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Jackson Pearce
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Jackson Pearce is twenty-four years old and currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with a slightly cross-eyed cat and a lot of secondhand furniture. She recently graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in English and a minor in Philosophy and currently works for a software company even though she auditioned for the circus (she juggled and twirled fire batons, but they still didnt want her). Other jobs shes had include obituaries writer, biker bar waitress, and receptionist.
In addition, Jackson coaches both colorguard and winterguard at a local high school; shes taught over four hundred students since starting six years ago. Coaching provides the greatest research for writing YA that she could ever ask for and has introduced her to some of the most unique characters shes ever met.
Jackson began writing when she got angry that the school librarian couldnt tell her of a book that contained a smart girl, horses, baby animals, and magic. Her solution was to write the book herself when she was twelve. Her parents thought it was cute at first, but have grown steadily more concerned for her ever since.
Jackson's blog, about both writing and non-writing adventures, is available at www.JacksonPearce.com.
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SKILLS
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Writing, Fiction writing, Research, Line-editing, Copy editing, Proofreading
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GENRES & SPECIALTIES
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Fantasy/science fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's books, Young Adult fiction
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MOST RECENT PROJECTS
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AS YOU WISH (formerly, THERE ARE NO STARS IN CALIBAN)
Harper Collins, Fall 2009
Seven months ago, Violas boyfriend told her he was gaymoments before she was going to lose her virginity to him. Heartbroken, Viola has resigned herself to near invisibility, until she inadvertently summons a young jinn out of his world, Caliban, and into her own. Here he will remain until she makes three wishes.
Jinn is anxious to get back to Caliban, but Viola is terrified of wishing, afraid her wishes will be manipulated into curses. Jinn knows that should she wait too long, the Ifrit, guardians of earthbound jinn, will press her to wish by hurting those around her.As they spend time together, Jinn cant deny that hes slowly falling in love with Viola, blurring the lines between master and servant. Its only after Viola makes her first wishfor a popular boy to love herthat she realizes the feelings are mutual.
With every wish Jinns time with her diminishes, but the longer she waits to wish the greater danger shes in from the Ifrit. Together, Viola, Jinn, and Violas ex-boyfriend try to outwit the Ifrit while dealing with their own romantic complexities and the alcohol-laced high school social scene.
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PROJECTS ON OFFER/ PROPOSALS AVAILABLE
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Currently being shopped:
SISTERS RED
Scarlett never believed in the Fenriswerewolves drawn to the delectable charms of young girls. That all changed when in one swift attack, a Fenris murdered her grandmother and left Scarlett half-blind and horrifically scarred. Only her younger sister, Rosie, escaped unharmed as Scarlett shielded her from the Fenriss jaws.
Now eighteen, Scarletts lifes mission is to destroy the Fenris and save other girls from her fatea mission shes grown to love, despite herself. Armed with red cloaks and hatchets, Scarlett, Rosie, and a young woodsman, Silas, move to the city in search of answersand vengeance. If they can find a Potential Fenris, tainted by the pack but not yet consumed by it, they can unlock the mystery that transforms them- but better yet, use him as bait.
But unlike Scarlett, Rosie doesn't feel the thrill of the hunt in her blood. Longing for a life away from heavy responsibility and something sweeter than steel determination, Rosie finds herself drawn to Silas. More and more often, they find themselves abandoning the search for the Potential, stealing kisses, sharing secrets.
When Scarlett discovers the romance blossoming in her midst, she abandons her sister to the woodsman, certain that her own heart has no room for love, not when it's filled with her mission, her purpose. Still, the bond between Scarlett and Rosie is too deep to truly sever, and when Scarlett discovers a way to bring her sister back to her side for good- even if it means destroying Rosies happinessshe is forced to make a decision that will change the course of both their lives.
