2-NIGHT LIVE VIRTUAL WORKSHOP · ONLY OFFERED TWICE A YEAR
Finally start the book
only you can write.
A live workshop for nonfiction writers who want to leave with their book mapped, structured, and ready to write.
Hosted by Bridget Cook-Burch
New York Times & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Mentor
Right now, your book lives in pieces.
A note on your phone from 2023.
A voice memo you recorded in the car and never listened to again.
That one chapter you've started three different times in Google Docs.
And every time someone says "you should really write a book," you smile and say "someday" while something in your chest tightens a little.
My friend, can I tell you something? It's not a lack of talent. It's not discipline. Getting what's inside your head out and into a book people can't put down is a process, and it's almost impossible to figure out alone.
Here's the truth
people say they want to write a book.
ever get it done.
The 2% aren't more talented than you.
Someone showed them how.
I only teach this twice a year.
Jumpstart isn't a recycled course collecting dust on the internet. Every season, I refresh the curriculum based on what's working in publishing right now. And I teach every session live, myself.
Over the past seven years, hundreds of authors have gone through this workshop and walked away knowing exactly what book they're writing and how to write it. I've seen exactly where books get stuck, and exactly what gets them unstuck.
When our August cohort ends, we won't open Jumpstart again for six more months.
Three nights of teaching. You attend two live.
Because this is not a pre-recorded course you do alone at midnight, we will work on YOUR book together in real time, from the comfort of your home. You attend our opening evening plus the specific night for your genre, with replay access so you can revisit every important topic we cover.
Mindset, Best Practices & Genre Clarity
This is the night your book stops being a "someday." You'll learn how to become an author without putting the rest of your life on hold, quiet the fear of writing about yourself and real people, and get precise about the nonfiction book you're meant to write. Whether you arrive with a clear idea or five competing ones, you'll leave with one book, chosen and clear, maybe for the first time ever.
Self-Help & Thought-Leadership Track
In your smaller, more cohesive group, you'll build your working outline in real time, gather the techniques that make self-help and thought-leadership books actually work, and define your mighty message: what it is, who it's for, and how every chapter delivers it. You leave with the structure your expertise has been waiting for.
Memoir & Autobiography Track
In your own intimate group, you'll find the golden threads of your story, the moments readers can't put down, and weave them into your working outline. You'll gather the techniques memoir demands and get clear on your mighty message: what it is, who it's for, and how to tell it in a way that changes your reader.
Why the split? Because these books are built differently, and you deserve guidance shaped to the book only YOU can write. Your two live nights are the opening evening plus the night for your book, and the replays of every evening are yours to keep.
You'll walk away with:
- Genre clarity on your exact book type
- A working outline you can start writing from the very next day
- Your personal success roadmap, your massive action plan
- Direct coaching and real-time feedback from a bestselling author
- Effective writing tools and habits that actually fit your life
- Lifetime access to all recordings, the workbook, and the frameworks
- The confidence to call yourself an author
Is Jumpstart for You?
💛 This is for you if...
- You have a nonfiction book inside you: memoir, autobiography, self-help, thought-leadership, or creative nonfiction
- You've been thinking about it for months, or years
- You know your story matters but don't know how to start
- You're done thinking and ready to begin
Not a fit if...
You're writing fiction, or you're still in the dreaming phase and not ready to put pen to paper. And that's okay. When you're ready, we'll be here.
Bridget Cook-Burch
A five-time bestselling author, including New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, Bridget has taught, mentored, and coached thousands of writers, with more than 300 published books to her students' names. Known as The Book-Whisperer for her signature WriteJUICY method and her fierce belief that your story matters.
Real Authors. Real Momentum.
"Bridget is so amazing to work with! First I was inspired, then I was ON FIRE! Then I finished my manuscript!"
Melanie J."After one hour with Bridget, it was like my manuscript came back to life. Can I call you my Miracle Worker?"
Dan E."Bridget is the reason I can actually be an author."
Janet C., AuthorYou arrive with stories. You leave with a book plan.
People come to Jumpstart with years of lived experience, dozens of stories, and no clear path to writing or publishing. Two nights later, they leave knowing exactly what book they're writing, who it's for, and how to tell it in a way that changes their reader's life.
You'll receive the accumulation of four sessions of my private work, a $2,400 value, in just two nights. Collaborative. Streamlined. Individualized to you and your genre.
Jumpstart Your Book
Live virtual workshop · Begins Tuesday, August 11
Your Investment
Before you invest $10,000+ in a mentorship program, or spend another year trying to figure it out alone, Jumpstart gives you the high-level guidance, proven structure, and expert feedback you need to finally begin. Live, from the comfort of your home:
Everything below is included. Kept small on purpose, and closed until 2027 once spots fill.
- Two live evenings with Bridget, in real time
- Your dedicated genre track: memoir/autobiography or self-help/thought-leadership
- Freshly updated 2026 curriculum with current publishing strategies
- Working outline + your personal roadmap
- Full-color workbook and templates
- Replays of all three evenings, yours for life
You Might Be Wondering...
What if I'm not a "real writer"?
Then you're in exactly the right place. Most of Bridget's authors started as journalers, storytellers, and "someday" writers. You have content, and content is king. Everything else is editable.
What if I don't know what kind of book I'm writing?
That's exactly what our first evening together is for. You'll leave that night with genre clarity, your message, and your reader, so you hit the ground running in your track.
What if I've started before and stalled out?
Wonderful, that means you have pieces to work with. Jumpstart is designed to map out the mess in the middle so you finally have structure, momentum, and a plan.
What if I can't attend live?
You get lifetime access to all recordings, the workbook, and the frameworks. But the live, real-time feedback is where the magic happens, so come live if you possibly can.
Which nights do I attend?
You attend two nights live: our opening evening, plus the night for your genre (memoir/autobiography or self-help/thought-leadership). And because you receive the replays of all three evenings for life, you never miss a thing.
You have at least one legacy book inside you.
One that someone halfway around the world needs. One that fifty years from now, you'll still be proud of. Don't let it stay in your head another year.
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