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2010
TSA Board of Directors |
| President |
Vice-President |
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Richard Black |
Pete Kremer |
| Treasurer |
Secretary |
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Christopher
Farran |
Jenny Barnes |
| Board Members |
| Wayne Penny |
Robert Baughman |
| Bob Giordano |
Doug Steier |
| Jeff
Chase |
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| Shannon Howell |
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A note from Richard Black, TSA President
I would first like to thank Bob Giordano for his long years of service to TSA and for the last few years as president. Anyone who attends the Wednesday night meetings can tell you that we all appreciate Bob's knowledge and insight of what makes a good movie script.
As an aspiring novelist, I became interested in screenwriting when trying to market one of my manuscripts. An agency thought my story would make a good movie and asked for a script version. My first attempt at writing a script was a disaster and the project was not optioned but I was hooked. I continue to write manuscripts but my key focus is now on producing a marketable screenplay. I have been a TSA member for four years. I have been married to a wonderful woman for 33 years who supports my obsessive hobby. We have a daughter in her 20s who co-wrote a novel with me and a screenplay version of the story that we are currently attempting to market.
Peter Kremer is our new vice-president and a long-time member of TSA. Pete will be supervising the TSA 2010 Screenplay Contest. Pete's personal goal this year is to finally finish a script. As a group, we are going to be holding him to and support that pledge.
Jenny Barnes will be serving her second year as our secretary. Jenny is our positive spirit who is also a veracious reader and has the desire to write a novel for publication.
Chris Farran was again unable to surrender his post as TSA treasurer. Chris has graciously served as our treasurer for several years and assures us that no bank accounts in the Cayman Islands hold any TSA funds. Our hope is that Chris will someday write a story where the protagonist survives in the end.
First of all, I must announce the death of the Script Development Project (not to be confused with the annual TSA 2010 Screenplay Contest now underway). I confess that the Development Project was my idea and it fizzled like a soggy firecracker on a wet Tennessee night. The purpose was to provide members with a vehicle to develop their writing skills. It obviously has not met any member's perceived needs.
However, the goal behind the failed contest remains. The TSA leadership is committed to helping our members become better writers and produce material that has the opportunity to be marketed. Over the next year, I would like the Board of Directors to focus on how we, as an association, can meet the needs of our members and provide value for each membership.
To that end, we need and want your input. How can the Tennessee Screenwriting Association help you become the writer you want to be? You can use the Contact Us link on our website to give us your ideas on how we can better meet your needs. Please do not be shy and remember the only dumb ideas are those never expressed. Okay, that's not true but we really do want to hear from you.
Also, the annual TSA 2010 Screenplay Contest is now open to submissions. Click here for registration information! Our Web Master, Jeff Chase, will be adding a link to the site that will allow contest participants to enter online and contestants can also pay the entry fee through the website.
I look forward to the next year and hope that, together, we can make the Tennessee Screenwriting Association a valuable asset for all our members.
Keep writing,
Richard Black
TSA President
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