Blog Post 3

I enjoyed reading Laurie Moore’s' "How to Become a Writer". The way she wrote the story is like reading an instruction manual. Step 1: Plug cord 1 into socket A etc and so on. The only difference is that she does this with human life. She accounts for some of the twists and turns of her character. She completely manipulates her characters every move, not leaving any suspense for the reader just knowledge of what the character will do. I think this writing style is intriguing.
I once listened to a recording of this guy's voice that was meant for inspirational purposes. It sounded just like Laurie Moore’s "How to Become a Writer". The content was different but the way the narrator of the inspirational recording spoke to the audience is the way Laurie Moore's character spoke to herself.
I think that the article is very humorous. She has a hidden sarcasm that you would only see if you knew the character or if you knew someone that was like her. For example when her character says is this Bird watching One-OH-one, she gives Francie (her character, forgive me for not saying her name before) a personality because you can picture a comedic friend that you know doing the same thing and relate it to Francie.
I believe that the idea of insane writers is a bit cliché but I do think it takes guts to want to become one. One cliché I do think is that most writers want to become novelists or write books or short stories in which they have fans. This aspect of striving to become a famous writer is insane. I mean what are the chances? It is stereotypical of me to assume anything about someone that wants to be a writer. I have stereotypes placed on me because of the way I dress. That's a cliché of people to say that they are stereotyped by the way they dress. How about a stereotype of my personality? I’m very comfortable with people even with ones that I first meet. I have been comfortable at times where I feel like I can joke around with people about the way they look or any particular thing about a person. When I do this, a person who doesn’t understand my personality will automatically assume that I’m an asshole. Yes, people have said this to me but no I’m not. It’s just a stereotype people have made about me just from first interaction. Now that I have explained this let’s move on to Laurie’s plot.
Laurie Moore keeps referring back to the point that she doesn't have any plot. I believe she does have a plot in her story. Her plot isn't stated in her first paragraph but it is stated throughout her story. I believe her plot is a state of mind and actions of the character. She describes what the character is thinking at each stage in her life and also what she is doing throughout her life. I think that a plot is needed in some circumstances but if the writer can manage to give you a feeling of one without actually stating it in text then I can deal with that.
Let's move onto the subject of five paragraph essays. I remember my first official graded five paragraph essay right off the press of my 5th grade brain. It had everything the teacher asked. It had a catchy introduction that listed my main ideas for the three paragraphs to follow. There were three characters that made up the body. I even added a little statistic that my teacher said the reader would become more involved in your essay. Then it ended with a conclusion to re-establish my main points in the essay. It was the best I had written that's why I consider it my first. I now think that these kinds of essays are problematic even though I didn't use to. I think they leave little room for full thought from the writer. How can one effectively say something with just five paragraphs to explain? I don't think there should be a term known as five paragraph essays.

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