Mark Viquesney

Mark Viquesney is currently teaching with the Writer's Studio.  He graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor's of Arts in English in 1991 and a Master's in Fine Arts in Screenwriting in 1994.  He went on to do contract work for various production companies, writing numerous full-length screenplays (both original and adapted), commercials, television shows, and music.  He has also consulted on scripts, and helped other writers with their novels. 

He has been teaching online since 1999, when he started with the Maricopa Community Colleges District.  He is a Quality Matters expert in online course design and a national reviewer of courses seeking the QM certification. Viquesney did instructional design for five years, as well as working on various NSF grants with many different colleges and universities throughout the country.  He was host to a popular Webinar program for high-tech programs in universities throughout the country, hosting over 100 webinars.

He has worked closely with the colleges he has worked with.  In 2002, he helped start Vets for Vets, a veteran reintegration group to help returning veterans adjust to school and civilian life. He was a coordinator for the Microburst Writer's conference in 2007-2010.  He has also given presentations on screenwriting, such as Creating Believable Characters, among other presentations.

In 2014, he started working with the Writer's Studio full-time.  Besides teaching and screenwriting, Viquesney has worked in the high-tech industry for companies such as Motorola, Intel, and ASM Semiconductors.