There is no universal standard of “good” writing

The more I am in the business, the more I am aware of this truth.
The more I read manuscripts, the more I find myself giving advice to other writers cautiously.
Which isn’t the same as saying that there is no bad writing. There is bad writing. Bad writing does these things:
1. It fails to convey the author’s meaning to the reader.
2. It fails to evoke the right emotion in the reader.
3. It meanders.
4. It repeats sentences again and again, and has words that echo unconsciously—sometimes with an unintentional humorous effect.
5. It is boring even when it thinks it is interesting.
6. It has character who do not have motivation in their purpose.
7. It uses clichéd language and stereotypical character behavior.
8. It feels like a lot of different writers all mashed up together.
9. It is confusing.
10. It does not have purpose or direction—it feels like you don’t know where it is going or it is going in a million directions at the same time.
Good writing, however, can be so many, many things. Good writing can break all the rules on purpose. It can refuse to tell you the age or gender of the MC. It can neglect to mention the setting. It can defy the rules of the universe as you know them. Good writing is fresh. It is distinctive. A good writer will never be confused with another good writer. It has voice. It does new and different things.
The main difference between good writing and bad writing is purposefulness. I think you can tell the difference between a good writing who is choosing to defy rules and a bad writer who doesn’t know what those rules are quite easily.