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Jake Dermer

Jake Dermer

Chicago, Illinois

Strength coach and corporate wellness consultant.

Owner of Do it at your Desk wellness.

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Do It At Your Desk founder, strength coach, and wellness consultant. 

With a decade of experience personal training, and three years as a published fitness writer,  Jake has dedicated his life to helping people live healthier, stronger, and pain free lives. 

Jake has built his career by cutting through the bullshit in the health and fitness industry and presenting the actual science in an easily digestible manner. He has written hundreds of fitness articles and countless strength and nutrition programs. 

Jake believes that there is no one size fits all solution and that when it comes to diet and exercise you have to find out what works best for you.

Most coaches have a certain dogma and attempt to force their clients to fit their lives into the coach's doctrine. Jake offers his clients a range of strategies and manages to build programs that fit into their individual lifestyles.

Recently Jake has started a new venture speaking to accounting and law firms about ways to relieve pain from prolonged desk work. His goal is to help as many people as possible live happy and healthy lives. 


Education
B.S. in Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


Certifications
NASM-CPT, CPR American Heart association, MovNat Level II, TRX certified trainer, FMS certified trainer, Hardstyle Kettlebell certified. 

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We will set up a half hour phone consultation and I will write a custom workout and nutrition program designed specifically for your goals!

I say "one month program" because while you'll be able to follow this program as long as you'd like, but after a month or so it is good practice to vary your workouts a bit.

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Do It At Your Desk

The health and fitness industry can be broken down into three categories: fat loss, strength gain, and pain relief. This book will help you achieve all three without wasting words.

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Synopsis

An efficient, no bullshit guide to health and wellness fueled by science and experience.

In the modern world, the average white-collar worker spends around seven hours a day at a computer. Whether you work from home, in an office, or on the go, chances are you spend the majority of that time in the seated position.

The problem is sitting at a desk can have some serious effects on your health and your wallet. Three of the most costly health conditions in America today are perpetuated by a life spent behind a desk: diabetes, obesity, and chronic back pain.

Do it at your Desk will provide you with the tools necessary to prevent both the monetary and physical costs of siting at a desk without forcing you to dramatically change your lifestyle.

How’s this possible?

Do it at your Desk will give you the tools you need to develop your health and wellness program not somebody else’s. 

By the end of this book you'll learn four things:  

1) To build a custom diet plan that fits your lifestyle

2) The concrete steps to go from sedentary to strong without risk of injury. 

3) A host of strategies to prevent and relieve the chronic back and neck pain caused by working a desk job.  

4) How to cut through all the fitness industry nonsense and focus on what actually works in order to reach your health and fitness goals. 

Outline

Do it at your Desk Outline- (Every section will begin with a "fit tip" or quote)

1) Don’t buy into the B.S.

  • Intro 
  • My Story 
  • The cost of not exercising 
  • What you need, what you don't need
  • Supplements
  • Fads
  • B.s in general 
  • Common myths debunked

2) Diet: choose your own adventure

  • Intro: why all diets work
  • Why I don't preach keto even though it works 
  • Practical diet tips explained: 50% veggies 
  • Sleep
  • Water
  • Client anecdote 

3) Flexible dieting, how to win at eating

  • What is it?
  • Who’s it good for?
  • How do you do it?
  • Tips for success
  • Client anecdote 

4)   Paleo Smart, non-processed foods and low insulin levels

  • What is it?
  • Who’s it good for?
  • How do you do it?
  • Tips for success
  • Client anecdote 

5)   Intermittent Feasting, The subtle mix of self-discipline and gluttony

  • What is it?
  • Who’s it good for?
  • How do you do it?
  • Tips for success
  • Client anecdote 

6)   Diet Wrap up

  • How to choose what’s best for you and tips for maintaining your lifestyle indefinitely
  • More things to avoid- Protein bars
  • Overeating
  • Unbalanced diet. Talking about nutrient density of your food, and sample meals
  •  Condiments

7)   Strength: the only reason to exercise

  • Dieting and walking for weight loss
  • Exercise vs. movement
  • Injury avoidance
  • Sedentary to strong explained
  • Standing up straight and walking properly
  • Corrective exercises for people who cannot achieve certain criteria
  • Take your shoes off 
  • Client anecdote 

8)   Strength: fundamental movements

  • Squatting deep enough to defecate
  • How to squat
  • Pick something up properly
  • How to hinge/deadlift
  • Getting of the ground without using your hands
  • How to lunge
  • Client anecdote 

9) Strength: Are you strong enough to run?

