Subject: FW: Housh/Brown ANONYMOUS outline
From: "Cheiffetz, Julia" <juliac@amazon.com>
Date: 12/23/11, 09:37
To: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>, Gregg Housh <greggatghc@gmail.com>
CC: Daniel Conaway <dconaway@WritersHouse.com>, "Salisbury, Katie" <katiesal@amazon.com>

Hi Barrett, Hi Gregg,

 

See my comments attached. The book should be colorful narrative that is fun to read. You dive into the weeds too quickly without explaining what is at stake, or how Anonymous is an emerging form of civil disobedience. With each chapter you should ask yourself, why does this matter? What is at stake? Why should the reader care? And what is the central theme of this chapter.

 

When can you get  first chapter to me?

 

Happy to talk next week.

 

Best,

Julia

 

From: Daniel Conaway [mailto:dconaway@WritersHouse.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 1:50 PM
To: Cheiffetz, Julia
Cc: 'Barrett Brown'; greggatghc@gmail.com; Stephen Barr
Subject: Housh/Brown ANONYMOUS outline

 

Julia—

 

Just got off the phone w/ Barrett; here’s his revised outline.  Barrett continues to draw Gregg out in terms of personal stories, so there’ll be a LOT more than what you saw in the proposal.  But he and Gregg don’t feel that there’s quite enough material to toggle back-and-forth (a chapter to Gregg, a chapt to Anonymous, and so on)—or, to put it another way, getting enough MORE out of Gregg to make it work as a (roughly) 50-50 split would take months longer than we’ve got.  Nonetheless, they understand well that there needs to be a lot more Gregg woven throughout. 

 

Re the outline:  Basically Barrett’s changed it “so that the second chapter includes the bulk of Gregg's story from birth to his arrest.  The third chapter begins and continues with his incarceration, release, and introduction to the nascent Anonymous culture.  Subsequent chapters will expand on events mentioned in chapter two while sometimes including new ones, with such things being integrated in at those points where they may be relevant to the Anonymous narrative.”

 

Meanwhile, FYI, there’s a TON of interest in Hollywood—Gregg speaks with producers and directors two-three times a week; several he’s had multiple conversations with; there’s interest for feature, there’s interest at HBO…  Two producers flew Gregg out to LA Sunday night for a face-to-face meeting, and last night they made an option offer for feature.  It’s not yet what we’re looking for, but I feel confident that we’ll have something to brag about in the months ahead.

 

I’m sorry for holding this material as I did—these growing pains have been fraught, as I’m sure you’re sick of hearing, but anyway here’s the outline, and of course we’re ready to talk whenever you are.

 

Best,

Dan

 

 

 

Dan Conaway

Literary Agent

Writers House

(212) 696-3825