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Things I want my fiction to include, in no particular order:

Introspection about morality
Characters that are good, honorable, and ethical
Humor
Wit
Action
Love
Friendship
Power
Bitterness
Evil
Greed
Selfishness and selflessness
Optimism beating pessimism
Happy endings
Sweeping descriptions - sights, sounds, smells, touches; settings you can fall in love with
Swords
Mysteries
Plants and animals
Cooking and spices
Science fiction: ecology, terraforming, cool tech solutions, galactic politics
Fantasy: neat magic systems, dragons and magical ecology
Xanatos gambits
Good characters being as badass and sneaky as evil characters
Politics
Characters with families, not orphans: parents, children; families of choice, like good teachers/mentors

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