  •  Strength test to see if you are strong enough
  • What criteria running strength is based on
  • How to become strong enough to run

10) Strength: Sex

  • Sex is an effective motivator for exercise
  • It is a workout in itself
  • It can be preformed better when stronger
  • Exercises that are beneficial for sex
  • Strength conclusion: do the exercises that you enjoy and keep you injury free

11)  Sleep expanded

  • Why sleeping is so important
  • Sleeping for fat loss
  • Sleeping for muscle gains
  • Sleep posture for pain relief
  • Client anecdote 

12)  Podium Posture

  • Why good posture is important
  • Client anecdote 
  • Posture and Pain relief
  • How to achieve good posture
  • Prevention of future pain 
  • Correction
  • Exercises for posture


13) Depression

  • How posture influences depression
  • Client anecdote 
  • What exercises and practices to try before medication
  • Steady state cardio mental benefits
  • Sleep and diet mental benefits

14) Strength: Bodyweight first

  • Bodyweight before weights
  • Tempo vs. resistance
  • Start at your desk

15) Don’t let slip ups ruin your progress

  • Mental strategies for dieting and exercise
  • Rest days, active rest days, and benefits 
  • The long game
    • How this isn’t just a phase in your life
    • You will be doing this in some fashion for the rest of your days

16) Conclusion

  • Avoid the noise (bad info)
  • New age fanciness that isn't bullshit meditation, and cold therapy. 
  • Consistency is far more important than intensity

17) Workouts- Extras 

  • Sedentary to strong 
  • Training to run Programs 
  • Exercises related to sex
  • Workout Library 

Audience

My primary audience are people who work desk jobs and would like to either lose weight, gain muscle, or relieve pain caused by prolonged use of technology.

The book is aimed at the busy individual who doesn't have time or doesn't want to go to the gym everyday but still cares about their health and appearance. He or she has a job that involves lots of sitting. 

The specific jobs are the bottom half of this chart- mechanical engineers, HR managers, lawyers, insurance sales agents, accountants, drivers, and software developers/coders.

Additionally this book could be paired well with any corporate wellness initiative making customers out of companies. 

When starting a job at a new company often time the HR department will give you a book that reflects the culture of your new workplace. Imagine if there was a book you could give to every new employee that could save you money long term? 

Three of the most costly health conditions in America today are perpetuated by a life spent behind a desk: diabetes, obesity, and chronic back pain.

Diabetes

Diabetes is the most expensive disease in America today. Each year over $186 billion is spent combating it. Diabetes costs not only insurance companies, but also any individuals with a diagnosis can expect their out of pocket insurance expenses to more than double.

Additionally, according to the American Diabetes Association, 84 million Americans are prediabetic, and 90 percent of them don’t know about it.

An average employee with diabetes will miss at least one more week of work per year than a healthy peer.

Silver lining:

Exercising just a half hour every day can reduce your risk of diabetes by 24 percent.(1) Beyond that, type 2 diabetes is largely influenced by your diet, and prediabetes can be reversed with diet and exercise alone.

Obesity

Obesity in and of itself doesn’t damage your wallet, unless you count larger meal portions as a major expense. However, all the negative health issues that come along with obesity can leave your pockets feeling lighter. As a person’s BMI (body mass index) increases beyond healthy levels, so do the number of sick days, medical claims, and healthcare costs. An obese adult spends 42 percent more on direct healthcare than the average healthy individual.(2) In addition, an obese individual is twice as likely to be on prescribed medication. (3)

Silver lining:

While an improved diet is the fastest way to improve body composition, adding daily cardiovascular exercise can greatly lower your risk of these aforementioned costs.

The beginning part of any weight loss program is always the easiest. Even small changes like removing sugary beverages, getting a good night’s sleep, and eating vegetables can have a huge impact on your weight!

Chronic Pain

It should come as no surprise that the human body is not meant to be seated in the same position for 8-12 hours every day. Chronic back pain has become a $41 billion industry in America today, and business is still growing.  

