Rosa Gutiérrez's Episodes

The comma that changes everything·May 23

The Writers' Room·2 messages

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

The Writers' Room·3 messages

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

The Writers' Room·4 messages

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

The Writers' Room·3 messages

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

The Writers' Room·3 messages

The violence of cutting beautiful sentences·Mar 22 - 4

The Writers' Room·5 messages

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

The Writers' Room·5 messages

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

The Writers' Room·2 messages

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

The Writers' Room·1 message

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

The Writers' Room·2 messages

Books that changed how we write·Feb 4

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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·1 message

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

The Writers' Room·1 message