In the first paragraph, the author uses the phrase "rented readers" (sentence 6) in order to
define writers' workshops in terms of their value to aspiring writers
express sympathy for writers who have no one to read their work for free
contrast the academic goals of olasses with the commercial aims of workshops
acknowledge a reaeim that her audience may
feel reluctant to take writing classes
highlight the financial sacrifices that writers must make n order to succeed