Okay. We're finishing up the scene tonight and I'll also look over gregg's message to morrow before it goes out in a bit.
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From: Daniel Conaway
To: 'greggatghc@gmail.com'
To: 'barriticus@gmail.com'
Subject: Status report
Sent: Sep 21, 2011 6:19 PM

Sorry to say that Ballantine passed--they wanted more narrative and less activist messaging.  Got a slightly cryptic message from SMP, will connect with him in the morning, but I'm not optimistic.

Gregg, while Barrett is working on Parsley, you might want to think about drafting an email for Stephen Morrow talking about how knocked out you were by his non-manifesto idea, about China, stuff like that.  I'd then revise it w you on the fly, if you want--

Point is, right now we  only one bidder (Public Affair) that we're sure about.  Morrow was intrigued but there's a big gap betw what we discussed and what's on the page, and big gaps tend to become "No" votes--he's basically only got my say-so to imagine you guys are on board.  But if you write him tonight in a compelling way, that might make a difference.  But it would have to be tonight.  

Dan Conaway
Literary Agent
Writers House

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