Short version:

I'm writing a book that is on track to be about 150-180 pages (already written 50 and I still have 18 chapters to write), that will highlight some of the pranks that one roommate of mine in college and myself pulled on another roommate that we couldn't stand.  It involves food, dumping, hair, ice, confetti, and a ton of other props.  I'm writing it in an A to Z format so I've definitely got structure to it.  It's a win-win.

Long version:

I am raising funds to help me in getting a book to the market.  The book will be a comedy that explores some of the events that transpired when I was in college.  There was one year where I shared an apartment dorm with 3 other guys.  One guy, who we called Timeshare because he was always talking about his parents stupid timeshare isn't mentioned that much in the book because he was pretty much a recluse.  The second guy, Mc, ended up becoming a good friend of mine shortly after moving in.  The third guy, G.D., who we call Gay-D, is the "unwanted roommate."  All in all, this kid was pretty much a piece of crap that Mc and I pulled pranks on as often as we could, because we couldn't stand the guy.  So far I have 5 chapters completed and plan on writing 21 more (one for each letter of the alphabet) and an intro/prologue chapter and a conclusion/epilogue chapter.  I'm planning on finishing the rough draft mid-December on a pace to write one chapter a week, but I have been doing 2 chapters a week so far.  Then I will need a couple of weeks to reread it for editing purposes.  The finished book will have about 150-180 written pages.  My estimated cost is almost $9,000 based on everything I think I will need to make it a successful book (i.e., editor costs, publicity events, advertisement posters, ISBN purchase, an initial print cost, formatting, cover design, website design).  I have the breakdown of all of these costs as well if you care to see them, and they are based on an online publisher I  will be using.  If you have any other questions please do not hesitate to ask.