Instructor Biography:
Author and writer/producer whose fiction has appeared in or is forthcoming in Fiction International, Inkwell, Grey Sparrow Press, Bitter Oleander, The Dos Passos Review, and The MacGuffin, among many others. Mr. Darian is also a WGA member whose television credits include Frasier, Mad About You, and 7th Heaven. He was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Instructor Statement:
It’s none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way.
—Ernest Hemingway
It’s no great secret that creative writing is like most creative enterprises: the greatest leaps forward are made by those who take chances. I believe an instructor’s task, then, should be to encourage such risk-taking. To that end, I’m a big fan of positive feedback; writers who expose their work to classroom critique deserve to know about every little thing they did right. Not every writing class I have ever taken has appreciated this point—but I’m happy to say that enough of them did!
Our Students Say it Best!
“Ron is hilarious, in a good way. He is sure to remain as fair and constructive as possible. He seems to really understand the specific needs and attention every student requires. His explanation of subject matter is always lucid. ” — Writers’ Program Student