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Nicole Frail, Book Editor @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social · 1d

What's more irritating than realizing, many, many pages in, that you never turned Track Changes back on after fixing some pesky formatting errors? 🙃🫠

#amediting #shortstories #MSWord #writersky #writingcommunity

a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk in an office .

Alt: Michael J. Scott, silently enraged.

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Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · 1d

#amquerying #writingcommunity #writersky #writersofbluesky

Querying Tips from RevPit Editors. "Writers often ask when the best time of year to query is. With most wait times being long, and agents sometimes closing to queries with little notice, the best time to query is as soon as you are confident your manuscript is ready." -Laura Galan-Wells

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · 3d

Happy to announce the story selections for our adult contemporary Christmas anthology! Congrats to all!

Release day is November 12! Be part of our cover reveal and release day blast or to receive an ARC. bio.site/nicolefrailbooks

#booksky #shortstories #christmas #writingcommunity #indiepress

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Nicole Frail, Book Editor @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social · 4d

Upcoming release from my indie press! 11/11 ❄️ Prairie Tale: A Winter Short Story by Amy Kelly

Attic Ebooks @attic-ebooks.bsky.social · 4d

Cover reveal for PRAIRIE TALE: A WINTER SHORT STORY by Amy Kelly

❄️Isolated homestead
❄️Nature as adversary
❄️Gothic prairie
❄️Fear of the unknown
❄️Ticking clock
❄️Historical fiction

Coming November 11, 2025

#booksky #gothic #historicalfiction #shortstory #amreading #newrelease #indiepress

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Nicole Frail, Book Editor @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social · 4d

Ha, right? I am indeed real!

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Nicole Frail, Book Editor @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social · 5d

Exactly!

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Nicole Frail, Book Editor @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social · 5d

I am in conversation with two local coffee shops to organize pop-ups, book fairs, workshops, and sell my pub company's books in their cafes. You'll never know what's possible unless you put yourself out there. Local connections are key. ✨ #booksky💙📚 #authorsky #writingcommunity

Fay Thompson, Author/Artist @faythompsonauthor.bsky.social · 5d

My affiliated art gallery has a gift shop and they have asked me to vend there too. So, that will be my immediate focus in the end of October.

What opportunities are you discovering in your local town/city?

Are you networking local. I hope so.

#writingcommunity #booksky #vending #marketing

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Nicole Frail, Book Editor @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social · 5d

Lots of new people here! Great time for a quick hello/intro! I'm a:

Mom of 3 boys & 2 cats
Pro editor since '09
#RevPit Board Member
MFA in CW teacher/workshop leader @wilkesu.bsky.social
Indie publisher @nicolefrailbooks.bsky.social
Resident of #NEPA

Say hi!! 👋👋

#writingcommunity #booksky

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Nicole Frail, Book Editor @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social · 6d

I went on a 💙-spree a bit ago when I checked in and saw all the celebratory #RevPit #10Queries posts. Doesn't necessarily mean I was assigned your query, but definitely check in on 10/24 to see if one of my posts is yours!! 😜

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Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · 8d

It's time!!! Enter #RevPit #10Queries for your chance at winning free feedback on your query + first 5 pages!

reviseresub.com/mini-events/...

#amwriting #writersky #amquerying

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · 11d

Happy to announce the story selections for our very first YA anthology! Congrats to all!

Release day is November 5! Sign-up to be part of our cover reveal and release day blast, or receive an ARC. bio.site/nicolefrailbooks

#booksky #ireadya #romancelandia #writingcommunity #indiepress

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Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · 12d

THIS FRIDAY!!! Are you excited, #RevPit?! If you're gearing up to enter RevPit #10Queries, here's everything you need:

⭐Complete query letter
⭐First 5 pages of manuscript

The query and first 5 pages will need to be uploaded to the form in one document and should be a standard manuscript format

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · 12d

All &You Anthologies are on sale today! Grab them while you can! 78 stories for under $10!

#booksky #readersky #romancelandia #gothicfiction #writersky #writingcommunity

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Nicole Frail Books, LLC @nicolefrailbooks.bsky.social · 16d

October Events! If you're in northeastern PA or the surroundings areas, I hope to talk books with you this month!

