this article talks about how to properly use quotes and sources and how using them improperly can effect how a work is read. the main comparison made is about how sloppy writers are like slow drivers who drive in the fast lane and how we jump to the same two explanations for both, either the person doesn’t know that their doing something wrong or they simply don’t care. the author of the article also talks about how when we are reading we should think more about the writers struggle when writing and put our selves in the shoes of the writer. the author also offers helpful solutions to these problems as writers to make our future works more fluid. through out the article one main solution to finding and solving mistakes that lead to clunky reading is for the author to read there work out loud to find there mistakes. the article as a whole offered a lot of insight into how to wright in a way others can understand.

this article was aimed at one particular audience, writers, specifically writers looking for help. the author wrote this article to teach readers it was not written like a story or an informative article, instead this article is written in such a way that is almost seams to establish dialog. the article was written from the perspective of a teacher, though at times it seams informal it still manages to give useful information to readers. the nice thing about this article is that it is not written using studies and facts but instead the author uses his personal experience as a writer and a teacher to give examples and explanations.