# Ask Me Anything: Self-Publishing with Erika Romer - StoryPop Collective

> A 15-minute Q&A for self-publishing questions. Problem-solving, strategy, coaching: bring the thing standing in your way and let's get clear! You can reschedule once with at least 24 hours' notice. Sessions are non-refundable.

- Host: Erika Romer - StoryPop Collective
- Duration: 15 min
- Location: Google Meet
- Host time zone: America/Los_Angeles
- Confirmation: Bookings are confirmed instantly.
- Payment: required, and collected on the booking page.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/story-pop-collective/askmeanything
- Event type id: 6569254

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=6569254&start=YYYY-MM-DD&end=YYYY-MM-DD&timeZone=<IANA time zone>
cal-api-version: 2024-09-04
```

The response is `{"data":{"YYYY-MM-DD":[{"start":"<ISO 8601 with offset>"}]}}`; no API key is needed.

## Book

```http
POST https://api.cal.com/v2/bookings
cal-api-version: 2026-02-25
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "eventTypeId": 6569254,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "guests": [
    "guest@example.com"
  ],
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "What-question-s--do-you-want-to-cover": "…",
    "What-topics-are-you-asking-about": "…",
    "Where-are-you-in-the-process": "…",
    "Are-you-a-Blueprint-student": "…",
    "notes": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Email address), `What-question-s--do-you-want-to-cover` (What question(s) do you want to cover?), `What-topics-are-you-asking-about` (What topics are you asking about?), `Where-are-you-in-the-process` (Where are you in the process?), `Are-you-a-Blueprint-student` (Are you a Blueprint student?)
- Optional fields: `notes` (Additional notes), `guests` (Add guests)
- `name` and `email` go in `attendee` and `guests` is a list of emails; every other field goes in `bookingFieldsResponses` under its name.