Rhetorical Precis: Kent Haruf

Rhetorical Précis

In his article “Writers on Writing”, Kent Haruf explains that, he, like many writers have certain habits that they follow through their writing process. Haruf develops his claim by describing the environment he surrounds himself in, what he writes with, writing his first draft “blindly”, and finally expanding on his original draft. His purpose is to show his take at the writing process in order to let the reader know that everyone has their own way of writing that will work best for them. Haruf seems to be writing with an underlying tone of humor geared towards those who have not yet found their own writing habits.