What you hold in your hands is every memory, sight, footprint, laugh, tear, pain, disease, lover, moment of honor, moment of selfishness, everything- the good, the bad, and the ugly- it's all right in your very grasp.
The task of getting Cold Beer and a Hot Dart available to you was no easy feat, and honestly, finding time to write while working a full time job and being a full time husband and stepdad to two little boys was actually the easy part. The hardest challenge of the book writing process was digging through eleven years of journals written all over the world and reopening memories and wounds that I had buried deep in my emotional closet. In the many, many hours spent writing this memoir, I found myself laughing hysterically at parts, waiting until the house was asleep to cry over parts, and slamming a few extra cold beers down to power through other parts.
In 2003 I set out as an innocent teenager around the world on a mission to find a source of happiness and personal direction for myself, but after going overseas for the first time and realizing that the world is a whole hell of a lot bigger than my little town of Vancouver, Washington, I knew that I needed to broaden my international backpacking mission to this:
In a world with so many people, cultures, mindsets, and ways of life, what is the ultimate global recipe for organic happiness and life fulfillment? What are the ingredients that EVERY human being has an equal access to whether it be a tribesmen in the amazon or a millionaire in Manhattan?
ONE recipe to achieve happiness for all of mankind everywhere...what is it?!
If I asked YOU right now, "Are you happy with your life day to day?", what would your answer be? If your answer is "Without a doubt!" then enjoy these crazy international stories and maybe this book will help you expand on your personal fulfillment. If your answer is "Honestly, no, I'm not happy with my life" then maybe my story and the recipe that I have assembled can help you in your journey.
Over a span of eleven years, I backpacked throughout fifteen different countries having been chased by wild animals, contracted the world's deadliest disease three different times, witnessed multiple natural wonders of the Earth, found myself in the middle of demonic deliverances, stepped foot in villages that had never seen white people before, and was also told in 2005 by medical professionals that I have around age 40 (give or take) to live...well, only time will tell on that one.
Fear not though! Through the incredible adventures and tribulations and every story in between I have discovered the ingredients to organic joy...how I got from point A to point B, however, is purely for your reading entertainment....."- excerpt from CB&HD Introduction.
Hi guys! My name is Brandon and I am a nearly 32 year old entrepreneur, aspiring author, husband, and step daddy to two adventurous little boys. I am currently in the middle of getting an incredible, inspirational memoir from my journals, heart, and mind into your very hands. This developing book follows love, friendship, and adventure on a quest around the world on the pursuit to discover the recipe to organic happiness.
Genre will be memoir, adventure travel, backpacking, inspirational, and self help.
Countries covered will be USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium.
10% of book proceeds will go to Malaria victim relief and aid as well.
Wanderology Publishing Group, LLC will be my self publishing company.
Having chosen to self publish I now find myself running a full time business essentially, and as we know, with any business comes expenses. The content of the book is just about in the can and ready to be sent off to editing. I have already paid $225 for wide distribution (ebook+ hard copy) through a company known as fastpencil.com. In addition, I have paid about $300 towards Facebook advertisement. Here are now my upcoming financial obstacles that I am facing, hence the opportunity for donation:
Editing- I have found an editor that will edit the entire manuscript (90-95K words) for 0.02 cents/word, which will total around $2,000+ tax.
Legal review and paperwork- I have a copyright attorney that I have already had a free consultation with, however I am looking at $1,000 more for further content review, Publishing LLC development and additional legal paperwork.
Website development- I have arranged a professional to create a full web page with mobile friendly options and book ordering capabilities...this is going to cost $1,200.
Advertising- as a self publisher I am responsible for ALL advertising! Obviously investment cost is endless for advertising, but I would like to start between $500-1,000.
Clearly my expenses outnumber the amount requested on this campaign, but I am just seeking any support that anyone is willing to throw my way. The process of writing this book has been life changing, and I know the final product will entertain, challenge, and inspire not only the WORLD, but YOU greatly!
However, it is not all about money! I cannot stress how much I need everyone to SHARE SHARE SHARE- everything, anything book related- share it! Like, repost, retweet...without your social media contribution I am literally all by myself on this project and operating solo on getting the word out!
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Thank you for your time, be blessed-
Brandon