A Hard-to-Describe Spark of Life Independent of the Writer

So I recently put the finishing touches on the latest draft of my manuscript (!! finally!!). Now we’ll see what comes of that — it needs uhhh at least one more major draft before I’m comfortable sharing it with anyone — but while reviewing / editing I was reflecting on what I like about my own writing — my comparative advantage, you might say — and I came to the conclusion that I am a Character…