The long version

About

writer. markerter. recovering ski instructor.

Nicholas Holden

"Storyteller"

Nicholas Holden is a writer from New Zealand, now based in Los Angeles.

He is currently seeking representation for The Smoky Isle and Fan Club, two commerical fiction novels.

He also founded a travel website called EataCity, was a visiting scinetist at MIT, and once worked as a winmaker'sassistent in his home town of Blenheim.

Looking back

The writing.
The life.

Writing
Life
2026
May 2026
Fan Club — polishing
May 2026
The Smoky Isle
Rewrote and cut 10k words from Call of the Kelpie. Renamed in preparation for Thrillerfest.
April 2026
Wrote Fan Club
2025
[More crickets]
November 2025
More queries
[Crickets]
April 2025
Call of the Kelpie
Rewrites and name change — because that was the problem. Obviously. Queries.
[Silence]
2024
December 2024
Queried Amelia and Ghost
Nov 2024 — May 2023
Wrote Amelia and Ghost
2023
April 2023
Islay, Scotland
Went on a random trip. Had the idea for a novel called Amelia and Ghost.
March 2023
The novel is going nowhere.
Had the realisation. Accepted it. Moved on.
January 2023
"Okay, Nick. Let's take this seriously."
Novel time. Starting a story set in a remote American mountain town.
2022
Los Angeles, USA
Dec 2022 — Jan 2022
Freelance Consulting
Product development and marketing.
2021
Los Angeles, USA
Dec 2021 — Aug 2020
Masters in Space Systems Engineering
Loyola Marymount University. Because why not.
2020
Los Angeles, USA
Jul 2020 — Sep 2016
Freelance Product Development & Marketing
California.
2016
London, UK
Apr 2016 — May 2014
Founded EataCity Travel Guides
Earlier
Cambridge, USA
Visiting Scientist
MIT Media Lab.
Singapore · Auckland · London
Telecommunications Consumer Marketing Manager
Sydney, Australia
Financial Analyst
Otago, New Zealand
Bachelor of Commerce
Blenheim, New Zealand
Winemaker's Assistant · Ski Instructor
The beginning of a distinguished career.

Get in touch

Say hello.

[email protected]