Donald L. Vasicek

Category: Story

  • “Some 101 Basics to Becoming a Successful Writer”

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    The Fine Point of Writing

    Utilizing writing as a means for income to support yourself and/or your family requires great effort if you are to succeed. One should not think in terms of how “exiting” it might be to be a writer. Although being a writer has its benefits, the fine point of becoming a writer is to realize that writing is hard work.

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    It requires one to be creative, to focus on detail, to discipline oneself, to be professional at all times, to always be open-minded to how you can take your writing talent and abilities to the next level, to be on a constant schedule of marketing oneself, etc. Writing requires deep thought. There are those times when writing that one has to call upon their innermost being to bring out of themselves that which is necessary to write what they are writing.

    What Writing Takes

    At times when writing, the writer might spend days perfecting one sentence. Being a writer requires patience, perseverance, mental strength, determination and a willingness to sacrifice their leisure time to become successful as well as maintaining and taking writing success to the next level. You can read more about writing on my website. If you have questions, comments, and/or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

    Donald L. Vasicek
    Olympus Films+, LLC
    The Zen of Writing
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  • Screenwriting – Montages

    Without doing research on montages (I’ve only
    used them when I’m directing and writing, or
    working with a director as the screenwriter
    when we’re writing the shooting script, which
    is different than a spec script), I have to say
    to limit the use of montages. I haven’t used
    them for so long I find it hard to remember
    how long they should be.

    You want to be careful with montages. For a
    new writers, some actors, directors and
    producers look at new screenwriters using
    montages as amateurish. Some would also
    look at it as directing, which could cause
    some negative feelings.

    Montages are usually used in shooting scripts.
    That means that the director working with
    the screenwriter makes the decision, “Let’s
    put in a montage here.” The director is
    thinking in terms of the visuals and the flow,
    how they fit into and tell the story. The producer,
    on the other hand, would look at a way
    to use montages to save money.

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    “Listen…”

    If you listen to people, they will tell you stories that can effect the way you think. If you watch people talk and listen to yourself, you will hear stories that cause your consciousness to go to a higher level. Which would you rather do, listen to others or listen to yourself?

    -Donald L. Vasicek