rough draft of book proposal.
one of the purposes of the themerica project is to adapt the thesis work into a commercially published book. the final look and feel of this will probably differ from what i am producing for my MFA (based on publisher taste, photo permissions, etc.), yet the written content will be very similar.
over this past summer, in the course of taking a business practices class at my university, i wrote a rough proposal to commercial publishers. this document outlines the book in rough form, explains the potential audience, and analyzes comparable books already in the marketplace. i will be polishing this as graduation approaches, tying it to the look of my final book design, and adding a sample chapter with some sample layouts.
a special thanks to alan rapp (former senior editor at chronicle books), brett macfadden (also formerly of chronicle books as senior designer) and his wife leigh anna (at walt disney publishing) for their valuable insights in creating this document.