Hi there! I’m an award-winning novelist, creative writing instructor, and book lover.
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About Nicole
Nicole J. Persun is an award-winning and internationally bestselling career novelist and writing instructor. She has a Master’s Degree in Writing and Instruction and is a board member of the Pacific Northwest Writers’ Association.
Nicole got her start publishing fantasy with Booktrope Editions (a small press which has since folded). Her debut, A Kingdom’s Possession, was a finalist for the 2011 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Award and Dead of Knight was a winner of the 2013 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Award.
Nowadays, Nicole writes book club fiction under the pen name Jennifer Gold. The Ingredients of Us was a 2020 Book Excellence Award Winner and a two-time finalist for the 2020 International Book Award. Her latest release, Keep Me Afloat, was a 2021 Book Excellence Award Winner and a 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards Somerset First Place Winner. Jennifer Gold’s books are traditionally published by Lake Union Publishing.
In addition to her writing career, Nicole is an avid ocean swimmer and gardener. She fills her spare time with books, animals, and coffee.
Podcast
The Write Inspiration Podcast
Cultivate a healthier relationship with your craft and learn how to write unputdownable fiction.
The Write Inspiration is a single-season podcast that Nicole recorded to help authors form a healthier relationship with their creativity while learning the basics of novel-writing craft.
