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Woohoo! Let’s Celebrate. Enjoy a Free Ebook on me!

Posted on September 17, 2014 | 3 comments

There’s only one week left in the countdown to September 23 and release day for FIRE IN THE WOODS!

I am totally excited because this is my full length novel debut.

Yes, I’ve had three novellas published (two stand alone and one in an anthology.)

But there’s something really special about that first big project.

I’m all tingly just thinking about it!

To help celebrate the release of FIRE IN THE WOODS, MuseItUp publishing is offering my YA novella THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW TOMORROW at the rock bottom price of free for the next six days.

CLICK HERE TO ZOOM TO MuseItUp TO GET YOUR FREE EBOOK

So while you’re waiting for all the extraterrestrial adventure coming next week, snuggle up with a little paranormal teen romance.

Enjoy!

Blurb for THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW TOMORROW

Maya dreams of perfect skin, beautiful hair, good grades, and Eric Brighton—the boy she’s been crushing on since elementary school. But no matter how hard she tries, these things elude her.

Until Now.

In the space of a day, her acne clears, her hair thickens, and Eric finally takes notice. As everything she wishes comes true, happiness is finally in reach—until a man posing as a college recruiter informs her that her newfound abilities come with a price. She will be expected to use them to stop a catastrophe.

Frightened of playing superhero, but thrilled that everything she desires becomes reality, Maya tests the limits of her power—until someone gets hurt.

Now terrified of her own thoughts, Maya will need to choose between having everything she wants, or returning to normalcy. With Eric’s heart and the fate of her town resting on her decision, Maya makes the hardest choice of her life.

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Pick Up THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW TOMORROW for only $.99

Posted on August 1, 2014 | 7 comments

Coolness! THIS WEEKEND ONLY (August 1-3) MuseItUp Publishing is offering my young adult contemporary paranormal story THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW TOMORROW for only $.99

If you like a fun easy speculative fiction read, or you have a teenager who likes a little explosion mixed up in their paranormal, give THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW TOMORROW a try!

Maya dreams of perfect skin, beautiful hair, good grades, and Eric Brighton—the boy she’s been crushing on since middle school. No matter how hard she tries, all these things elude her, but when a creepy college recruiter arrives with news that Maya has omnipotent powers, things change quickly.

Having everything she wants is a lot harder than Maya expects, though. Will she give it all up for the chance to be normal again, even if it means losing Eric?

Zoom to MustItUp Publishing to pick up THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW TOMORROW

Zoom to Amazon to pick up THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW TOMORROW

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My first review for The First Day of the New Tomorrow

Posted on October 30, 2013 | 8 comments

My very fist review came out a few days ago for The First Day of the New Tomorrow… and it’s a good one!

Four and a half stars from Lady Bug Lin’s Reviews.

Check it out HERE

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Living up to your potential

Posted on September 29, 2013 | 9 comments

Do you have a special gift and not use it? Why?

I think a lot of us do. I don’t draw. Well, I do, but I could have refined my talent and maybe found a way to do something with it. For a long time, I gave up writing. I just didn’t have time.

You know what?

It always felt like something was missing.

One of the things I’m discussing with Vanessa Chapman today is living up to your potential. It’s part of my blog tour for THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW TOMORROW.

Vanessa’s interviews are always great fun. I hope you’ll stop over and say hello!

http://vanessa-chapman.com/2013/09/28/the-first-day-of-the-new-tomorrow/

But for now, what about you? What talent do you have that you leave dormant, hiding behind the scenes… and why don’t you set it free?

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Tagged Animation, art, Book, jennifer eaton, jennifer M. Eaton, Lost or Missing, neaw release, People, The First Day of the New Tomorrow, Vanessa, Vanessa Chapman, Writers Resources

With Great Power Comes Great Responcibility

Posted on September 28, 2013 | 10 comments

“With great power comes great responsibility.”** It’s one of the most famous movie quotes of all time. Thanks Uncle Ben! Great words of wisdom. (From the first “Spider-Man” movie, 2002)

Did you now that Stan Lee, the creator of Spider-Man never actually wrote that? Well, he did, and he didn’t. The original comic actually read: “With great power must also come great responsibility”.**

Did you know though, that this phrase was common far before Stan Lee? (I’ll give Stan credit for making it famous, though. Kudos!)

You can trace this back to Voltaire. Yep, that far back. In 1817, a member of UK parliament actually said that the phrase had become cliché.