Chronic back and neck pain are exacerbated by spending your day bent over a computer or struggling to read tiny messages on your phone. Unfortunately, visiting the chiropractor and getting massages every other week is not a cost-effective form of pain management.

Silver lining:

The good news is that chronic pain can be prevented!  Probably the most important thing you can do to prevent chronic pain is to bring consciousness to your posture.

Start by thinking about how you are sitting, and make a mental note to sit with your chest up and back straight, take breaks during the work day, and walk around as much as possible. 

No matter what you do for a living, being active and dedicating 30 minutes a day to personal maintenance will save you money!


(1)http://www.diabetes.org/diabet...

(2)The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the American Stroke Association, and the American Heart Association. A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States, A Statistical Sourcebook. Dallas, TX: American Heart Association, 2005. (accessed April 14, 2008).

(3) Finkelstein EA, Trogdon JG, Cohen JW, Dietz W. Annual Medical Spending Attributable to Obesity: Payer-and Service-Specific Estimates. Health Affairs, 28(5): w822-831, 2009

Promotion

I have two blogs jakedermer.com which gets between 850-1000 unique visitors a month and a new website called doitatyourdesk.com. I intend to promote the book on both. Also I regularly post "Daily Fit Tips" on facebook(2495 friends, and 142 business followers) and linkedin (1200 followers).

Additionally my largest following is on instagram(15,000) and will share stories constantly leading up to the launch. 

Action steps:

  1. Across all platforms the ten days leading up to campaign I will countdown the days until it goes live after all of my "Daily Fit Tip" posts in order to create hype.
  2. During the month of August all 23 weekday Fit Tip posts will feature a link to preorder the book
  3. I intend to create a book cover graphic for Instagram as well, which I will post in my story along with a link to preorder. I will be posting this Story on instagram every three days throughout August.
  4. My weekly email to my 250 subscribers will also feature a note about the upcoming book throughout August. 
  5. Email current business clients and offer discounted rates for an office wide purchase. 

Competition

1) Deskbound- Kelly Starrett; 2016. 

It focuses primarily on the negative effects of sitting and how to fix it. In my opinion it is far too long for someone not in the industry to read and enjoy. The target audience appears to be fitness professionals.

2) Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle: Transform Your Body Forever Using the Secrets of the Leanest People in the World- Tom Venuto 2013. 

Tom focuses on how to apply the secrets of body builders to the average joe. Which is great for certain types of people with certain body types but cannot be applied with broad strokes to the general public. Additionally when it comes to leaning out the strategies used by body builders are not necessarily ideal for someone with very little lean muscle mass.

3) Man 2.0 Engineering the Alpha: A Real World Guide to an Unreal Life: Build More Muscle. Burn More Fat. Have More Sex

John Romaniello, Adam Bornstein- 2013 

This is a great book that touches on some of the same topics as  "Do it at your Desk"  written more for the "fitness bro" than the adult general population. Aimed at someone currently doing a fitness routine. While Do it at your Desk is aimed at the more sedentary individual. 

4) The Obesity Code- Jason Fung 2016 

Jason target audience is the overweight individual and he teaches you how to reverse the symptoms of pre diabetes. He gives people with the goal of improving their health and body composition a guide to starting from scratch. That's it though, his goal is to take you from at risk, to no longer at risk, and it takes 250 pages for him to tell you to eat more vegetables and intermittent fast. 

5) Move Your DNA: Restore Your Health Through Natural Movement-Katy Bowman, 2014

Katy is a brilliant biomechanist who focuses on healing the body through movement. Her and I agree on the a lot of the ways a sedentary individual should go about starting a fitness journey. Her book focuses only on movement, that's the subject of the book. However body composition is mostly influenced by diet and my book's focus is to get you looking and feeling good.

6) Starting Strength- Mark Rippetoe 2007

Mark's book focuses on taking a beginner weightlifter from ignorant with a barbell to an expert on barbell exercises. His book is a straight forward guide on how to get strong with the single best piece of equipment ever made. It is all about barbells. I would like to do what he did but with body weight workouts and for someone just starting to workout. 

7) The Naked Warrior- Pavel Tsatsouline 2003

The naked warrior is a an intro to body weight workouts for the incredibly fit person. Pavel teaches the two body weight workouts that he claims are the most challenging. The single arm push-up and the pistol squat. The format of this book is great and the instruction on how to do certain exercises in unparalleled. However the audience is the super fit individual.

