Testimonials

 

"Without the Blacketter treatment I never would have gotten into the Iowa Writers' Workshop." --Jordan Glubka (Eugene, Oregon)

 

 

"If you want someone to tell you how good your writing is, have your mom read your work. If you want to learn how to make your writing better, I can't recommend Ryan Blacketter enough. Ryan has a keen ear for language and an excellent feel for a work's narrative flow. He will challenge you to become a better, more conscious writer." --Brian Peters (Princeton, New Jersey, & author of To Wander the Labyrinth)

 

 

"I go to Ryan when I want a tough critique that will get to the heart of what a story is, what it does, and what it can--and must--do." --Adam Farley (Portland, Oregon, & former editor of MARY)

 

 

"Ryan is one of the best, most effective, and enjoyable teachers I've ever had - THE best in my writing/literary experience. He has a way of teaching that is at once challenging, supportive, patient, humorous, refreshingly honest and straightforward, and extraordinarily concentrated and condensed. His teaching hits you with a one-two; it's packed with information that expands and stretches you in new directions and is absolutely fun as hell." --Kimberly Warren (Eugene, Oregon)

 

 

"I have taken many writing courses and Ryan's is the best, hands down. His intensity, passion and dedication to his craft are tremendously inspiring. Work with him and you will never view the art of literary fiction the same way. Survive his workshop and you will have gained many of the tools you need to thrive as a writer. The rest is up to you." --Lawrence Birch (Eugene, Oregon) 

 

"Ryan has a magical ability to teach--and he repeats it until you get it, and knows when to move on. He believes everything in a piece of writing must link together. That's where the meaning is--in unity. Find the meaning beneath the surface, and get all the connections right. Let the reader see it." --Rebecca Evans (Boise, Idaho) 

 

Contact: ryanblacketter@gmail.com