Cliché? Maybe that’s because it can be applied to so many things, and it’s great advice, isn’t it?

So good, in fact, that you can…

Want to read more? I’m guest posting way over in the UK on Nicky Wells today to celebrate the release of “The First Day of the New Tomorrow”. Come on over and say “Hi” and read the rest of the article!

http://nickywells.com/2013/09/28/with-great-power-comes-great-responsibility-centrestage-with-jennifer-m-eaton/

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It’s release day for my young adult story “The First Day of the New Tomorrow”

Posted on September 27, 2013 | 14 comments

Yay! Release day is finally here!

I’m uber excited to release my very first published young adult title into the world.

In “The First Day of the New Tomorrow” Seventeen-year-old Maya wakes up one morning to a bigger than life surprise– powers beyond her wildest dreams, but when things begin to go horribly wrong, will she find the strength to do what needs to be done?

And YES! You will finally get to see me explode something! The Little Blue Lady is so proud of me she could just spit, and that’s saying a lot.

I hope you’ll hop on over to Muse it Up to pick up your copy today for the bargain new release price of $2.00 (available in all e-book formats)

You can also click on over to Amazon
or Barnes and Noble to pick up your copy. (They may go live later in the day)

After all, what’s a little explosion among friends?

I hope you love my first romp in the wonderful realm of young adult literature!

Friday Fun: Young Adult Literature (followtheyellowstickroad.wordpress.com)
Why Young Adult Literature is Important (sideofwonder.wordpress.com)
What is Young Adult Literature? (sideofwonder.wordpress.com)

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Tagged Arts, Barnes, Barnes & Noble, Children, jennifer eaton, jennifer M. Eaton, Literature, new children's book, Noble, Seventeen, The First Day of the New Tomorrow, Timber Creek High School, Young-adult fiction

Check out the cover for “The First Day of the New Tomorrow” Wahoo!

Posted on September 20, 2013 | 15 comments

Yahoo! I am so excited to reveal the cover for my new story “The First Day of the New Tomorrow”

This is my first young adult release, and I’m stoked because I finally get to ~~explode something~~ let loose and have a little fun.

Here we go! What do you think?

Cover copy:

When dreams become reality, reality becomes a nightmare

Having everything she wants is a lot harder than Maya expects, though. Will she give it all up for the chance to be normal again, even if it means losing Eric?

The First Day of the New Tomorrow Releases on September 27th, but remember, if you want to be the first to read it, you can pre-order it in on my publisher Muse It Up’s Website right now for 20% off. Way cool!

What do you think?

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How do I always end up in messes like this?

Posted on May 31, 2013 | 27 comments

Okay, I know half of you want to just spit on me, and I have no right to be tense, stressed, or frustrated. My problems are good problems to have … but how the heck did this just happen to me a SECOND time?

If you’ve been hanging out here for a while, you’ll remember that “Make Believe” and “For the Love of Christmas” released a day apart last year, and I had to do all of the editing simultaneously with two different publishers.

Well, this time around, I hoped I’d get a break. But it was not meant to be.

The first round edits for “The First Day of the New Tomorrow” came in first (which surprised me) So, as I am readying to sit down with them… in come the edits for “Paper Wishes”.

Yes, this is the chance we take when we sign with two different publishers about a month apart.

“Okay,” I thought. “No problem.” Paper Wishes was already published, right? All I needed to do initially is take out the words Astraea considered curses, which I did, so I should be good to go, right?

Ummm… no.

I have a little work to do to bring it more in line with what they want for a Christian novel. Some things I expected (like taming down the make-out scene) but a few of the other things surprised me. I’m going to need to think these changes over to keep the realistic tone of the story, but keep it within their strict, but understandable parameters.

In other words, YES, I have some work cut out for me.

The First Day of the New Tomorrow edits were topped with a nice note from the editor “Thank you for such a clean manuscript.”

But, as always, there are a few things in there that made me cringe.

One was a reference to “Ken Doll” which the editor changed to something else that made me think of blow up dolls. Nope, can’t do that. I quickly hopped over to Mattel’s web site and asked for formal permission to use “Ken Doll” (Which was a decent amount of paper work, but not impossible if you ever find that need.) Now I just have to wait for their approval.

So, yeah, busy week ahead of me here. I’m a little stressed, but it’s a happy kind of stress.

It’s all good.

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Tagged Astraea Press, Barbie, Dolls, editing, getting published, Jack and Jill, Ken, Mattel, Muse it Up, paper wishes, The First Day of the New Tomorrow