As a reader, I rate books based solely on entertainment value. It doesn't matter if they're cheesy or cliche or predictable, if they keep me entranced I love them. It takes a lot of skill as a writer to be cheesy, cliche, predictable and STILL manage to be entertaining and entrancing.
As a writer, I studied history, criminal justice, English, business and personal coaching before deciding journalism/broadcast journalism suited me best. I love filming, directing (in terms of filming), and editing musicals and concerts. You learn a lot about how to write a story by trying to build emotional peaks and valleys in a thirty second video clip.
Also, I have three young sons, one ornery husband, a gaggle of geese and a flock of chickens.