One by one, the leaves began to fall.

I have a story planned out in my head. I know what I'm going to write. I have a plan. For my character. She's going to be a lost girl. Because everyone gets lost sometimes. It just depends if we're willing to find them.

Have you seen this girl?

She's about my height, she's got brown eyes too. She's quiet, shy, loves to read and write.

She loves to please other people. She can't remember the last time she had fun.

Have you seen her?

I'm thinking that the concept should be something like that. A sort of a "self" looking for "self". I'm not saying its going to be good, but its going to be honest. And real. As much as reading is a form of escapism, if your character's aren't real, then they'll forever be stuck on a page. They'll always be 2-D. The art is in trying to get the reader to identify with your character. To make them feel what she's going through, but still give them that objectivity that allows them to make accurate assumptions. If a book makes you cry, it accomplishes something. If it makes you think, it has accomplished everything.

That's my opinion of what makes a good book.