, ornery kids