Jasmine Richards
Author, Editor, Reader
Profile
- About Me
- I am a writer of children's book by night and an editor of children's books by day, so I guess I sit on both sides of the fence . . .
I read the manuscripts that come across my desk, waiting to fall in love, and I make those hard decisions every day about what is going to work best for my publisher’s list.
Then as evening comes, I put on my writer’s cap and begin work on my novel. I polish and tighten, knowing that someone like the editor-me [who is a little stressed and overwhelmed by stories] is going to look at this novel one day and make up their minds pretty quickly as to whether this is something that they can take forward. I know how rare it is to find that RIGHT book, so I know how hard I have to work.
- What are you working on at the moment?
- I’m working on a fantastical adventure novel called THE BOOK OF WONDERS which re-imagines the life of one of the greatest storytellers in history, Scheherazade, the narrator of Arabian Nights. It is for a 10+ audience. I have also just finished a book for teens called OLIVER TWISTED. This will be published by Egmont in Feb 12 and I've written it under the pen name JD Sharpe. You can find out more here: www.olivertwisted.co.uk
- What is the most important thing you learned about writing or illustrating this year?
- Know yourself, know your book, know that no one knows your book better than you.
Latest Activity
Who Am I . . .
Comment Wall (8 comments)
- At 9:22 on December 5, 2011,
Maureen Lynas said… Love the latest vidoe. OK. I'm guessing you did the writing and the screenshots on an ipad, saved it as a video and then dropped it on to the background. Am I right? Am I? Eh?
Results out today - thank you so much!
- At 0:32 on July 25, 2011,
candygourlay said… - wow, that's a fab cover!
- At 12:46 on October 28, 2010,
Anita Loughrey said… - Good to meet you on the Ning. The London group has just been re-launched. It would be great to see you there :)
- At 17:14 on February 13, 2010,
Nicky Schmidt said… - Hi Jasmine, thanks for the friend add. Candy and Jeannie kept telling me to connect with you, so here I am! ;-)
- At 21:33 on December 1, 2009,
Miriam Halahmy said… - Hi Jasmine, It was so nice to see you again at the Conference. Hope you enjoyed it all and I look forward to following you on the Ning.
All the best,
Miriam
- At 15:05 on November 24, 2009,
Carmel Waldron said…
- Yes, wasn't it - I thought he managed to put an interesting slant on the archetypes, which is not an easy thing to do. He came across well, too, as warm and humorous. I enjoyed all my sessions and learned an enormous amount - my head is still buzzing!
- At 9:37 on November 24, 2009,
- Hi, Jasmine, it was good to meet you at the conference and know we share an admiration for 'Goodnight, Mr Tom'. Your book sounds fascinating - what a great idea.
- At 15:55 on October 8, 2009, candygourlay said…
- hi jasmine! welcome to the ning. nice to see you around!
Jasmine Richards's Videos
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Happenings
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MIDWEEK GOAL SETTING BRUNCH
June 20, 2013 from 11am to 1pm – Fleet River Bakery
Discuss your goals for the coming month at the SCBWI Midweek Goal Setting Brunch. A great way to help yourself stay on task and increase your productivity. Reflect on your achievements of the previou…
Organized by Miriam H Craig, Anita Loughrey | Type: social, goal, setting, brunch
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Producing Outstanding Art Samples for Submission
June 29, 2013 from 1pm to 5pm – St George's, Bloomsbury
with Sarah Malley, art director, and a designer (tbc) from Egmont Children’s Books In this masterclass we will be working with Sarah Malley and a designer from Hodders Children’s Books. Pre-workshop…
Organized by Anne-Marie Perks | Type: illustrator, masterclass, series
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Picturing Words and Writing Pictures
July 5, 2013 at 4pm to July 8, 2013 at 10am – Holland House
Helen Stephens, author illustrator, Gerry Turley, author illustrator, Natascha Biebow, Blue Elephant Storyshaping (an editing, coaching, and mentoring service) tbc, and Sarah Frost, commissioning edi…
Organized by Anne-Marie Perks scbwiillustration@gmail.com 01494 775416. | Type: picture, book, retreat, for, illustrators, and, writers
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Speed Dating For Writers
July 13, 2013 from 12pm to 4pm – North West Region - Manchester
A panel of special guests: Zoe King/Elizabeth Bonsor - The Blair Partnership Catherine Pellegrino - Agent Philippa Donovan _ SmartQuill Editorial will deliver throughout the afternoon giving insigh…
Organized by Stephanie Williams - lilyboo147@googlemail.com | Type: workshop, one-to-one, sessions
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Illustrators Print Showcase in Norwich
July 26, 2013 to August 9, 2013 – Norwich Millennium Library
The Illustrators Print Showcase exhibition is coming to Norwich for the first time and will be on display in the Millennium Library 26th July – 9th August 2013 We're planning to run events and promot…
Organized by John Shelley | Type: exhibition
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SCBWI Day in Norwich
July 27, 2013 all day – Norwich Millennium Library
To accompany the Illustrator's Print exhibition at Norwich Millennium Library (running 26th July-9th August), SCBWI illustrators from far and near are joining local writers and artist members for a f…
Organized by John Shelley | Type: showcase, open, day
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By Popular Demand
August 24, 2013 from 1pm to 5pm – North West Region - Manchester
Children's Author Steve Hartley's workshop 'Keeping up Appearances' is both entertaining and interactive, giving you a simple behaviour model that will aid you in giving distinctive and consistent ch…
Organized by Stephanie Williams - lilyboo147@googlemail.com | Type: workshop
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Young at Heart: Writing Fiction that Young Readers Will Love with Ruth Bennett (Stripes)
September 7, 2013 from 12pm to 4pm – London
This class will focus on how to connect with readers in the 5-8 age group. We will cover story ideas, writing styles and trends in young fiction, as well as the tricky business of how to submit your…
Organized by K M Lockwood (Philippa Francis) | Type: masterclass
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The dummy makeover
September 14, 2013 from 1pm to 5pm – St George's, Bloomsbury
With author illustrators Bridget Strevens-Marzo and Sue Porter. Have you wondered what wasn’t working in your book dummy, or how to get the right narrative flow between words and image? This…
Organized by Bridget Strevens-Marzo | Type: illustrator, masterclass, series
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Slush Pile Turn-Offs
September 17, 2013 from 6:45pm to 9pm – St. James Piccadilly Conference Room
Industry Professionals Speakers TBC What are the Slush Pile Turn-Offs ? - How can we make our writing or illustrations stand-out from the rest? What makes an agent, editor or publisher reach for t…
Organized by David Richardson & Sally Poyton : profseries@britishscbwi.org | Type: professional, series
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