"Nicole especially loves editing novels with complex worlds."
Nicole is a passionate storyteller and consumer of stories in every form. As a neuro-spicy writer and editor, she vehemently believes audiobooks count as reading and is willing to arm-wrestle anyone who disagrees. Nicole particularly loves helping authors build complex worlds and develop compelling, authentic characters.
As a former ESL teacher and tutor, Nicole has experience analyzing the finer points in writing that are often overlooked. She is also a CFLE (Certified Family Life Educator). This makes her uniquely qualified to edit books depicting complex family systems. Her training allows her to identify the intricate facets of human nature and recognize that everyone has a story to tell.
When not spending time with her husband and five children, she loves to read, bullet journal, and daydream about traveling full-time. Her guilty pleasure is ditching the family to go to the movies all by herself.
Nicole loves fantasy, historical fiction, middle-grade fiction, and YA novels. She also has a soft spot for parenting and personal development books.
Nicole’s favorite books are the Harry Potter series, the Lunar Chronicles, The Countess Below Stairs, and Pride and Prejudice. She has also read Ella Enchanted at least a dozen times.
Sensitivity / Expert
- CFLE (Certified Family Life Educator)
- Childbirth: traumatic, home, natural, PPD & PPA
- Mental health, including anxiety, depression, addiction, CPTSD, bipolar, narcissism, and sociopathy
- Sexual assault
- Betrayal trauma
- CBT therapy, DBT therapy, group therapy, marriage counseling, EMDR
- Institutionalization (mental hospital)
- Deconstruction from a high demand religion
- LGBTQ+ ally
- Parenting anxious and depressed children
- Parenting neurodivergent children
- Single parenting
- Foster care and CPS intervention
- Blended families & dysfunctional family systems
- Family court
- Locations: Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, Texas, South Carolina, Colorado, Mississippi
Preferred Genres
Anything!
Avoided Genres
None!
What Clients Say
Nicole was a pleasure to work with. She helped me understand what I need to work on for future books. This was my first book and editor. No question went unanswered, Erin made me feel comfortable with them. Loved the open communication.
I couldn’t have been more pleased with my experience with Salt & Sage. The editing I received was positive, professional, and in-depth. I would recommend them to anyone. Thank you!