Writing is one of the most powerful yet challenging forms of communication. There is a mental and bodily breakthrough when words naturally unravel onto a page in an intuitively personable manner. Nicole Stanton accessed this deep inside of me. She helped me pull feelings to the surface of my skin in the form of language. Her insightful perspective, open ears, responsive feedback, and talented writing skills gave me the confidence and passion to not only write my own voice on paper but physically activate the world around me. Writing voice has created an ongoing throughline between my interior dialogue and exterior experience which has forever changed my relationship to communication.- Edith, Artist
I had come to a stand still with my manuscript. It was all there. The complete story. Or so I thought. It just needed an editor to come along and clean it up. And then I met Nicole. What I got when I started working with Nicole was so much more than I dreamed possible. I felt like I had hit the jackpot. She took me by the hand, and gently lead me down some paths that were hard to step into alone. She walked with me as I begin to see a more beautiful and artistic image…the one that was always there but was a bit blurry. She guided me to look from the outside in and discover new and beautiful truths. She consistently lead me back to myself as I examined the parts of my story that would speak to readers. She was a witness to all I was discovering and allowed my voice to be the one that would be found, heard and shared. Nicole’s wisdom and gentle spirit provided a safe space for the very real and raw moments to come forth and become the words I would share with the world.- Paula Lee McBride, Memoir Writer
Twenty years untouched. The manuscript was complete but needed someone who could help me see it clearly, coaxing the characters to full life, deepening the psychology of the characters and details, stripping out dated references, and, honestly, helping me see where I was losing the reader. Nicole did all of that, and more.
From our very first exchange, she understood what I was trying to do, which made me feel confident she would respect my vision. Sounds simple. But it isn't. Nicole never tried to flatten it into something easier to explain. She took it on its own terms and helped me make it more fully itself.
Her feedback was pointed and honest. She told me where I lost the thread, where the characters flattened, where the plot lagged, and where anything needed sharpening. I didn't always agree, and sometimes the edits were heartbreaking. But I fixed it, and the book is better for it.
What I most appreciated was how Nicole worked. We went chapter by chapter, then act by act, then did a full pass. She was always responsive to my questions and ideas. I looked forward to her emails and our conversations. When we talked through the manuscript together, she was deeply engaged — not just professionally, but personally.
When Nicole told me she was going to miss my characters when we were done, it meant everything to me. Because I love those characters too, and having her validate that they were real and worth caring about gave me the confidence I hadn't expected.
Nicole is a good fit for a writer who is organized, takes the craft seriously, and is ready to be surprised by what good editorial feedback surfaces. She can be hands-on when you need her and hands-off when you need space. She worked with my process — and mine is, well, my own. That flexibility is rare, and it made me feel supported and respected throughout.
I came out of this collaboration more confident in my writing and my story, and genuinely proud of what the book became. That's the only thing that really matters.
— Karl Schmieder, Biotech Systems Architect + Writer
I had come to a stand still with my manuscript. It was all there. The complete story. Or so I thought. It just needed an editor to come along and clean it up. And then I met Nicole. What I got when I started working with Nicole was so much more than I dreamed possible. I felt like I had hit the jackpot. She took me by the hand, and gently lead me down some paths that were hard to step into alone. She walked with me as I begin to see a more beautiful and artistic image…the one that was always there but was a bit blurry. She guided me to look from the outside in and discover new and beautiful truths. She consistently lead me back to myself as I examined the parts of my story that would speak to readers. She was a witness to all I was discovering and allowed my voice to be the one that would be found, heard and shared. Nicole’s wisdom and gentle spirit provided a safe space for the very real and raw moments to come forth and become the words I would share with the world.- Paula Lee McBride, Memoir Writer
Twenty years untouched. The manuscript was complete but needed someone who could help me see it clearly, coaxing the characters to full life, deepening the psychology of the characters and details, stripping out dated references, and, honestly, helping me see where I was losing the reader. Nicole did all of that, and more.
From our very first exchange, she understood what I was trying to do, which made me feel confident she would respect my vision. Sounds simple. But it isn't. Nicole never tried to flatten it into something easier to explain. She took it on its own terms and helped me make it more fully itself.
Her feedback was pointed and honest. She told me where I lost the thread, where the characters flattened, where the plot lagged, and where anything needed sharpening. I didn't always agree, and sometimes the edits were heartbreaking. But I fixed it, and the book is better for it.
What I most appreciated was how Nicole worked. We went chapter by chapter, then act by act, then did a full pass. She was always responsive to my questions and ideas. I looked forward to her emails and our conversations. When we talked through the manuscript together, she was deeply engaged — not just professionally, but personally.
When Nicole told me she was going to miss my characters when we were done, it meant everything to me. Because I love those characters too, and having her validate that they were real and worth caring about gave me the confidence I hadn't expected.
Nicole is a good fit for a writer who is organized, takes the craft seriously, and is ready to be surprised by what good editorial feedback surfaces. She can be hands-on when you need her and hands-off when you need space. She worked with my process — and mine is, well, my own. That flexibility is rare, and it made me feel supported and respected throughout.
I came out of this collaboration more confident in my writing and my story, and genuinely proud of what the book became. That's the only thing that really matters.
— Karl Schmieder, Biotech Systems Architect + Writer