"We couldn't have come close to creating the book we finally produced without the expertise, guidance and rigor that Nicola brought to the process. When we felt the task was overwhelming, she made it feasible and fun. Creating a book is a far bigger undertaking than most people realize. We were grateful at each developmental stage to have such a patient and thoughtful guide. Nicola nurtured our work and made it better so that every reader will benefit as a result."

~Michael Baldwin, founder and CEO of Michael Baldwin, Inc.

Nicola, your partnership in the creation of this work has been unparalleled. I’m so glad I brought you on as my writing coach. What we have created here, thanks to you, is exactly, precisely, what I’d hoped it would be. Thank you for your endless grace, service, wit, optimism, and wise counsel. You are a dream.

~Susan Peirce Thompson, Ph.D, CEO of Bright Line Eating, and New York Times Bestselling Author

I hired Nicola to do a developmental edit on my manuscript for The Subway Girls before I started querying agents. Her comments were astute, insightful, and constructive. Not only did that manuscript land me a wonderful agent, but The Subway Girls was sold to St. Martin’s Press in a two-book deal. I truly enjoyed and benefited from working with Nicola and have recommended her whenever the opportunity has arisen (and I will continue to do so). Her experience in the publishing industry and her keen knowledge of what makes a book work can absolutely help authors in any stage of their process.

 ~ Susie Orman Schnall, Author of On Grace, The Balance Project, and The Subway Girls

As excited as I was when I sold the proposal to write my first book, I was also completely overwhelmed.  This was uncharted waters for me and Nicola became my lighthouse, buoy and — at times — lifejacket!!  Her patience, work ethic and sense of humor is a rare combination that carried me through the whole process.  If you are lucky enough to work with her, you and your book will be better for it.  

~Tracy McCubbin, Author of Making Space, Clutter Free

The first person, outside of my family, who told me that I should definitely write The Fight for Free Speech was Nicola. Her enthusiastic encouragement, wise counsel, and pragmatic guidance enabled me to make this dream a reality. My advice to would-be writers everywhere is to talk to Nicola and follow her advice to the letter, you won’t regret it. 

~ Ian Rosenberg, 1st Amendment Expert and Author of The Fight For Free Speech

Writing a book is no easy undertaking.  I would have been completely lost without Nicola’s counsel, talents, and smarts.  She took the pain out of the process and ultimately, challenged me to make the book stronger.  I could not have done it without her.  I am forever grateful.

~Lee Carter, President of maslansky + partners and Author of Persuasion

After completing the first draft of my manuscript, I was convinced that I was ready to publish.  Reality struck when I queried literary agents and was either ignored or rejected outright.  Thankfully I found Nicola.  She believed that both my story and my writing were worthy, but that I simply needed some guidance to accomplish my goal.  After poring over and dissecting my work, she gave me a detailed, yet concise and manageable plan to fill in the gaps.  I was then able finish the manuscript surprisingly quickly, and almost immediately I received two offers to have my book published.  Nicola’s intelligence, efficiency, disarming and honest approach to her craft make her the perfect writing coach, and collaborating with her was an absolute pleasure. 

~Ron Bahar, MD and published author

As much as I love to write, I was pretty overwhelmed by the idea of writing a book, sure that I'd end up in the depths of hell. But I've discovered that, by working with Nicola, writing a book doesn't suck! In fact, it's extremely invigorating and she's helping me use this process to shape the strategy of all the content I produce for my company. I'm having fun and feel extremely productive!

~Randi Zinn, founder of BeyondMom.com