Journal 3

Lorrie Moore’s article has a serious tone with flashes of humor here and there to lighten it up every once and a while. The idea of an “insane writer” is a cliché because a person doesn’t have to be crazy or home all the time to be a writer, they can lead normal lives like the rest of us. I guess as a surfer people would stereotype me as a person who would probably smoke pot all day and do nothing with my life other than hang out at the beach. Every group has at least one stereotype against them. For example, I am Cuban and whenever I tell someone that, they want me to quote Scarface like that is how I talk. As far as plot goes, when I write I find it important because if not I would get lost and way too off topic, but I feel some of the best writing occurs when no plot is involved. A plot is basically the storyline which a writer follows and develops along the course of the writing. I am used to writing papers in the five-paragraph format and find it better to write that way because you have a very organized paper with an introduction, three main points, and a conclusion. If I am reading something informative then I would prefer a five-paragraph essay because I know where to look for the information and how the essay would be organized. When reading for enjoyment, a five-paragraph essay would not be my first choice that’s for sure.