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Saturday, July 16, 2011

Some dreams are big enough to share, Theresa Chaze

Some dreams are big enough to share.  When I was 12 years old and I wrote a poem for my mother as a Mother's Day gift, it was the beginning.  When other people daydreamed about being their favorite TV or film character, I would invent my own character and totally change the story.  The first short story I wrote was the first time my soul really breathed and I found my place in the world.
Since then there have been many stories.  Each had their place.  Each taught me something new about myself and the world.  In the 1990's I wrote Never Can Say Good-bye.  Me being me, I sent it to my favorite actress Katherine Hepburn.  I wanted her to star in it as Amanda.  I got two very nice notes from her, saying that she though it was wonderful, but she had retired.  Life and other challenges changed my life's path for a while. 
Three years ago my life changed again.  I was a big fan of Days of Our Lives since Dark Shadows ended, but the writing had gotten so bad that the show was unwatchable.  Me being me, I knew I could do better. I started writing alternative storylines and posting them on the NBC Days of Our Lives boards.  It was just to be snarky.  But it actually turned into something.  I had people from around the world asking me to finish the story.  So I did.
I didn't get the head writer gig, but it did start me writing script again. I created Operation Home Base after talking to a friend who used to work at Red Cross. She was one of the workers who took and received messages for military personnel. Although what she did wouldn't sustain a series, it was a starting point. I combined the concepts behind some of my favorite series like MASH and NCIS, but it wasn't enough. OHB had to be more. When you serve, it is not a single individual who is in harms way; it is everyone who loves them.
Once the pilot and first season Bible were finished, I started looking for a production company to partner with me.   Through a series of coincidences and
 I turned my attention to Never Can Say Good-bye.  It was good script, but I could do better.  I rewrote it.
I also saw a need for good entertainment. Most of the new shows are what I call chip beef--chippies in bikinis and beef cake. People who are of an age don't care to watch teenie bopper and twenty-somethings having indiscriminate sex. We want characters with personalities and plots that make sense. Also it would nice to sit down as a family to watch TV without the parents being worried what inappropriate thing was going to happen next.  Never Can Say Good-bye is about romance, love and family.
We have all these amazing people.  What we don't have is the financing.  We have joined with Kickstarter to prime the pump for our financing.   I am asking for your help to make this happen.  The minimum is a dollar.  The incentives start at 25.00.   If you know of anyone who has the ability and desire to create good entertainment, please share this email and links. 
My website: http://www.theresachaze.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Never-Can-Say-Good-bye-when-love-and-hate-survive-death/169328909795139
Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theresachaze/paranormal-romance-film-and-ghost-story-seeks-inve

Described as a woman who has the courage to play with dragons, Theresa Chaze has gone where fools and angels fear to tread and has flourished.  To read the treatment of her military series, Operation Home Base and excerpts of her screenplays go to her site at http://www.theresachaze.com/
Courage isn't the lack of fear, but the ability to set it aside and  focus on what is truly important