Journal 3

In my opinion, the tone of the story was more serious than humorous. Lorrie remarked on her struggles as she found her way into the writing scene and at times the passage was sad. It seemed as though writing had consumed her whole life, but no one could accept her stories because they supposedly were without a plot. A plot is necessary in my opinion because it helps me stay more organized when I write. Without one I would just wander aimlessly, searching for ideas that will take even more time to get down on paper. In the passage, she became an obsessive writer in my mind and it sounded as if she began to lose sleep and friends/boyfriends over her work. Not having a plot or the basic 5 paragraph essay format worked for her, but not for me. Having 5 paragraphs in my essays in high school made it easier for me to write because I have been writing like that my whole life. The essays I enjoy reading however, are not usually in the basic 5 paragraph format and are more like the one Lorrie has written. I enjoyed her story and the steps she took to become a writer were inspiring to me.