The Zen of Writing combines words and direct intuitive insight that takes your writing where you want it to go.
By
Donald L. Vasicek
The breath of lavender sweeps me
into microcosms of you. I touch
it’s delicate blossoms and feel your
smooth face. I smell it’s majestic
columns and and see your strong
eyes. I feel it’s soft sharpness and
tumble in your hair. I see it waving
in the wind and hear you whispering
your magic in my ear. I am gone.
I am gone. I will not return to what
I knew life to be before our lips
touched and we exploded into love.
I’ve been ghostwriting books for several years. See
my portfolio. What I have experienced is that each
book is unique. Each person who wants their book
ghostwritten is unique. Each person has their own
kinds of information for the book. The amount of
information provided can cut down on research the
ghostwriter might have to do. In turn, then, this
decreases the amount of time the ghostwriter has
to spend on writing the book.
The subject matter of the book has to also be taken
into consideration. Will there be illustrations, photos,
etc.? Ghostwriting a book eliminates writing credit for
the ghostwriter. Because of this, the charge has to be
higher than if the ghostwriter was getting the credit for
writing the book.
There a host of things to consider before giving
a quote on how much it will cost to ghostwrite a book.
A professional screenwriter is a screenwriter who has been produced and paid. A professional screenwriter follows Hollywood’s rules in order to get produced. Hollywood’s rules require screenwriters to follow genre formula’s in order to produce their films. This means that professional screenwriter’s utilize their creativity by creating fresh, compelling, and unique stories. This is the essence of utilizing one’s creativity in Hollywood.
If a screenwriter wants to go independent of Hollywood in order to be creative, then, create to your heart’s delight. If a screenwriter wants to write screenplays simply to have fun writing screenplays, then be creative, have fun with it. If, however, a screenwriter desires to become a professional screenwriter, then, one must channel that creativity into specific channels in order to sell and get their screenplays produced in Hollywood.
Simply remember that if you want to be successful in Hollywood, take chances with your screenwriting, but be prepared to work very hard if you veer off the cookie cutter path and create something of your own. It might take you eons to sell your work. The magic of Hollywood, however, never ceases to amaze people. That is why so many screenwriters strive to break through with their own kind of screenwriting.
It has been my experience that perseverance, belief in one self, and being bold and assertive about your work and yourself when networking in the film business, can catapult you into the bright lights of Hollywood. You never know until you try it.