The Boot Camp Mentors have more to share in 2025. This year we're introducing an early session that coincides with the Open Novella Contest, and we'll host two more sessions during the year. Read on for details. And be sure to check out BCM's Profile Guide to learn about our program and the community we serve.

| 3x Featured | | ONC 2023 Shortlister | "I'm not scared of heights. I'm afraid of falling from them." - - - A love-cynical high school athlete and a helpful, ailed high school senior work together, maintaining a dating platform to escape family and forget time, but distraction isn't the only thing that awaits them. - - - When sixteen-year-old love cynical Natalie Greene takes a job with a dating company, it's not because she wants the job. Rather, she wants to escape from her new reality. What's more, Natalie knows the recruiter, a lively acquaintance from school. The acquaintance, Winn Elsher, a boy of seventeen with bright eyes, a sunny smile... and cancer. Even though his time here is short, Winn acts like his world is right as rain, keeping his illness under wraps. But he may not be able to hide behind over helpfulness forever. Natalie wants a distraction. Winn wants to help. Tangled in the dating company's regular recruiting procedure, they are destined to spend more hours together. And before they know it, feelings spark. But Natalie doesn't believe in love, and Winn isn't keen on sharing his secret. They are both afraid of falling... and not just for each other. - - - ONC 2023 entry. Prompt 57: Unknown to everyone you are battling a life-threatening condition. With only a couple of weeks to live you help your friend get the partner of their dreams, except they're in love with you. Completed: April 30, 2023 Word Count: 35,000 - 40,000

Oliver Brown holds the gift of seeing spirits. After losing his grandmother, he neglected the purpose of his ability, and soon after, lived a ghostless life. But when Oliver's younger sister is discovered murdered in the woods, he desperately wanted to talk to her. This time, Oliver relied on his gift to find out what happened to his sibling. But after four years of choosing not to acknowledge spirits, he had trouble connecting with Leah. Will he be able to regain his ability? And if he does, who else is going to talk to him? Leah always felt fascinated by her brother's abilities. But being dead turned out to be more difficult than she expected. Will she be able to move on to the afterlife? And what is keeping her with the living? Past and present intertwined in one story, giving you full access to Oliver's and Leah's lives. This book is the first installment in the "Can You See Me?" series. Can You See Me Series: 1. Talk To Me 2. Soul Seers Content warning: detailed death scenes, kidnapping, rape, violence, explicit sex scenes, and other sensitive topics. Featured: Wattpad Mystery and Thriller at "The sixth sense" reading list. Wattpad Paranormal at "Life after Death" reading list. Wattpad Fantasy at "Dark Fantasy" reading list. The original work is published only on Wattpad by ©OutOfMyImagination

Open to participants [ ✓ ] Open to judges [ ✓ ] Judging process going on [ ] Will be back soon [ ] Hello there Wattpaders and Wormers! We are here with yet another contest! (We conduct this twice a year).

The twins travel to Australia with competing goals. Callum Adams is determined in finding his birth mother, but Aimee just wants to feel her father's presence in the Land Down Under. Aimee an accomplished pianist, struggles with her father's passing and has stepped away from the piano since her father's demise. Her encounter with Liam Forsythe, an angry and reckless man, on the beach, throws her life in an unexpected course, where she reconciles with her own demons. First published June 2021

Vanessa Macbeth leads two lives. To the unwitting students of her High School, she's an all-star soccer player. To the wild girls who roam the street, she's a fearsome girl gang leader. And Vanessa won't rest until her best friend's killer is brought to justice. Keeping her identity secret, enjoying her last year of High School, she is waiting for the perfect time for revenge. But everything doesn't go as planned when the school bad boy starts taking interest in her. While Vanessa is trying hard to keep her identity secret, Stefan Thompson is determined to unfold all her secrets and break all her walls to see who she really is. Secrets are revealed. Old relationships are destroyed. New relationships are made. Loved ones are hurt. Hearts are broken. Can Vanessa keep her identity a secret and avenge her best friend's death, or will she follow her into the grave? ********** "This book has balanced romance and gang stuff very nicely." -rsakshir "This story is the definition of it's not what you think." -WerewolfDrama "This book is one hella good." -uranonymousgal "Never have I cried so many times for one book." -lolmelol16 "Best story. And trust me, it's not some cliche shit- it's full of twist and turns and you will not regret reading the story." -I_am_PIKACHUU

BOOK 1 in 'Bridge Series' Crystal always considered herself to be unique, because it wasn't everyday that a human becomes part of one of the strongest werewolf packs. Little did she know that it wasn't the only unique thing about her. When faced with rejection and humiliation from her mate and newly appointed Alpha, Crystal finds herself leaving her home in the darkness of the night. When she thought things couldn't get any worse a whole new series of events are thrown at her, and she can't help but dive deeper into troubles. Join the rollercoaster ride of Crystal filled with conspiracies, secrets, magic and much more.

There are times when life takes unexpected turns, and it can turn upside down. When Paola's future seemed bleak, she decided to take what she had and used it to succeed in life. At fourteen years old, she was taken away to marry a man much older than her. Through struggles, pain, and determination, she became the leader I aspire to be one day. This story is dedicated to my wonderful great-grandmother, who is in a better place.

A once corrupt agency whose reputation has been tarnished now under the original owner is back in the game. Agent Raheem 279 has been putting criminals away like laundry for a long time now, but now he has to face his greatest test. He has to track and capture a criminal that has evaded the agency for years, but things get messier when faced with someone from his past returns. A dangerous criminal who is determined not to go down. Can the team which was only recently relocated with only a few experienced experts in their own fields, root out the corruption once and for all and restore their good name of the agency ? Can the team finally bring DOC to justice? Or will he and his crew escape yet again. Who will prevail in the end ? Find out in the "hunt". Only a few scenes are mature. Cover made by snowww37