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# Book Proposal

Hi!

Please answer the following questions to help define the scope and desired outcome of your book project.

—J

## Book Summary

Q: In one sentence tell me why the audience will want to buy this book?

They feel underpaid. They feel unwanted. They want to make more, they want to feel valued/respected, etc. They want to be a senior dev because they believe that that will make their dreams come true. They are junior in a world that wants seniors. 

Q: Summarize what the book is about. Please imagine that this text will appear on the back cover of your book. Also, please indicate why your book would be unique in the market place.

How to quickly learn the skills, habits, and mindsets so you will be seen as a senior dev. 

## Audience

Q: Explain who the primary audience is.

Junior (or aspiring) devs, new boot camp grads. 

Q: What professional positions does this audience hold?

Junior dev (or looking)

Q: What knowledge do you assume of this audience?

They know how build basic apps. They've got at least bootcamp level of programming langauges, that they are qualified for a FTE dev job. 

Q: What books can you assume they have read?

Maybe: 

- Javascript: The Good Parts
- How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
- The Pragmatic Programmer - Hunt and Thomas
- So Good They Can’t Ignore You - Cal Newport
- Deep Work - Cal Newport

Q: What skills can you assume they have mastered?

They can definitely build basic applications. 

Q: What conferences do they attend?

Q: What publications (magazine, journals) do they read?

Q: Who are the leaders in this field that you feel might make great reviewers, or endorsers of your book?

Q: Please provide some scenarios that indicate how the audience will use the book. For example, will reader refer to it daily as a reference, read it cover to cover once and place it back on a bookshelf?

## Key Topic Coverage

Q: List five key terms that a possible consumer of your book would search on to find your book:

Q: What problem(s) does this book solve?

Q: Please provide 4 benefits this book will provide to its audience:

## Other Book Features

Q: Is there a companion web site? If so, what do you plan to include on the site?

## Competition

Q: What books compete with this book? Please list title and author. How is your proposed book different (in content coverage, tone, approach) and/or better?

Q: Why are you uniquely qualified to write this book? Why are you the best person to be writing this book?

## Book Outline/Tentative Table of Contents

Q: Please include detailed tentative table of contents (include at a minimum, 2 levels of headings) Each chapter should include a statement of purpose in the form of 1 paragraph per chapter outlining the goals and topic coverage of the chapter.

## Specs/Schedule

Q: How many pages do you expect the book to be?

Q: When do you anticipate delivering a complete draft for review?


