publishing of my book will help and save foster children's lives

I am seeking funds to publish a book that I have completed and awaiting the funds to publish. My name is Daryl Brougham and I am a qualified Social Worker. I have personally lived and survived a life in state care with over 50 placements from 3 months old to 18 years old. I have recently been in the eyes of the media as I was given an apology from the MSD for all the abuse and neglect I was put through while living in State Care. I believe with the publishing of my book that it will save lives of our foster children and contribute significantly to the Social Service sector. My book gives clear sign posts to Social Workers, training institutions and educates them on how to understand a foster child. It achieves this by journeying with me to every foster home I lived in and seeing through my eyes what I see from 3 months old to 18 years old. The reader will feel the beatings i received, see and feel the hurt of moving and loosing caregivers that cared. The reader will also see how sexual abuse is so real by experiencing my pain through this horrible ordeal and lastly the reader will voyage to over 50 placements and see exactly what i saw growing up in state care. The reader may even identify the many loop holes that are needed to make this system better.. The book then talks about the impacts to children in State Care and gives solutions to these impacts of trust, belongingness, identity and loss of property. The book has taken into account the legality issues and has not named any persons or property addresses. Also I have recieved an apology from the MSD about my life in State Care and the apology details everything to be valid and true and this will also be inserted into the book. The total funds i need to publish my book through Mary Egan publishing is $18.994.90. Please read to see the breakdown of there quote.

Project and Print Management,

Author Liaison

$80/Hour (x approx. 15 hours = $1200)

Cover design $1400

Internal design $600

Page layout $6/Page (x approx. 224 pages = $1344)

Proofread $50/hour (x approx. 25 hours x $50/hour = $1250)

Copy Edit $65/hour (x approx. 50 hours x $65/hour = $3250)

Final Read $500

Your corrections after first proof

(see notes F.5 & F.8 below)

Minimum correction charge – 1 hour

$65/Hour (x approx. 10 hours = $650)

Total costs $10,194.00 (Based on approximates above)

Printing and delivery costs:

Quantity 2000

price : $7,800.00

Unit price $3.90

Total price $18.994.00

This is a self publishing company and the cheapest I could find. It has taken me nearly two years to write the book with many tears, heart aches and pain. I believe this book will change the face of Social Work and I hope its used as a txt book training. Please note that extra funds raised will be used to pay for the marketing of the book. I also give presentations that I completely fund to both government organisations and non government organisations that teach the audience about the impacts of Foster Care. Please visit my website darylbrougham.com