Re: FW: Gregg's travel to Dallas
Subject: Re: FW: Gregg's travel to Dallas
From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: 1/11/12, 19:01
To: Daniel Conaway <dconaway@writershouse.com>
CC: "greggatghc@gmail.com" <greggatghc@gmail.com>

If Gregg can find sufficient material before coming, I think April 1st would be fine. If possible, it would be good to push for April 15th so that I'll also have time to add in whatever comes from the Stratfor situation and add in additional polish before delivery.

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Daniel Conaway <dconaway@writershouse.com> wrote:

Gents,

 

Regarding the delivery date:  let’s be exceedingly realistic about this, OK?  Barrett, even though you’ve got a ton of the research organized and so forth, you haven’t (to my knowledge, anyway) written any part of this in first person; and I want to be sure you leave enough time to get that (especially the sections where Gregg isn’t at the white hot center of the action per se) just right. 

 

Heretofore we’ve said March 1.  But that’s essentially just six weeks off—no way is that enough time.  April 1?  April 15?  May 1?

 

Gregg, remember that, in addition to collecting the materials Barrett needs and meeting with him, you’re also going to have to go through the manuscript itself with a fine-tooth comb BEFORE it goes to Julia & Katie—clarifying and correcting factual details that Barrett may not have gotten quite right the first time; and THEN Barrett will need time to make those changes too… In other words, that time, too, has to be factored in.

 

So:  discuss it among yourselves and let me know.  I’ve already harangued Julia about April 1, so I’m 99% sure she’ll give us that date, if that’s what you want.  But if that’s NOT enough—speak now, OK?  And then let me know a.s.a.p. so that we can get that fucking contract finalized and get you paid!!!

 

-Dan

 

From: Cheiffetz, Julia [mailto:juliac@amazon.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 4:35 PM
To: Gregg Housh
Cc: Barrett Brown; Daniel Conaway; Salisbury, Katie
Subject: Gregg's travel to Dallas

 

Thanks for everyone’s time. We are excited about the book and want to help in any way that we can.

 

Katie will buy a plane ticket from Boston to Dallas leaving on Jan 16th returning on the 20th. Katie, please follow up directly with Gregg and cc Dan.

 

Correspondence (email) is extremely useful in writing a book but it doesn’t provide context, texture, and an emotional framework—only Gregg and provide that in person. We need feelings not just facts. As discussed, we look forward to reading sample material written in the first person.

 

Please let me know when you feel you can deliver a polished manuscript.

 

Best Wishes,

Julia

 




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