Meet Jasmine!

I promised you artwork and here it is! I wish I could say I did this, but I am just not that talented. But I described Jasmine to a friend of mine who's an amazing artist and he agreed to do a sketch. This is what he came up with and she's pretty darn close to the Jasmine in my head. What do you guys think?

Artwork

I know. This page is kind of boring. It has lots of words (and I love words), but graphics really liven up a website, don't ya think? Unfortunately, my artistic talents do not extend to the visual arts so, as you can see, the artwork on my site right now is...less than stellar. (But I know you love my clip art with the beakers, right?) And that's why I have some absolutely amazing artists working on some graphics which will liven up this page and bring my characters to life! I hope to have something to show you guys soon, but until then sit tight and know that it's coming and it's going to be AWESOME!

Read the first two chapters!

Chapter 1

Monday          

“History is more than just the study of the past. It shapes us. It defines us. It determines who we are.” Mrs. Bakare grabbed a piece of chalk and scribbled on the board, her wooden bracelets clicking together as she wrote. “I want you all to think about this quote for tomorrow. Study the past if you would divine the future. Confucius.”

Revisions & Updates!

Hello everyone! It's been a while since I posted here, I've been hard at work trying to get 'Jasmine Powers, Super Geek' off of my computer and onto a bookshelf near you! I recently made some pretty major revisions to the manuscript, the biggest change being that I split it in half. (It was originally almost four hundred pages. Now the first book is two books, at about two hundred pages each) I think that this split makes the book much more manageable, and I was able to do it in a way that I think really feels organic. So if you noticed that I changed the description of the book, that's because some of that action now doesn't happen until book two. If you've already read that, then you are totally in on upcoming events already (spoiler city!). I also made some changes to the first two chapters. I've been posting snippets of my writing on some really great author feedback websites, querytracker.com and mywriterscircle.com, and the great comments people have shared inspired me to make some revisions which I think really strengthened the plot. So I've reposted the first two chapters and deleted the old ones since having both up could get confusing.

Also, I've got....drumroll please....BIG NEWS! After some truly heartbreaking rejections to my query letter, I reworked it for the hundred millionth time (OK, maybe I'm exaggerating just a little), and I've gotten some really positive responses to my new version. Now all I can do is hope and pray (and you can too!) that I get signed with the right agent soon so you guys can read the whole thing!

As always, thanks for reading this and for even being interested in what I'm doing. I'm so excited about my book and I can't wait to share it with you guys once things really get off the ground!

-Stephanie