ABOUT ME
Hello
HELLO WONDERFUL PEOPLE,
I’M AUTHOR JUDE COCAIGNE!


International author born in Switzerland of a Dutch mother and a Romanian father, I found my calling after binge reading all of Terry Pratchett’s work.
I always thought nobody would like my quirky way with words and narration, but turns out, quite a few people do!
Fantasy is my realm, with dashes of Romance and a hint of Darkness at times. Lately, I also find myself drawn to Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance set in our « reality », but my world is deeply embedded in Fantasy, and most of my stories take place in Ze World, even Cozy Murder Mysteries!
In October 2020, I made the USA Today Bestsellers list at #68 in the boxed set Once Upon Another World with my story The Elf Girl and the Prince, and I’ll be attempting to get the title again in the boxed set Call of Magic in October 2021 with a UF story about the witch Sarah Wolf!
2021 will also see the release of my first series, Gods of Ze World, with Godnapped! and Snooze or Lose as the first books!
For now, my stories range from shorts of around 15k words to novellas of about 25k words and novels short of 50k words.

THREE FACTS ABOUT ME
1
I’m the happy mom of an awesome little girl called Sorsha who inspired my Sushi Shenanigans character. Her name stems from the Gaelic Saoirse, which means freedom, but since very little people know how to pronounce it, we chose the badass red-head warrior’s version of the name from the movie Willow. Sorsha is feisty, smart and fun, she inspires me daily, helps me grow as a person and makes me a better writer.
2
I speak French as my first mother tongue, but English came early enough into my life, and I’ve always identified with the English culture (well, the British culture mostly, but I can’t deny the American influence!) more than the French one. Being Swiss, even though the language is the same, the culture is very different, and I’ve always found my imagination fly faster towards England, Ireland, Scotland, Canada and the States.
3
I’m a wolf person, but I have 4 cats: Smaug Toothless the Almighty Dragon-Cat (who looks like Alfred put on Batman’s suit), Seth Nightfury the Living-Room Panther (who meows like a kitty), Baldur of the Protruding Gate (don’t ask…) and Nagash the Cute Bastard (literally the cutest bully ever)! They’re great fun to watch when I get bored, always the drama makers – better than TV even! And a great inspiration for my work!
HOW I BECAME AN AUTHOR

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