A modernization of Little Red Riding Hood, SISTERS RED is told in alternating viewpoints of Scarlett and Rosie as the sisters struggle to find the Potential, destroy the Fenris, and unwind their own tangle of romantic complexities and the deeply rooted bond between them. SISTERS RED is approximately 80k words in length, aimed at a mid to upper teenage audience. Excerpts are HERE. SISTERS RED is the first in a series of loosely related companion books:
SEA GREEN, a modernization of The Little Mermaid, following the previously-unnamed Princess (the girl the Prince chooses over the mermaid in the Hans Christian Andersen tale) as she questions the sea-loving girl whom entrances her best friend.
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WHITER, a modernization of Snow White in which the evil witch is the not-so-evil protagonist and Snow White is an alluring yet undead debutante who kisses--then kills--lovers to satiate her hunger.
Currently being shopped on proposal:
UNWRITTEN
Welcome to the Library of Unwritten Books! Here youll find all the books that have yet to be writtenuntil we ship them to their authors, of course. Check out the Bestseller Roombooks destined for greatness. Of course, theres also the Busy Roombooks whose authors are too busy to write them, and the No Longer Roombooks whose authors are, sadly, no longer with us.
Theres just one rule here: Dont read the merchandise. Theres a careful balance of creativity in the world, and if an Unwritten Book got out
well. Lets not think about that.
For fourteen-year-old Emmy Faber, the Library is just a summer job thatll pay for the sunroom roof she destroyed in a reputation-scarring accident. Shes especially qualified to work at the Library, since she hates reading. And hey, its infinitely better than bagging groceries.
When a book from the Bestseller room falls open and Emmy catches a few phrases, she unexpectedly finds herself interested. Hidden behind the shelves of the Not Quite Room (books that arent quite good enough to be published), Emmy reads the book cover to cover. And then reads another book. And another.
Emmy hides her reading-secret well, until she loans one of the Unwritten Books out to her friend-- and sorta ex-boyfriend-- Ash. When Emmy confesses to the Head Librarian, he halts the Librarys shipping department and informs Emmy that unless the book is found and returned in one week, the library will be forced to stop shipments for good.
While the rest of the world is abuzz with authors retiring and literature at a standstill, the Unwritten Book emerges as a bestseller. Emmy and Ash race against the Head Librarian's deadline, further destroying their reputations and struggling to rekindle their dying friendship, all in an attempt to steal the book from its fake-author and restore the creative balance before new literature becomes a thing of the past. Aimed at a Middle Grade audience, UNWRITTEN is projected to be approximately 45k in length. Excerpts available HERE.
Currently being written:
PURITY
Before her mother died, Shelby promised her two things- to love and listen to her father, and to live life without restraint.
Those promises were easy to keep when she was younger, but things get tricky when she turns sixteen. Shelby's still-grieving father joins a committee at their church to host a Purity Ball- a dance where young women pledge their purity- namely, their virginity- to their father's safekeeping until they marry.
But Shelby has a Life List- things she wants to do, to live without restraint like she promised her mother- and getting married young isn't on it. Waiting until she's thirty to have her first time isn't on it either. But how is she supposed to keep her promise to listen to her father if she refuses to pledge? By exploiting a loophole- by losing her virginity before the Ball.
She and her best friend Lucas make a Boy List of potential partners, but somewhere in-between failed attempts at losing her virginity and planning the Ball with her Dad, Shelby starts to understand what her mother really meant, what her father really needs, and who really has the right to her PURITY. Written in a style similar to movies like Juno and authors such as Maureen Johnson, PURITY is projected to be complete at 60k words.
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SPECIALIZED TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE, HONORS
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QA Analyst in Atlanta, GA
Obituary Writer at The Athens Banner-Herald newspaper.
Secretary/Advertising Assistant at The Athens Banner-Herald newspaper.
Coach/Director/Designer of the winterguard/colorguard program at Peachtree Ridge, Dacula, and Brookwood high schools.
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AGENT
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Jenoyne Adams
Levine Greenberg/Bliss Literary
jadams@blissliterary.com
www.blissliterary.com
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