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A Son’s Gratitude: How Screenwriting Sparked a Family Dream

Student Success Story: Kimberly Veasey

I recently received a beautiful, unsolicited letter that encapsulates the spirit and drive I see in many of my students. This recommendation comes not from the student herself, Kimberly Veasey, but from her son, Dominic, and I’m honored to share it.

“To Don Vasicek,

I am writing this to thank Don for teaching my mother, Kimberly Veasey, the techniques of screenwriting. His instruction has truly helped her elevate her work.

My mother possesses a beautiful and strong mindset, fueled by knowledge, courage, and wisdom. She is making a real difference through her writing, approaching her screenplay with a powerful and brilliant perspective.

Seeing the impact of this work is inspiring. She is an amazing person who is currently focused on helping me succeed, including ensuring I can attend college in Bloomington, Indiana, next year. Her dream is to ultimately live and work in Malibu, California.

I believe in the quality of the screenwriting guidance Don provides, and I can attest to the difference it has made in my mother’s creative life and confidence. I hope her powerful story continues to inspire others as much as she inspires me.”

— Dominic, son of Screenwriting Student Kimberly Veasey

Kimberly Veasey is a phenomenal example of dedication and vision.

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Synopsis Length

“Synopsis Length”

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Donald L. Vasicek

Keep in mind at all times that publishers/editors have stacks of synopses, manuscripts, query letters, and the like on their desks. The more brief your synopsis is, the more rapid attention it will get. Think in terms of someone reading your synopsis so fast they finish their coffee after they have read it. In your synopsis, just touch on the plot points with focus on your main character and let the rest of it go.

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A favorite Zen story

Favorite Zen StoryA favorite Zen story in which three men are observing a flag fluttering in the breeze: One man says, The flag is moving. The second man says, The wind is moving. The third man says, You are both wrong, it is your mind that is moving.

If you look inside of yourself, you will see the information you need to be successful. This information contains everything you need to be successful. The secret to tapping into this information is contained in Writing/Filmmaking Whispering.  How so, you ask?

Look inside of yourself and you will see the answer. This is the secret to successful writing and/or film-making. Look inside of yourself and you will see the secret.

Why is it that Steven Spielberg is a successful filmmaker? He has the ability to look inside of himself and see the secret.

Why is Stephen King a successful novelist? He has the ability to look inside of himself and see the secret.

What do you seek when you write a letter, or make a corporate video? Do you look outside or inside of your mind and heart?When you look inside of your mind and heart you enhance your ability to see the secret to being successful in your undertaking.When you look outside of your mind and heart, you have no ability to see the secret to being successful.What rings true in each one of us is our ability to think and feel.

When we tap into those senses to write a screenplay or make a documentary film, we look inside of ourselves. We see the secret to successfully write the screenplay or making the documentary film successful.You might ask, but I do that and I see nothing.

The reason you see nothing is because you allow yourself to avoid seeing the secret. You allow yourself to avoid seeing the secret because you do not know how to see the secret.With Writing/Filmmaking Whispering, you will see the secret. You need simply to contact me.