Donald L. Vasicek

Tag: format

  • “Market Ready Screenplays”

    Writing screenplays and getting them
    sold and produced are highly competitive.
    One must write screenplays that are
    market ready. To do anything less will
    result in failure.

    A market ready screenplay requires
    dialogue, characterization, format, plot, subplot(s),
    action, narrative, description, etc. that must
    execute genres which people will go see at the
    movie theater.

    To write a market ready screenplay, the writer
    must study screenplays that have been box
    office hits. Once that is accomplished, the
    screenwriter should then write their screenplay
    that is fresh and unique, but yet, parallels
    that of box office hits.

    For example, a romantic comedy simply
    requires the question, will the couple in
    question, get together or not? The
    twist here must be unique and fresh. “Must
    Love Dogs” starring Diane Lane and John
    Cusack exhibits the twist that Ms. Lane is
    seeking a man through ads. The require-
    ment, he must love dogs. Well, guess
    what, Mr. Cusack doesn’t love dogs, but
    she falls for him anyway, and on it goes.

    Study the genre you’re interested in writing.
    Study the format. The writing. Incorporate
    a fresh and unique approach to your genre
    of interest. This can be accomplished via
    a new twist that has never before been
    used in the genre of your choice.

    Donald L. Vasicek
    Writer/Filmmaker/Consultant
    Olympus Films+, LLC
    http://michaelc.nextmp.net/wordpress
    dvasicek@earthlink.net

  • “Zen Haiku Article Writing”

    1) What is the correct format for writing an article?
    2) What is the exact distance between the first and second line?
    3) How many spaces between the first and the second paragraph?
    4) How many spaces are needed to indent the first line?
    5) What is the correct margin?
    6) Give me an advice on how to create an article.
    7) How to prepare an article that will have a chance of being published for payment?
    8) What to do in order to sell articles to a magazine?
    9) Relevant advice concerning article writing.
    10) How to improve your writing in order to become a professional writer.

    1. Indent seven spaces. Write in paragraph form.
    2. Double space.
    3. Two.
    4. Seven.
    5. Ten to twelve spaces.
    6. Focus on specific subject matter.
    7. Study similar articles that have been published.
    8. Write a query letter about your article. Send it
    to publishing outlets.
    9. Focus on the a specific subject matter. Do adequate
    research on the subject matter. Write as though
    you’re telling a story, with a beginning, a middle,
    and an end. Make sure you have a theme that holds
    everything together. The theme should be the subject
    matter of your article.
    10. The most effective way to improve your writing is to study writing
    and to write, write, and write.

    “Make Your Work Shine”
    Donald L. Vasicek
    Writer/Filmmaker/Consultant
    Olympus Films+, LLC
    http://michaelc.nextmp.net/wordpress
    dvasicek@earthlink.net