Overall, I think things are going rather well. 

Been studying up on story elements, characterization, scenes. If people see themselves as a characters in their own stories, some of this might be useful off the page. An interesting character has a want and a goal, which can be the same thing, but are not exactly the same. A character could want a drink of water, and their goal can be to find a glass to pour themselves a drink. They can't find a glass, so their goal has to change. They go outside to the front of the house and drink directly from the garden hose. Everyone at the fancy party is aghast. The want tells us something about the character, that they are a human being that gets thirsty. The goal-setting itself, the pursuit of the goal, how obstacles are overcome, tell us about the character. 

In another version, the thirsty person could lie down on the floor, dejected that they couldn't find a glass of water. Everyone at the fancy party is aghast. The host asks them how they can help, and the character says "Water is life." The host can then obtain a glass of water for them, or make them get up and come with them, or tell a servant to do it. The host, as a character, has a want for the guest as well and this can be displayed by how they goal-set and accomplish them. Genuine concern? Host rushes for the water themselves and carefully helps the person drink it, even holding it to their lips. Host just wants the guest to stop making a scene? Have a servant help them out of the room and get the water so the host can continue attending. Host tired of dealing with this nonsense because the guest is always doing stuff like this? Grab the ice bucket from the champagne glass and dump it on the guest's head. 

Worlds within worlds. As social creatures we are sensitive to all this stuff. I think less of writing as "bad" or "good" now, and try to focus on what is being presented for the reader to connect with. As a writer, are you using the reader to their full potential?