8)  The New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle- Lou Shuler and Alwyn Cosgrove 

Arguable the best book on strength training for a beginner out there. They attempt to take a beginner from no experience training to an expert by having them drill the only six movement patterns that matter. Alwyn Cosgrove had a big influence on me as a trainer when I first started. His book teach strength training in a very efficient way. 

9)  Eat to live- Joel Fuhrman 2003 

In this book Joel Fuhrman will convince you to turn almost vegan based on the amazing health benefits. It seems specifically aimed at someone at risk of cardiovascular diseases. He makes a great case for almost vegan living. He gives great examples on how and why to live a primarily plant based existence.  The express focus of this book is dieting for cardiovascular health. Very similar to the obesity code (#4) except with a more vegan tone to it and less intermittent fasting.  

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If this sounds like a better way to publish your book, I invite you to browse our services, design samples, no-surprises pricing, outstanding customer reviews, and educational articles at https://1106design.com.

1106 Design has been in business since 2001 and is rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau. We are a “Highly Recommended Expert” at IngramSpark.com and rated "Excellent" at Alli, The Alliance for Independent Authors, at SelfPublishingAdvice.org.

How can we serve you today?

Sincerely,
Michele DeFilippo, owner

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Children Fiction, Christian Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Essay, Literary Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Mythology & Folk Tales, Poetry, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Women's Fiction, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Children Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Communication Skills, Corporate Culture, Current Affairs, Economics, Education, Entrepreneurship & Small Business, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Humor & Entertainment, Journalism, Management & Leadership, Marketing & Sales, Mindfulness & Happiness, Money & Investment, Motivation & Inspiration, Nature & Environment, Parenting, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Philosophy, Politics & Social Sciences, Popular Science, Productivity & Time Management, Psychology, Reference, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Sex & Relationships, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel, YA Non-Fiction, Science Fiction & Humour

Worldwide

Atmosphere Press logo Atmosphere Press

250 copies • Partial manuscript.
Atmosphere Press is an independent publisher dedicated to author rights. We publish in all genres and have an exceptional editorial, design, and promotional staff. We stand for Honesty, Transparency, Professionalism, and Kindness. We want our authors and their readers to be blown away when they first hold that book in their hands. It needs to look good inside and out, and feel good to the touch. And, of course, the words need to be top-notch, and our editors are devoted to making that the case.

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Children Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Journalism, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Politics & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel

Worldwide

Authors Unite logo Authors Unite

250 copies • Partial manuscript.
Authors Unite helps you become a profitable author and make an impact. We take care of printing and distribution through major online retailers, developmental editing, and proofreading with unlimited revisions. We take care of the entire process for you from book cover design all the way to set up your backend so all your book royalties go straight to your bank account. We can also help with ghostwriting if you prefer not to have to figure out all the steps on how to write a book yourself.

With our book marketing services, you don’t need to worry about figuring out all the steps on how to market a book or how to become a bestselling author. We’ve helped hundreds of authors become bestselling authors on Amazon, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. We take care of the entire book launch process for you to help you sell thousands of copies of your book and become a bestselling author.


View case studies here: https://authorsunite.com

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Children Fiction, Christian Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBT Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Mind & Body, Mythology & Folk Tales, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Women's Fiction, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Children Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Communication Skills, Corporate Culture, Crafts & Hobbies, Creativity, Current Affairs, Economics, Education, Entrepreneurship & Small Business, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Humor & Entertainment, Journalism, LGBT Non-Fiction, Management & Leadership, Marketing & Sales, Mindfulness & Happiness, Money & Investment, Motivation & Inspiration, Nature & Environment, Parenting, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Philosophy, Politics & Social Sciences, Popular Science, Productivity & Time Management, Psychology, Reference, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Sex & Relationships, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel, YA Non-Fiction, Science Fiction & Humour

Worldwide

Bookmobile logo Bookmobile

100 copies • Partial manuscript.
Bookmobile provides book printing, graphic design, and other resources to support book publishers in an ever-changing environment. Superior quality, excellent customer service, flexibility, and timely turnarounds have attracted nearly 1,000 satisfied clients to Bookmobile, including trade houses, university presses, independent publishers, museums, galleries, artists, and more. In addition, we manage eBook conversions and produce galleys, and regularly provide short-run reprints of 750 copies or fewer for major publishers such as Graywolf Press.

