Thanks, Grace--why does anyone assume the average reader cares about "good writing"? They clearly don't. Twilight is not well written. Patterson is merely competent on a craft level.
In fiction, most people love great stories, which is why we have to beat kids over the head to get them to read "classics" in high school that are "good for them." The most common result being we have teens who despise reading.
The average reader is pretty good at knowing what he or she likes, though. It's one of the growing pains of the era, and worth it to have a little crap for the chance at lots of fresh voices and experimentation.
Some people are happy to say my stuff is crap, and if they buy it and try it they've earned the right and I support it. Oddly, I very rarely get three-star reviews, so people usually love me or hate me, which I am grateful for. The worst offense of a writer is to bore you or waste your time.
Scott Nicholson
http://www.hauntedcomputer.com