Gregg—

 

I have some homework for you, in the meantime—a series of questions that I need answers to (from you specifically, so that Barrett can stay working on the revisions), via email.  I’m going to do them one question at a time so you can respond to them as you’re able—but these are important for ME to know, as your agent, since I DON’T actually know.  MAYBE some of what comes up belongs in the proposal, maybe it doesn’t—maybe I’ll use it in my pitch letter etc—but I definitely need it.

 

Please just respond via email—this is for me and/or Barrett, completely confidential (ALWAYS!) and I don’t want you to worry about it them being “literary” or anything like that—just unselfconscious emails.

 

1. Question #1:  My understanding is that part of the ‘arc’ of the Scientology narrative is that they put considerable resources into making an example of you—trying to “ruin” you even, perhaps.  How long did the trial go on, how expensive was it for you personally, did any ‘donors’ emerge (known or Anonymous) to help cover those expenses, how terrifying was that initially, what it felt like to be (as I understand it) the whipping boy/target of a huge corporation with limitless resources at its disposal; and to what extent that experience, especially your emerging victorious, forged a new determination and/or confidence about how far you could go down the path of activism.

 

Just riff, OK?  If you run out of time then just hit SEND—but I need to hear from you on this, cuz this personal stuff isn’t in the proposal, nor have you ever told me about this.

 

Thanks.  And there will be more of these questions, but this (for now!) feels like the most important one.

 

-Dan

 

 

Yeah, I will be home late tonight.  Whenever I get home we can talk.