Service to Civilian: A Journey Through PTSD (take2)

A project in Sherrills Ford, NC by Nathan Gould
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Memoir about military, personal and policing experiences that led to PTSD and how I got through it. And encouragement for you.
Backers: 24
Average Pledge Per Backer: $75

Funded: $1,809 of $1,000
Dates: Jul 4th -> Sep 2nd (60 days)
Project By: Nathan Gould
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Only 4 days left...

August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Friends, Wow, 60 days is almost up! I’m not sure if Kickstarter just charges whatever credit card you used to pledge with immediately or not? This is my first sucessful campaign so you’ll have to let me know how it worked. After the... (Read More)

Updated the cover photo and...

August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Friends, I just updated the cover photo. I added a t-shirt designed by yours truly to the rewards. I’m trying to drum up more support in these last few days. If you can get 3 confirmed friends of yours to back me for at least $20 I will send... (Read More)

Recent Zoom Call with Koehler Books

August 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everybody, Sorry about the delay in communication. I recently had a Zoom call with the publisher Koehler Books and they explained what I should expect to happen in the coming months. They gave me a run down time frame and due dates for different... (Read More)

Onward and Upward!

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Friends, I just paid for the publication process! So excited! Thanks to all of you! Check out the attached doc. Nate Welcome aboard email from John Koehler.  (Read More)

Starting the publication process....

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everybody, Just yesterday I sent the $ in to Koehler Books so that we can get started on the publication process. I won’t lie, I’m pretty excited to embark on this refining and bettering journey! Watch this quick video by John Koehler... (Read More)

60 days is a long time!!

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
I thought choosing the 60-day option would get me more backers but I’m finding that with a book project really isn’t that exciting compared to tech stuff and can be overlooked quite easily. I thank all of you for taking the time to research this... (Read More)

We are 124% funded and half-way through the campaign.....

July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to everyone of you! We are 124% funded now! Please tell your friends about this project. They will be guarenteed to get their chosen reward and our overall goal of being 500% funded will be closer. 500% funded because the actual publication... (Read More)

First Draft Completely Finished!!

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
It feels so invigorating to be totally finished with my first draft! Including original photos, maps, a poem I wrote in Kuwait, a letter I finally wrote and sent to the family of one of my deceased friends 14 years afterward and much more. It feels... (Read More)

Book Teaser #2 - The Justice System..?

July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
As law enforcement you are always put in harms way. You step into violent, hairy, messy situations and try to work out the best possible solution. You are the first line of fixers in society. In my opinion, a law enforcement officer makes all of the... (Read More)

WE DID IT!! 100% FUNDED

July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
You guys rock for sure! Thanks for helping me reach my $1,000.00 goal for this project! As you may well know, the actual cost of publishing is just over $5,000.00. I’m not asking you to dig further into your pockets but I would like you to consider... (Read More)

A New Book Cover

July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
So, these last few weeks have been very tough on the country. Lot’s of angry upset voices out there. If you follow my FaceBook page I put in my two cents too. I was lovingly asked not to voice my opinion by my beautiful wife because of the realness... (Read More)

Book Teaser #1....

July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
...So we all got on a commercial flight at Fort Campbell. It felt like going to Basic Training all over again. Going into the unknown. The first flight was to Texas or somewhere on the Eastern coastline of the United Stated where we had a short... (Read More)

If you already donated on GoFundMe....

July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
I will honor whoever has already donated $ on my previous GoFundMe page. Whatever $ you donated will be rewarded according to this site and the rewards you would have qualified for. Just want to put that out there. Thanks for all the support!  (Read More)

Not Super-Anything.....

July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
I really want to say thank you! You all are supporting me during a time of public upheaval in our country during a time when a lot of the things that I talk about in this book are happening, again! Especially within public trust in law enforcement.... (Read More)

Video Interview with John Koehler of Koehler Books

July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Use the link below to watch the interview with John Koehler of Koehler Books. You may want to view the entire interview where we even talk about contract specifics but if you want to skip some of those parts here are the time stamps to skip to.... (Read More)

Great first day!

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks for the great first day of pledges! We are already past the 50% mark for my overall goal this time. You guys rock! If you believe in the project please consider sending my link to your contacts, tweet it or share it on FaceBook. I would really... (Read More)

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