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Children Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Journalism, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Politics & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel

Worldwide

Crescendo Publishing logo Crescendo Publishing

100 copies • Completed manuscript • Looking for novels, memoirs, fantasy, and other fiction.
Crescendo Publishing is a boutique-style, concierge VIP publishing company assisting entrepreneur authors with writing, publishing, and promoting their books for the purposes of lead-generation and achieving global platform growth, then monetizing it for even more income opportunities.

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Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Mind & Body, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Journalism, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Politics & Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Travel

Worldwide

eBooks2go logo eBooks2go

100 copies • Completed manuscript.
eBooks2go, Inc. was founded in 2011 to provide the missing link for all your publishing needs. Our end-to-end solutions provide the guidance and support that enable publishers and independent authors to pursue their passions. To date, we have helped more than 750 authors and 100 publishers worldwide. We offer an array of simple and affordable solutions to assist self-publishing authors at every stage of the book publishing process. Our comprehensive service offering includes editing, print and eBook production, book marketing, cover designs, ISBN registration, and even website designs. We are a single source for all of your publishing needs.

Service publisher

Children Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Journalism, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Politics & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel

Worldwide

Happy Self Publishing logo Happy Self Publishing

100 copies • Completed manuscript.
Happy Self Publishing has helped 500+ authors to get their books self-published, hit the #1 position in the Amazon bestseller charts, and also establish their author website & brand to grow their business. And the best thing is, we do all this without taking away your rights and royalties. Let's schedule a call to discuss the next steps in your book project: www.meetme.so/jyotsnaramachandran

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Children Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Journalism, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Politics & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel

Worldwide

Project Bestseller logo Project Bestseller

Bestsellers are great. Long-term sellers are even better. We'll help you do both.

Project Bestseller is about creating bestsellers. More importantly, it’s about building author platforms and long-term success. We’re building books that sell well over time, generate income for their authors, and create a lasting impact for their readers.

How? The surface answer to this question is:
- crafting each book for maximum appeal to readers
- editing, design, and production with quality to match or exceed traditional publishers
- building an author platform to build loyalty and reach
- optimizing marketing elements such as keywords, categories, and sales copy
- leveraging promotion and advertising to generate sales at a profit

A deeper answer is: with strategy, curiosity, and intense passion.

Why? We believe good books should sell. If you're like most of our clients, you have a big vision for your book. It represents you. It says something about who you are. Now you’re ready for it to start touching lives.

You can probably think of half a dozen books that have become part of the grain of your life, because they gave you exactly what you needed at the time—whether it was a feeling, an experience, a different perspective, or just the information you needed to unlock your next possibility.

Now it's your turn. We can help you impact your readers with your book. It's what we do.

We've been helping authors finish and publish their books since 2012. Services include: ghostwriting, editing, cover design, book design, formatting, publishing guidance, launch planning, marketing.

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Mind & Body, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Health, Fitness & Dieting, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Travel

Worldwide

ShieldCrest Publishing logo ShieldCrest Publishing

ShieldCrest are book publishers based in the UK who fill that vital gap for talented authors where mainstream publishers are unwilling to give them that chance. We strive for excellence and invest in our authors and are listed in FreeIndex as the number one independent publisher in the UK for price quality and service rated author satisfaction. We publish books of all genres including; fiction, historical, biographies and children's books.

ShieldCrest publishing continues to grow rapidly with satisfied authors throughout the UK and overseas. Our range of products includes paperbacks, hardbacks and digitised e-books in all formats used globally in the myriad of e-readers.

In addition to the above, ShieldCrest provides a complete range of services including book design and layout, illustrations, proof reading and editing. For marketing we offer author web page, press releases, social media marketing packages and many other support services to help both first time and experienced authors get their books into the market quickly and maximise on the opportunities available.

These services enable us to guide our authors through the process as we transform their manuscript into a professional book, which can take its place with pride next to any famous author's book of the same genre.

The staff at ShieldCrest have many years experience in the book industry and this wealth of experience is put at the disposal of our authors.

