I am, or have been, everything from a professional Polynesian
dancer and fitness and strength competitor to a mushroom
farmer and church secretary.
Most of my time now is spent homeschooling or playing with
our nine year old son or in front of my computer writing. I've
been writing for about ten years. I've published fiction for
teens and nonfiction for writers, as well as short stories and
articles for magazines.
My pet peeves include clutter (somebody please tell my
husband this!), wet socks, and being cold (which is a common
occurrence in B.C.!) I LOVE meeting writers and readers of any
kind. If you've found yourself at my website, please stop by
my contact page and drop me a note to say hello.
dancer and fitness and strength competitor to a mushroom
farmer and church secretary.
Most of my time now is spent homeschooling or playing with
our nine year old son or in front of my computer writing. I've
been writing for about ten years. I've published fiction for
teens and nonfiction for writers, as well as short stories and
articles for magazines.
My pet peeves include clutter (somebody please tell my
husband this!), wet socks, and being cold (which is a common
occurrence in B.C.!) I LOVE meeting writers and readers of any
kind. If you've found yourself at my website, please stop by
my contact page and drop me a note to say hello.
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MY BOOKS:
MY SHORT STORIES
Tidepool Fiction, April, 2009
Mississippi Crow Issue 6
The Greensilk Journal (fall 2007 edition)
www.thegreensilkjournal.citymax.com
This story was also one of the Editor's Pick's for this Issue!
The Detailed (AKA - long-winded) Bio...
Denise Jaden's writing has appeared in Mississippi Crow Magazine (Spring, 2008), The
Greensilk Journal (Fall 2007 - where her story, LOCKED AWAY, won an Editor's Choice
Award),and The Tidepool Fiction Ezine. Her novels from Simon & Schuster have received
various awards through Romance Writers of America, INSPY, and SCBWI. The first draft of
her debut novel, LOSING FAITH, was written in 21 days during NaNoWriMo 2007. Her second
book NEVER ENOUGH, took about eight years longer. Her first non-fiction book, WRITING
WITH A HEAVY HEART: Using Grief and Loss to Stretch Your Fiction, was out in October,
2012. Her second non-fiction book for writers, FAST FICTION will be out in March, 2014 from
New World Library. She lives just outside Vancouver, Canada with her husband, Ted, and
their nine-year-old son, who she homeschools (and who writes during NaNo each year),
Teddy.
 | Fast Fiction (forthcoming nonfiction book for writers) | |
| Writing With A Heavy Heart (Nonfiction for writers) | |
| Never Enough (Young Adult from Simon Pulse) | |
| Losing Faith (Young Adult from Simon Pulse) |
MY SHORT STORIES
| The Truth About Carson |
| Nonexistent (Literary) |
| Locked Away (Mainstream) |
www.thegreensilkjournal.citymax.com
This story was also one of the Editor's Pick's for this Issue!
| Denise with Ally Carter in Vancouver. June, 2009 |
| With my Polynesian dance friends (I'm on the far upper right). |
| In my fitness/strength competition days. (No, I don't still look like this, but I can still do one-arm push-ups and one-legged squats.) |
The Detailed (AKA - long-winded) Bio...
Denise Jaden's writing has appeared in Mississippi Crow Magazine (Spring, 2008), The
Greensilk Journal (Fall 2007 - where her story, LOCKED AWAY, won an Editor's Choice
Award),and The Tidepool Fiction Ezine. Her novels from Simon & Schuster have received
various awards through Romance Writers of America, INSPY, and SCBWI. The first draft of
her debut novel, LOSING FAITH, was written in 21 days during NaNoWriMo 2007. Her second
book NEVER ENOUGH, took about eight years longer. Her first non-fiction book, WRITING
WITH A HEAVY HEART: Using Grief and Loss to Stretch Your Fiction, was out in October,
2012. Her second non-fiction book for writers, FAST FICTION will be out in March, 2014 from
New World Library. She lives just outside Vancouver, Canada with her husband, Ted, and
their nine-year-old son, who she homeschools (and who writes during NaNo each year),
Teddy.
I'd love to hear from you...
| I'm represented by Michelle Humphrey with the Martha Kaplan Agency Use this form to contact me, or send me an email at: d (at) denisejaden (dot) com . You can also find me on Twitter. (I'm on there WAY too much!) |
| As you can see, I'm a big supporter and believer in NaNoWriMo. I've missed collecting some of the winner web badges, but I have entered and won NaNo every year since 2007 (one year I wrote two books in a month!) You can find me over on the NaNoWriMo site under denisej. |
Gallery...
| Denise with Lance Ringnald, Olympic gymnast, author, and all-around cool person. Cruise ship - 2013. |
| With YA author friends in Seattle (from left): Holly Cupala, me, Mindi Scott, Kimberly Derting, Karen Kincy, and Mandy Hubbard. 2010 |
| With awesome Canadian author dudes in NYC (from left): Lee Edward Fodi, James McCann, and me. 2010. |
| My awesome critique partner, Shana Silver, and me, probably on Twitter. Probably tweeting each other. 2009. |
| Me and my hunk. |