Work V. writing

I've been really busy with my paid employment so not much time to blog. Lucky me is involved in writing a new version of a Writing and Publishing degree. It raises a lot of questions about what it is 'worth' studying if you are a writer and or publisher. I was also sent a book recently to review that was so badly written I got my pen out and started correcting it. Study v. publishing your own stuff v. quality v. making money.

Does it matter if something is badly written if the story is 'good'? Do readers notice something is well written anyway? Is this concern about 'good writing' just a teacher hang up and redundant now anyone can publish online.

Interesting and important questions, especially as I am a writer who runs a degree.