I believe 1000% that there is such a thing as quality, swan_tower, that it isn't all relative, merely a matter of taste - for which there is truly no accounting for! There are universals in the craft that can be grasped, matched, modified and even perhaps improved upon.

The best writers are those who are constantly burrowing away in that tunnel, alone, with evidence of those who have gone before and echoes of other writers in their own caves, burrowing away, always towards that point of light and total illumination. You sound from all of your posts and published accomplishments so far that you are well on your way.