Phoenix, I encourage you to write the book, but PLEASE don't try to get it published. Not that the idea is bad. The idea is golden. But it's wise to throw the first two or three books you write into the closet and forget they exist. It's good practice, but usually garbage as far as publishers are concerned. If you want this book to be THE book. I mean the great american... um... well, whatever genre you would like to call it, then DO NOT write it yet! Write something else and save this book for when you are experienced.
Caprice, you can be my assisstant! The job doesn't pay anything, but I give free haircuts! And anything free is great. So that's two birds with one stone.
Keep you dog on a leash.