Making Progress Making Deals

So my birthday weekend is over and it's back to real life.

Thank goodness for Endeavor. Ever since I started working with them in May they've been kicking ass. They're a bunch of really great people. In this last month, we've had to totally change course (obviously), and that's been tough. But we've completely regrouped and Ari has sent in the troops ;). To be honest, I was a little nervous telling Ari about the split in the first place. I emailed him about it but he was on vacation overseas and was out of the loop. I think he actually heard the news when he picked up a newspaper in London... he then called me immediately (I remember it was like 1 in the morning) to make sure everything was ok.

It's great working with people you respect and who respect you. Ari stands up for what he believes in and makes things happen... he's just one of those people who gets things done. When I met him in May and he had me cracking up the entire time I said to myself: this is the right guy for me.

I've also recently been working very closely with another agent, Lisa Harrison-- this link is from '98 and was like the only thing online that I could dig up about her-- she's so stealth ;)! Lisa is great. Brilliant, strong, funny and no bullshit. Doesn't get better than that. Ari has really built me an outstanding team... big ups to Conan Smith, Ivo Fischer and Brittany Balbo at Endeavor as well.

Anyway, deal making takes time... especially when you want to make sure it's done right. I've gotten a lot of emails from the press and from my readers/viewers/friends asking what's going on. And I have to say it's just not fair that I told the guy from the WSJ more than I have said on my blog. Thanks to those of you who called me out on that. You guys deserve to hear it first... and I am going to make sure you do from now on. While I still can't say who I'll be working with... I can talk about how I'll be working. At least one of the whos should be exposed by sometime next week, but I say that tentatively because things get turned on their heads in an instant "in this business" (I hate when people say shit like that! ;) ). I am very happy though because it looks like I will be able to do exactly what I want to do. And that is... to mind the gap between old and new media. How will I do that, you ask (well, maybe you don't care but chances are you do if you've read this far)? By engaging in the following:

1. News Media.

I will likely be working with a well-known news outlet as a producer, writer and host of a videoblog. I will possibly be working with this company in other more mainstream capacities as well.

2. Entertainment.

I will likely be doing something on TV that involves comedy.

3. School My Way.

I will be launching my own personal site... which will have video, text, maybe even audio. I am working with a great, grassroots, independent videoblogging company to make this happen. I'm thinking I will do one of those amandacongdon.com/_____ dealies. I'm working on the design now.

4. I will be taking a trip.

And you can come with me (if you want to). Nuff said about that. ;)

5. I will be writing a book. This is already certain... it's more about me getting my ducks in a row so I can devote some serious time to this project.

Anyway, sorry I couldn't be more specific... but my agents would beat me. They may very well beat me for saying as much as I've said ;). As soon as I know anything more I will run to my blog to tell all of you lovelies.

When I saw Maryam Scoble at BlogHer she mentioned that she and her husband Robert both run to their computers when they get home and have something to blog about... they fight over who can blog it first! Hilarious. Now that's a sitcom waiting to happen.