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Jennifer J. Coldwater

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Born
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October 04, 1982

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The first story Jennifer J. Coldwater wrote was in a spiral-bound notebook and about a talking horse. Sadly, the notebook is long gone and she cannot corroborate this tale. There are no talking horses in her current stories. She hopes that’s not too disappointing to her readers.

Always curious, always writing, Jen wanted to find work that fed her soul. The closest she could get to a career in Curiosity and Questioning was teaching English, journalism, and creative writing at a public high school in San Diego, California in the late ‘90s.

Jen lives her life as an ally and an advocate for the Jewish people. A small sliver of that is embodied in her collection of contemporary romance novels based on the women of the Hebrew Bible. She creates d
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Jennifer J. Coldwater Quentin Makepeace Coldwater is my favorite character in all of the written word. I have read The Magicians trilogy an embarrassing number of times—I h…moreQuentin Makepeace Coldwater is my favorite character in all of the written word. I have read The Magicians trilogy an embarrassing number of times—I have read all three novels in their entirety no fewer than fourteen times. I’ve read most of The Magicians, the first book, many more times than that. (Don’t judge—how many times have you re-watched an episode of Friends? This is my version that. My literary The Office, if you will.) These novels, over time, have become my happy place. In the same way Quentin aches for Fillory, I have long ached for Brakebills.

Were I go travel to Brakebills, I'd probably never learn magic because I'd be staring so lovingly at Quentin. And at Alice. And at Eliot and Janet. Maybe I could just be the butler? (less)
Jennifer J. Coldwater I'm currently working on a contemporary romance based on Eve. Yes, *that* Eve. The first woman. In Genesis. The book is called When Ivy Met Adam : A s…moreI'm currently working on a contemporary romance based on Eve. Yes, *that* Eve. The first woman. In Genesis. The book is called When Ivy Met Adam : A second chance, forced proximity, sexy, queer love-triangle romance. It's the second book in a collection I'm calling Bad*ss Babes of the Bible. You can read it as a work in progress on my blog! Your feedback means everything to me. I can't wait to hear what readers think about it. (less)
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“And as I find my space for one here in Los Angeles, I find I don’t miss Aidan. I crave the Aidan-spaced shape my side is permanently curled into. I don’t long for my husband; I long for the way his citrusy cologne (which does not smell the same on me and I am not ready to forgive the perfumer nor my body’s chemistry for this affront) smelled when he wasn’t in the room. I miss missing him.”
Jennifer J. Coldwater, Holland, My Heart

“I can imagine a world where I learn to be alone, learn to cook for one, learn to make lists (don’t forget to water the plants, the trash doesn’t magically take itself out to the curb, laundry must be moved from washer to dryer) and set timers and reminders and alarms and calendar invites to myself. When the phone rings, it won’t be Aidan. Here in this white on white with white accents space, I can see my things for what they are rather than what they remind me of. The monkey-wearing-a-top-hat lamp we bought laughing until we cried at a flea market in Wisconsin is now in a Goodwill in North Carolina. This light fixture was ordered by my sister from a website specializing in things without a soul.”
Jennifer J. Coldwater, Holland, My Heart

“I feel my internal intensity meter moving into the glaring red settle-down-man-you-might-scare-people zone. “Please stay. In fact, I don’t just want you to stay. I need you to double down. Join us on the executive team. Let’s make this official.” That’s right. That feels right. She could be my Chief Culture Officer, Chief Knowledge Officer, Chief Joy Officer (turns out that’s a real thing, I was just reading about it last week and the article instantly made me think of Holland). Hell, I’ll make her Chief Unicorn if she stays.”
Jennifer J. Coldwater, Holland, My Heart

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“I can imagine a world where I learn to be alone, learn to cook for one, learn to make lists (don’t forget to water the plants, the trash doesn’t magically take itself out to the curb, laundry must be moved from washer to dryer) and set timers and reminders and alarms and calendar invites to myself. When the phone rings, it won’t be Aidan. Here in this white on white with white accents space, I can see my things for what they are rather than what they remind me of. The monkey-wearing-a-top-hat lamp we bought laughing until we cried at a flea market in Wisconsin is now in a Goodwill in North Carolina. This light fixture was ordered by my sister from a website specializing in things without a soul.”
Jennifer J. Coldwater, Holland, My Heart

“And as I find my space for one here in Los Angeles, I find I don’t miss Aidan. I crave the Aidan-spaced shape my side is permanently curled into. I don’t long for my husband; I long for the way his citrusy cologne (which does not smell the same on me and I am not ready to forgive the perfumer nor my body’s chemistry for this affront) smelled when he wasn’t in the room. I miss missing him.”
Jennifer J. Coldwater, Holland, My Heart

“I feel my internal intensity meter moving into the glaring red settle-down-man-you-might-scare-people zone. “Please stay. In fact, I don’t just want you to stay. I need you to double down. Join us on the executive team. Let’s make this official.” That’s right. That feels right. She could be my Chief Culture Officer, Chief Knowledge Officer, Chief Joy Officer (turns out that’s a real thing, I was just reading about it last week and the article instantly made me think of Holland). Hell, I’ll make her Chief Unicorn if she stays.”
Jennifer J. Coldwater, Holland, My Heart

“She was too tired to feel anything more, she wanted a book to do to her what books did: take away the world, slide it aside for a little bit, and let her please, please just be somewhere and somebody else”
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