I thought about pretending that I’m a “we” and an “us” to sound more professional or impressive, but I couldn’t do it. It’s just me: one thirty-something woman who wants to be part of every sort of publishing there is—indie, hybrid, traditional (not vanity… I’ll leave that where it is). And here we are.

So! Hi, hello, my name is Nicole Frail, and you may know me from the twelve years I spent at Skyhorse Publishing and Sky Pony Press. Or you may know me from the ten years I’ve been editing for indie authors and querying authors and other clients via my small editorial business Nicole Frail Edits. And now, I’d like you to also think of me as the publisher of a (very super small) independent press.

I intend to introduce multiple imprints under the Nicole Frail Books umbrella: one for nonfiction, one for kids (because half of my heart belongs to children’s books), one for moms (because I’m a mom of three boys and I KNOW the struggle involved with trying to find just one second of free time for yourself, and to write a whole book in those moments… C’mon. I’d bow to you but my back hurts from carrying around my thirty-pound two-year-old). Let’s just say, I have ideas. And all of them are very community driven. Very… POV driven. I just have to figure out a few things before I can officially make it all happen.

We (okay, now about four months in, it’s a “we” — I’m not doing this alone) started with a few anthologies, and those have been amazing. We introduced some new voices to readers. We’ve walk some debut authors through the editorial and publishing process.

WE are doing it. WE as in, the community of amazing writers that I have stumbled into in the two-ish years that I’ve been more active online (thank you, bookstagram!). You are all talented, you are all driven, you are all impressive. And whether you want to pursue traditional publishing, you want a bit of hand-holding with hybrid, or you want to stick to the indie route, I want to support you. So follow me here, message me on Nicole Frail Edits, DM me on Facebook. I’m wherever you need me to be.

And as of February 2025, you can also submit your manuscripts to And You Press and Attic Ebooks! Let’s keep on doing it!