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Sometimes when you have book ideas, it's helpful to have some coaching around which idea is the best or how to strengthen a particular idea. Sometimes it's also helpful to be in a group of other writers with whom you can bounce ideas and trade encouragement. If you already have the coaching you need and a writing community or you don't need them at this time, no problem! But if you need either or both of these, we hope you'll give BookCamp a try. We'd love to support you!

BookCamp uses a success trail map as a visual reference for where you are and where you should go next. Here's the map:

At the beginning of your experience inside BookCamp, we ask you to identify where you are on the map, where you need to go next, and what part of the members' area will help you get there. It's a really effective tool!

Every month, usually the first Monday at 9pm Eastern, Chad hosts a live webinar-style call. He presents a S'MORE (Something to Know, Maxim to Live By, Opportunity, Resource, and Encouragement), and then opens the floor for questions.

You can submit up to two pages of content for Chad to critique in a Fireside Chat.
You can also ask questions anytime in the BookCamp Facebook group. He regularly visits the Facebook group and responds individually to questions.
Finally, you can comment with questions on any of the trainings in the Members Area. Those comments go directly to Chad's email inbox, and he responds promptly to all of them.

It sure is! Each month we host a new Fireside Chat call and upload the replay to the Members Area.
We also record at least one new training or expert interview each month.

For example, in the coming months we're planning to record a training on how to do a lead magnet swap to grow your email list, an interview with an expert on how to sell your book at a speaking engagement, and a training on how to identify agents and publishers who are a good fit for your book.

Chad's primary expertise is with nonfiction, but several writers of fiction are longtime members of BookCamp and receive a lot of value from it. Whether you're writing fiction or nonfiction, some parts of the writing-to-publication process are the same. For example, increasingly novelists need to have a platform to be successful. BookCamp can help any writer grow a significant platform.

No worries! If you know how to click on a video and watch it, you know everything you need to get started in BookCamp.

It's difficult to think of a successful modern-day author who does not have a website and at least one social media channel they engage (Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, for example). You may be able to think of one, but suffice to say, such authors are very (and increasingly) rare.

With that as background, if you're allergic to all technology, BookCamp's effectiveness will be limited for you. The good news is creating a website and using at least one social media channel has never been easier or more accessible than it is today. If you have a computer, access to a WiFi signal, and the willingness to roll up your sleeves and learn, you can figure this out, we promise, and we'll help you! Or if you're willing to invest a modest amount of money, we can point you to some tech pros who will help you get set up quickly and painlessly.

As with all significant achievements, getting a book into the world requires sustained focus and hard work. The time to publication varies depending on how much you have in place when you begin as well as your commitment to the process. If you want to self-publish and you already have a website and a compelling book concept, it can take as little as six months. If you want to pursue a traditional publisher and you're just getting started, plan on at least 12 to 18 months.

We don't provide direct introductions to agents and publishers for liability and other reasons. What we will do is help you develop a short list of agents and publishers who would be a great fit for your book.

Making contact with relevant agents and publishers is not the hard part. The hard part is developing a great concept, a solid platform, and enough writing skill to wow those to whom you pitch your book. And that is what BookCamp is all about!

When it comes to walking you through the steps of self-publishing, other places are a better fit than BookCamp. However, regardless of whether you self-publish or pursue a traditional publisher, you need a platform and a marketing plan so that however your book is published, it finds an audience and sells enough copies to make the biggest impact possible and to recoup your investment. BookCamp can definitely help you build your platform and launch your book! You also need to be a great writer so that people have a good experience with your book and tell their friends about it. BookCamp will help you become the best writer you can be.

We've been dreaming about hosting writing retreats for BookCampers for a long time. It's going to happen, and you can help us plan it! And yes, BookCampers will get a significant discount!

I can't guarantee success because I don't know how you define success, but even if I did, so much of success depends on the writer. Are you willing to work hard? Are you willing to take the guidance I'm offering? BookCamp is not a silver bullet; you still have to do the work. But it does provide expert guidance and a strong supportive community. If you're willing to work on your book within the BookCamp community, your book and your sales will be so much better than they would be otherwise. That's a guarantee!