Story of My Book
Fast Fwd: The Fully Recovered Mindset Fast Fwd is a deeply personal, three year reflection on my journey with stroke recovery. From being completely paralyzed on one side to walking, working, and leading a “normal,” fulfilling life, in this book I share the biggest lessons I’ve learned in the process of rehabilitation and strategies for successful daily living post-stroke.
My name is Madeline Niebanck and I am the author of
Fast Fwd.: The Fully Recovered Mindset. I wrote this book to inspire other brain injury survivors and show that with the right perspective anything is possible, and that the idea of being “fully recovered” after any injury is all in your mindset. In this book I share my journey with reframing my perspective after suffering a stroke, and how that shift to positivity impacted my recovery in the best way possible
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My hope is that, in reading this book, you will be empowered to find meaning and purpose in your life, no matter what you are struggling through. In this book, I hope to instill the same sort of passion and excitement that I have for the “fully recovered” mindset in you. And ultimately I want you to see this book as a tool to help you make the most of your rehabilitation and live your best life possible with a positive attitude.
In this book, you'll learn about the importance of a positive mindset in recovery and life, as well as:
how to redefine your idea of what it means to be “fully recovered”
how to be resilient in the face of hardship
You will love this book if you are a fellow stroke or brain injury survivor on the path to recovery, if you are the caretaker, family, or friend seeking to better understand the struggles faced daily by stroke survivors, or anyone facing hardship in life and seeking inspiration to keep moving forward. Life is happening now, and I want to help you find ways to make the absolute most of it.
Fast Fwd is a non-fiction book that speaks to brain injury survivors and support networks who are struggling with motivation and recovery.
The Book - Fast Fwd: The Fully Recovered Mindset
The book is written in 6 Parts....
Part 1 contains the introduction + story of my journey recovering from stroke. I also share why I decided to write a book about my experience and what I hope readers will get out of it.
Part 2 contains chapters on the deficits I suffered as a result of my stroke, both visible and invisible.
Part 3 explores the mindset of a full recovery, highlighting my attitude shift after stroke and what I learned by embracing a positive mindset.
Part 4 explains why we need to set goals in recovery and in life, and work hard to achieve those goals.
Part 5 contains chapters on the importance of pushing yourself while recognizing your limits in recovery and in life.
Part 6 contains chapters on community and having a strong support network, especially when facing difficult obstacles.
What I Need & What You'll Get
This book will be published with New Degree Press. I set up the pre-order tiers to help cover the costs for publishing my book. Money raised will go towards the following:
- The Editor I will work with to revise and publish my manuscript in April 2020
- The Cover Design of my Book - the mockups you see currently are a placeholder!
- The Layout Design for the interior of my book (Physical Copy, Ebook Formats)
- The Copyediting for My Book - to help polish the grammar and spelling prior to publication
- The Launch & Promotion Efforts for my book - when I ultimately publish in April 2020.
When I pre-sell 100 copies of my book, I will publish. When I pre-sell 150 copies of my book, I will also publish an audiobook. When I pre-sell 200 copies of my book, I will publish a hardcover edition.
I am also offering some exclusive rewards for people who pre-order my book now:
- You will receive a personally signed copy of Fast Fwd when I publish
- A Personal, handwritten thank you note for pre-ordering my book
- Your Name will appear in a Special, Acknowledgements Section of my book (“with Special Thanks to”)
- Early access to the Introduction of my Book and my entire manuscript, with the opportunity to review it and give me early feedback
- The opportunity to help give me feedback and be involved in selecting my cover
- I will do a book topic/workshop seminar where I will share the experience of writing my book
And more...
About the Author
Madeline Niebanck is a Junior Underwriting Associate and author of Fashion Fwd: How Today’s Culture Shapes Tomorrow’s Fashion and Fast Fwd: The Fully Recovered Mindset
"I wrote this book because I wanted to share my story with recovery and hopefully use my experience to help others who may be struggling through something similar. I love to spend time with my family and friends, connect with fellow brain injury survivors, write (clearly), and push my limits with new and challenging rehab exercises."
For more information you can connect with Maddi by email at maddiniebanck@gmail.com, via Instagram (@maddistrokeofluck) or Facebook (Maddi Niebanck).
Risks & Challenges
The biggest challenge with publishing a book is delivering the finished book to the backer, specifically my mailing of the book to you. I have eliminated this risk by building into the campaign the mailing and shipping costs of your signed copies to you within each pre-order tier.
The risk of delivering the pre-sale copies of my book is contingent on the publisher we use. I will be working closely with New Degree Press to make sure we get the earliest possible ship date of the signed book copy to you. We will keep all pre-sale backers up-to-date as my book hits each key milestone and publishes. You will know when the copies of my book you pre-ordered are expected to ship.
Other Ways You Can Help
Some people just can't contribute, but that doesn't mean they can't help:
Please Share my Pre-sale Campaign on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn with your friends, family and network. Please use #FastFwd and tag me (@maddistrokeofluck) as well as my publisher, New Degree Press so we can help amplify your efforts.
You can easily share my Pre-Sale Campaign Page via Indiegogo at the top of the page
Please share my book to 5 friends, family members, or co-workers who you think would enjoy it. Please do this as a text message or Direct Message on social media.
Thank you so much of all of your love and support!
Thanks again,
Maddi
