With My Last Breath, I'd Say I Love You

TARGET MARKET:

• Those in need of encouragement.
• Those having gone through a struggle or currently going through one.
• Women’s groups, Book study groups, Women’s conferences
• Churches/Ministries, Seminaries, Pastors, Colleges
• Brain Injury Survivors/Caregivers
  (CDC reports 1.7 people sustain a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) annually and there are 5.3 million living with a TBI. Author and her daughter are two of those 5.3 million.)
• Migraine/Chronic Pain Sufferers
  (Migraine.com reports there are 38 million people who suffer from migraines. Author is one of those 38 million.)
• Addicts/Alcoholics/Celebrate Recovery/Recovery groups/Hospitals
  (CDC reports prescription drug abuse is an epidemic as over 23.5 million Americans are addicted to alcohol and drugs.)
• Children of Addicts/Alcoholics
  (drugrehab.us reports there are 8 million children that live with at least one addict/alcoholic parent) (Author was one of those 8 million growing up.)
• Embrace Grace Ministries/Single Pregnant Girls/Leaders/Ministries/Pregnancy Centers
  (U.S. Census Bureau reports 17.2 million children are being raised without a father.) (Author is a leader of an Embrace Grace group.)
• Twins/Twinless Twins Groups/Organizations
  (The Twin Project @ UT Texas reports that 32 out of every 1,000 births are a twin.) (Author is a twinless twin.)

SOLICIT INTERVIEWS/BOOK SIGNINGS/REVIEWS/SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES
The author will use Netgalley to solicit reviews and awareness for book.

The author will contact bookstores, newspapers, magazines, radio stations, Brain Injury Radio network, ministries, conferences, authors/writers, addiction and alcohol recovery facilities/groups, brain injury and migraine groups, Christian/women blogs to create awareness and demand, solicit interviews, book signings, book reviews and speaking opportunities.

Author has lived in the same town for the past 44 years and has worked for the local school district for 17+ years creating a strong community support. Author will contact local Toastmaster’s and other speaking bureaus.

Author maintains (daily) a marketing spreadsheet with the following # of entries per category. Author is continually engaging and joining organizations, associations, ministries, blogs, etc. and sending/sharing her personal story and book information. (For example: one conference/ministry is Gateway Church which has approximately 187,000 followers and a Gateway Women’s Conference [PINK IMPACT 10,000+ attendees], which I attend annually and wrote about in my book.) Author is contacting those on marketing spreadsheet regarding selling books at conferences, trade shows, speaking at events, book reviews, interviews and placing ads in their magazines/newspapers, etc.

#29 Addiction/Alcoholism/Recovery #156 Brain Injury/Migraine #162
Magazines/Newspapers #51 Blogs/Reviewers #208 Ministries #81 Conferences #89 Authors/Writers


MY FOLLOWERS:
FB (approximately 1,000), Instagram (1,850 followers), Twitter (874), Pinterest (310), Dyslexia and Irlen Syndrome advocates/resources (I have been a dyslexic/Irlen Syndrome advocate, world-wide since 2000)


WEBSITE/BLOG/BOOK TRAILER/AUTHOR VIDEO
A website will be created that will house a book trailer and excerpt, author video and blog to provide additional book information, resources and engage followers, readers and potential readers. The author will mention book in weekly blog and daily social media marketing on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter.


PRIOR PRESS:
My personal story and future book have been shared previously through social media to almost 179,000 people.
She is Called (1,619 followers), Alphabet Brains (314), Still On TBI (220), Lane of Roses (19,000), We Survived (69,000), The Rider Online/Best of Sno-contributor (1,200), Easy Read Systems (9,963), She Loves Magazine-contributor (15,482), Another Fork in the Road, Brain Injury Radio Show-panelist (2,000), Amy Zellmer/Faces of TBI- contributor (4,321), TBIOneLove (1,589), Embrace Grace- contributor (27,000), Story Behind This (1,228), Brain Injury Society of Toronto (4,737), Yoo Can Do It (20,800)

(Author was a contributor to the book: Surviving Brain Injury (Stories of Strength and Inspiration)-357 pages


QUOTEES/POTENTIAL ENDORSORS:
Author mentioned in her book and/or quoted some of her writing mentors and authors that she has engaged with through her writing and/or done a book review for. She will contact them for potential endorsements on their websites/FB/Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest/Blogs. Together, these individuals have almost 3 million followers.


FUTURE PRESS:
Spark Stories Podcast – 800 followers (has requested an advance copy), The Mighty- 150 million followers, 8,000 contributors (future contributor w/bio), Made Beautiful By Scars-4,000 followers (future contributor w/bio), TBI Hope & Inspiration Magazine- 25,000 (future contributor w/bio.) Author will also enter book into book competitions to gain awareness and demand.


CONFIRMED FUTURE BOOK REVIEW:
(Katie Golden, Ambassador and Advocate for the U.S. Pain Foundation and a Contributor/Writer for the following sites, who together are approaching 151 million followers.) Review will be shared on Katie’s sites and Migraine.com [Writer for Golden Graine (1,100 followers), Pain Pathway Magazine (10,000 followers), National Pain Report (18,000 followers), INvisible Project (2,093 followers), The Mighty (150 million followers), Migraine.com (142,000 followers), and XOJane (95,000 followers)]

A book of encouragement. If you?re feeling broken and helpless; you?re drowning, over your head in despair, in need of just one more breath, this book is for you.This book of encouragement, is written as a love letter back to the Lord, praising Him for all He's brought the author through. She’s the daughter of a prescription drug addict and alcoholic. Having survived a traumatic brain injury from carbon monoxide poisoning, the author leads a God-glorifying life. God's love for us is intentional as are our trials and hurts. They're not mistakes to Him. He may not move your mountain and He may even allow a larger one, but He’ll walk the path with you if you let Him. So, just begin with one step or one breath. No matter what He puts in your path, no matter what season you're in, joy or weeping, He doesn't forsake His children, so find Him in each season. Let Him support you, let His grace break your fall. You may have been slowly turned or vigorously thrown by the storms of life but you’re still usable bent or broken, beautiful or tangled. If you've lost your trust in Him, you feel broken and helpless; you're drowning, over your head in despair, in need of just one more breath, this books for you. It'll bring hope to those recovering, those still fighting, and those just breathing. 'With my last breath, I'd say I Love You.'