WRITERS ON WRITING; To See Your Story Clearly...Precis

In the article Writers on Writing, To see your story clearly, start by pulling the wool over your own eyes, from the New York Times the author Kent Haruf enlightens the reader on a different side of the writer's enviroment when creating a masterpiece. Haruf gives the reader many examples of different writers' and their "odd" quirks that they do while writing. From John Cheever writing in his underwear to Richard Russo sectioning himself off in the middle of cafes, everyone has their own comfort zone to write. "Blinding" himself was Haruf's way of putting his true thoughts down on paper, without any interruptions. He enabled himself to ignore the minute details such as grammar and punctuation and enabled himself to flow all his thoughts and feelings onto the paper. After reading this article a reader may feel the urge to find their comfort zone to discover how crative they can be and maybe it is true, that the blind see more.