Our clients include established authors such as Diane Marshall who has been acclaimed as the best writing talent to come from Scotland for years by The Scotsman newspaper, and Prof Donald Longmore OBE, who performed the first heart transplant in the UK and has sold thousands of medical books used by students throughout the world. We also recently released "Martin Foran-The Forgotten Man" by J.R. Stephenson, which features fraud within the police, abuse within the prison service and injustices in the courts and has been featured in the press and on TV.

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Children Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Journalism, Politics & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel

Worldwide

Here are links to my blogs for samples of my writing: www.jakedermer.com 

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  • Adam Fultz
    on Aug. 1, 2018, 2:15 p.m.

    Really looking forward to reading your book Jake!

  • Paula Tumas
    on Aug. 1, 2018, 2:24 p.m.

    Jake,
    You give the Best advice for healthy eating and exercises. Can’t wait.

    Maybe you can get WGN morning show to feature you. Why not. They’ll love your common sense approach and humor.
    Best,
    Paula

  • Myles Kaluzna
    on Aug. 1, 2018, 7:49 p.m.

    Good luck Jake! Happy to support a great man with a great idea!

  • Matthew Gold
    on Aug. 1, 2018, 8:46 p.m.

    This is a good idea for a book. I look forward to reading it and sharing it with my co-workers!

  • Colin Chisek
    on Aug. 2, 2018, 1:31 a.m.

    Wishing you the best of success! That is incredible. I am really happy for you, I hope that doesn't sound too hokey.

  • Athina Koutsoumadi
    on Aug. 2, 2018, 2:45 a.m.

    I can’t wait to get your book. You cover so many areas I want to learn more about or have a better understanding and improve myself.

  • Yaakov Calamaro
    on Aug. 2, 2018, 5:23 a.m.

    Looking forward to the book Jake! Congratulations buddy!
    -Yaakov

  • Chana Turen
    on Aug. 2, 2018, 1:32 p.m.

    Jake, congratulations on your achievement!! I can’t wait to read this book and live a healthier life style in the office. I know you are going to continue to do great things.

    Chana

  • Max Davis
    on Aug. 2, 2018, 5:02 p.m.

    I have been training with Jake for 8 years and he has more knowledge than anyone else! I do not do well being stuck behind a desk, so his office regimen is a life saver!

  • Karen Sutker
    on Aug. 2, 2018, 7:34 p.m.

    Congrats Jake!!! Can't wait to receive my books :)

  • Jacob Ganellen
    on Aug. 3, 2018, 12:58 p.m.

    When there is an audio book version, please send it my way.

  • Stanley Dayan
    on Aug. 6, 2018, 5:38 p.m.

    Go Jake! So excited to get a hold of my copy of the book!

  • Jennifer McGowan-Tomke
    on Aug. 8, 2018, 11:51 p.m.

    Can't wait to read the book once it's published! Congrats on all of your hard work so far!

    Jen & Chris

  • Alissa Bender
    on Aug. 10, 2018, 6:22 p.m.

    HI Jake I’m
    So excited for you💫🎉🧚‍♀️
    Here’s a hug 🤗
    Love
    Alissa

  • Jonathan Minkus
    on Aug. 16, 2018, 6:47 p.m.

    Congratulations Jake. Thrilled to have a copy of your book.

  • Michelle Repp
    on Aug. 20, 2018, 9:15 p.m.

    Jason DiNovi recommended your book on FB, so I
    Decided to order. :-)

  • Jeff Cunix
    on Aug. 21, 2018, 2:36 a.m.

    Good Luck Jake. This is a much overlooked concept and one that will benefit a countless number of people who suffer from ailments not understanding that a few proactive measures will result in a much preferred lifestyle...one without pain and discomfort.

  • Sophie Reinbacher
    on Aug. 22, 2018, 9:35 a.m.

    I wish you all the best of the universe for your future, you are amazing!!

  • Nancy Naleway
    on Aug. 22, 2018, 11:26 p.m.

    So, excited for you, my Jake. Wishing you well!! Lots of love, Nancy

  • Chelsea Vann
    on Aug. 22, 2018, 11:51 p.m.

    Is there a section of “do it at your Rhino stall”? I’m fresh out of desks.

  • David Freireich
    on Aug. 27, 2018, 2:48 a.m.

    Great work on getting this written. Now let's see you hit your target and get it viewed for a successful publishing deal!