@sunseekerBecause of this thread, I revisited Vanessa's stories here on SOL.
My opinion... if budding authors want a lesson on how to NOT write a story, go read her various tales.
Not that the grammar and spelling are bad, they're about right for someone that did not not use an editor or even a proof reader.
What I find bad is too much detail. Some is good, but 4 to 8 long paragraphs on a character's thoughts?
I'd consider that sort of detail as too dense to read easily.
And isn't that why most of us are here? Good tales, sufficient character development, reasonable plots and not too much deus ex machina kinda stuff.
As always, YMMV.