This extra detail is good.  Would love to have another truly HOLY SHIT! Kinda moment, but it definitely opens up the scene so that we can see things much more intimately.

If you get me something more, I'll be getting up early a.m. (six-ish) and can deal with it, and send it to John Parsley, a.s.a.p.

Thanks,
Dan

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Dan Conaway
Literary Agent
Writers House
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From: Barrett Brown [barriticus@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:01 PM
To: Daniel Conaway
Cc: greggatghc@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Status report

Here's what we have so far on the expanded sample for Little Brown; I plan to work with Gregg again in the morning via phone to get in a few more personal, emotional, tick-tock pieces to add in.

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Daniel Conaway <dconaway@writershouse.com<mailto:dconaway@writershouse.com>> wrote:
OK, it's a good start. But I think you need to hit on more than just the China stuff. Is there something more to say about the idea of the (non-)manifesto? Are there other political manifestos that this might be in the tradition of? does this give you freedom to express in your own way some of the principles Anonymous has helped you gain access to? and what are some of those principles?

Don't pursue these if it's just bs, but if you've got some connection to it that feels real and personal, then try to express that.

Dan Conaway
Literary Agent
Writers House


From: Gregg Housh [mailto:greggatghc@gmail.com<mailto:greggatghc@gmail.com>]
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 07:35 PM
To: Daniel Conaway
Subject: Re: Status report

Ok, here goes an attempt at a message.

Hi Stephen,

I wanted to reach out and say tha I was intrigued by your thoughts on the book.  I am very interested in the more political side of this, and on what the future holds.  I would like the book to get more people to that point. Bringing in China as a probable goal, something to aim for, and something to bring more light to is important.  They spend far more time on us than we spend on them, and the public needs to know this, and they need to know how.  I think that in the end China is a target, and the biggest possible one.  I personally have been contemplating it, and to a lesser extent North Korea.  The possibility for a book like this to make people think along those same lines seems important to me.  You were the only one to focus in on some of the more political issues, and specifically the future,or where this is going in terms of targets like China.

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Dan,

That's what I can come up with on my own.




On Wednesday, September 21, 2011, Daniel Conaway <dconaway@writershouse.com<mailto:dconaway@writershouse.com>> wrote:

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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Barrett Brown
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