#indiepub #indiepress #smallpress #bookcommunity #bookeditor #writingcommunity #booksky #writersky #nepa #smallbusiness

📆Where will Nicole Frail Edits & Nicole Frail Books be in October?
On Saturday, stop by the Valley Community Library for their first Fall Fair at the Library! to shop local vendors and meet local authors and publishers. Entry is $5.
The next meeting of MAMA'S BOOKed: NEPA Moms Book Club will be Monday, September 6, at Long Live Playtime , and we're currently reading Weyward by Emilia Hart. If you're local and want to join, message me and I'll invite you to our FB group!
Then there's our monthly networking meeting for (the organization formerly known as) Wilkes-Barre Women's Organization for Networking at Rodano's on Public Square. All are welcome!
If you want to shop local but can't make it out to any of the markets in-person, join our Harvest & Holiday Virtual Event (Facebook Group), presented by Carly's Creative and Supportive Small Business Community, between October 10 and 12. My offerings will go live at 3:30 on the 10th.
And finally, we'll be at 2nd Annual Forty Fort Fall Fest on the 11th! Last year was fantastic, and I'm looking forward to seeing what this year brings.
Hoping to chat with many of you about what you're reading and writing this month! ✌️💜📖

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Nicole Frail Books, LLC @nicolefrailbooks.bsky.social · 23d

100+ new voices to discover this weekend!

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#booksale #writingcommunity #booksky💙📚 #authorsky

Attic Ebooks @attic-ebooks.bsky.social · 23d

🍂#SYK starts tomorrow!🍂

The Fireside Book Cafe FB group has organized a small freebie event for indie authors! 100+ titles, all free!

Discover your next new author. Site is live now, so fill your carts and check out tomorrow.

debbie52767.wixsite.com/fireside-boo...

#booksky #writingcommunity

Acorns, pumpkins, apples, and squash along with the words: Fireside Book Cafe Fall Stuff Your Kindle Tomorrow. Friday, September 26 through Sunday, September 28.

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Nicole Frail, Book Editor @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social · Sep 18

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Nicole Frail, Book Editor @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social · Sep 18

Just wanted to pop on to send a big thank-you to The Writers' Doubt Club for inviting me onto their podcast last night!

Watch for my episode in October! I'll share the link when it's ready.

Visit www.writersdoubtclub.com to learn more!

#writingpodcasts #writingcommunity

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Nicole Frail Books, LLC @nicolefrailbooks.bsky.social · Sep 17

If you're on Facebook, I'm taking over the Book Haven Tribe FB Group today! Come chat. 💙

#writingcommunity #bookpublishing #booksky #authorsky #writersky #amquerying #indiepress

www.facebook.com/groups/41257...

Don't forget! Nicole Frail, editor and publisher, will be taking over the Book Haven Tribe Facebook Group today! Join the group and let's chat! 10:30 a.m. EST. Link in comments.

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Nicole Frail, Book Editor @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social · Sep 12

Four Fridays from now... Need querying tips in the meantime? How can I help?

#amquerying #revpit #10queries #writingcommunity

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Attic Ebooks @attic-ebooks.bsky.social · Sep 12

✨New Release!✨

Just in time for International Chocolate Day, SECOND TIME'S SWEETER by Melissa Mastro.

A recipe contest brings two finalists to a chocolate factory in Belgium where they face off—and find love—in this heartwarming and hopeful story about second chances.

#booksky #romancelandia

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Nicole Frail, Book Editor @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social · Sep 10

Same! This fall and winter is gearing up to be fun! :)

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Nicole Frail, Book Editor @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social · Sep 5

✨ September Events with @nicolefrailbooks.bsky.social ✨

#booksky #authorsky #writersky #pennsylvania #nepa

Nicole Frail Edits and Nicole Frail Books September Events

September 8 - Book Club at Long Live Playtime, 6 pm to 7pm
September 13 - Luzerne Fall Pumpkin Festival, Main Street in Luzerne, 10 am to 6 pm
September 14 - Book-Themed Craft Market, AlleyCrafts in Kingston, 10 am to 3 pm
September 17 - Takeover of the Facebook Group "The Book Haven Tribe," starts at 10:30 am

All times EST.

Need a speaker, presenter, vendor, bookish guest or friend? Reach out! nicole@nicolefrailedits.com or nicole@nicolefrailbooks.com

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Nicole Frail, Book Editor @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social · Sep 2

Newest book baby is out in the wild today. 🖤🖤

And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Sep 2

New Release!

Not As It Seems: A Gothic Anthology

Ft. short stories by @coralaineauthor.bsky.social @jesseferreras.bsky.social @roxannemwerner.bsky.social @onthewritelines.bsky.social @shmonstermaker.bsky.social @sarahbjorkauthor.bsky.social & more!

Edited by @courtneyumphress.bsky.social

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · Aug 31

Sometimes all a girl needs is an hour in a bookshop.

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Attic Ebooks @attic-ebooks.bsky.social · Aug 31

✨New release!✨

A belated happy pub day to @aecwrites.bsky.social and Sweet Dreams Are Made of Confit! This short story ebook is inspired by a true story, and it's not to be missed!

✨Cat POV
✨1960s France
✨Space Age
✨Unlikely Friends
✨Stickers w PoP!

#booksky💙📚 #newrelease #shortstory #indiepub

Quote from Sweet Dreams Are Made of Confit with galaxy background and cat swiping at stars. Quote is "She let out a long, loud, mournful yowl while neither of her companions made a sound."

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