Ask HN: What are some key points to raise discussion on HN?

Is is matter of writing style what makes a submission successful? Content? What do most HN readers want to see here? Personal stories? Technical articles? Good writing takes time and a lot of deliberate practice, and I'm trying. I know a few of my posts are at least "somewhat interesting" as they have caught the eye of some companies, which provided me some work as a freelance, but I've never yet been able to post a blockbuster post. My blog: http://atrilla.net/