The definition of, or rather consideration to that which defines good writing.

The examination of what depicts 'good writing' seems to vary with individual interpretation, the period of time when publishing occurred and the extent of profit made from the work since it's publish date. I believe that good writing should move it's reader, leave them at unease, hook them to the pages in a similar fashion of a heroin addiction. I refuse to let the debate rely on mere plot and complexity, or the power-complexities that reside within cannon-list comparisons. This should not become a 'my horse is bigger then your horse' scenario.

As far as many of the cannon list's dictate, (or from what I have been made aware of) the guise of talent relys in the consistent exhibition of knowledge and involvement of others works.
As W.G Sebald reflected within 'The Rings of Saturn' translated by Michael Hulse, "(Thomas Browne) In common with other english writers of the seventeenth century, Browne wrote out of the fullness of his erudition, deploying a vast repertoire of quotations and the names of authorities who had gone before, creating complex metaphors and analogies and constructing a labyrinth of sentences that sometimes extend over one or two pages, sentences that resemble processions or a funeral cortege in their sheer lavishness."
Perhaps this style transcends past the seventeenth century into the present, as I'm aware of a dozen books are similar.

Furthermore, I believe good writing should also take into account the author's capability. In research, I found a list of 'promising' authors under the age of twenty three. I was astounded that twelve year-old girls had published their first novel, and furthermore a total of four novels, a comic book and a guide to writing by the age of seventeen. It can only be assumed that they, Brianna and Britney Winner would follow into the category of 'good writing' if Barnes and Noble were willing to publish their work on a national scale as adolescents.

My final thought on the subject is that this system of categorisation should be subcategorised into which genre they are trying to appeal to. Fiction to non-fiction, essays, short stories, novels, trilogies, poetry… the list is endless. One is not alike another, and therefore should not compete with each other.