This thread is confusing me. Some people seem to be thinking badly written = grammatical errors. When I think badly written, I think poor word choices, overuse of adverbs, literary flourishes, purple prose, repetitiveness, etc. I can overlook all this if an author gives me a great plot, suspenseful scenes, memorable characters, something intriguing to think about.
My example of a "bad" writer I will happily read is Cornell Woolrich.
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