Nicole Frail – Editor

** As of September 16, 2024, my available slots begin in December 2024. If you would like to discuss early 2025, even better! Do not wait until your manuscript is ready to book with an editor. Set a goal, secure your editor, and use your start date with your editor to keep yourself motivated! **

I am a professional fiction and nonfiction editor working remotely from my home office in northeastern Pennsylvania, where I reside with my husband and our three amazing and energetic little boys.

Between 2012 and 2024, I edited more than five hundred (500!) titles as a senior editor at an independent publisher based in New York City, and I worked with a range of authors from debuts to celebrities and bestsellers.

Since 2015, I've also been working with indie authors and querying authors through my small business, Nicole Frail Edits. In 2024, I decided to leave my role in traditional publishing to spend more offline time with my family and dedicate all my working hours to my private clients. No longer a side gig, Nicole Frail Edits is now my main focus. Which means you, dear author, will be my focus.

At this time, I'm available for full and partial manuscript assessments, developmental editing, and copy editing, proofreading, and query letter reviews. I have experience with children's picture books, middle grade, young adult, and adult publishing (fiction and nonfiction).

My turnaround time is usually one month, and my rates will most likely be very close to the one predicted for you using Reedsy's calculator. Enter your genre and word count to find out what I may quote you. (There are absolutely exceptions!)

I very rarely have immediate availability. I will most likely offer you a spot two months from the time of your request, as I book ahead as often as possible. This allows you to go over your manuscript a few more times before sending it off, and it allows me to book specific time to work with you rather than trying to squeeze you into a packed schedule.

Regardless of the service booked, when you work with me, you are working with a publishing consultant, as well. Included in any services booked, you'll also get answers to the publishing questions you have, such as: What genre does my book fall under? How can I make my book summary/blurb stand out? Is my audience adult or young adult? Is there crossover potential? What's my next step? As we work together, I'd be happy to answer any of these and more.

Note: I will help you write queries and will examine lists of agencies you may want to submit to, but I will not make the connection/do the outreach for you.

Feel free to contact me for more information about my services or about me.