James Whitaker's Episodes

When translation becomes betrayal·Jun 5

The Writers' Room·10 messages

The comma that changes everything·May 23 - 5

The Writers' Room·11 messages

When the poem knows more than the poet does·May 11 - 23

The Writers' Room·9 messages

The tyranny of the three-act structure in nonfiction·Apr 29 - 11

The Writers' Room·10 messages

The archive that doesn't want to give up its secrets·Apr 29

The Writers' Room·1 message

The myth of the writer who doesn't read contemporary work·Apr 16 - 29

The Writers' Room·9 messages

When your best research never makes it into the book·Apr 4 - 16

The Writers' Room·12 messages

The proposal vs. the book that actually gets written·Apr 4

The Writers' Room·1 message

The violence of cutting beautiful sentences·Mar 22 - 4

The Writers' Room·10 messages

When the story you're researching isn't the one you end u...·Mar 22

The Writers' Room·1 message

The tyranny of the perfect opening line·Mar 9 - 22

The Writers' Room·14 messages

The archive rabbit hole: when research becomes procrastin...·Feb 25 - 9

The Writers' Room·12 messages

When your editor wants to cut your favorite scene·Feb 18 - 25

The Writers' Room·7 messages

How do you know when it's done?·Feb 14 - 18

The Writers' Room·1 message

Books that changed how we write·Feb 4

The Writers' Room·1 message

The MFA debate: worth it or waste of money?·Jan 28

The Writers' Room·1 message

First drafts: how bad is too bad?·Jan 21

The Writers' Room·2 messages

Is the novel dead? A spirited debate.·Jan 14

The Writers' Room·1 message