NICOLE FISCHER
EDITOR & WRITING COACH
Nicole Fischer
Freelance Book Editor and Writing Coach
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Brooklyn, NY
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A Bit About My Career Path
After over 12 years in the industry, I left Big 5/traditional publishing in 2023 to work as a business writing coach at an investment and technology development firm. There, I taught writing classes to new hires, worked 1:1 with employees to strengthen their written communication skills, and edited corporate communications.
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But the call of fiction and the desire to help writers perfect their stories became too loud to ignore, and I made the choice to return to my first love (i.e., books!) at the end of 2024. It's been a joy to work on new projects with new and existing clients. Going freelance full-time has allowed me to offer the same level of editorial feedback, guidance, support, and cheerleading I was known for as an in-house editor with the passion and excitement of a fan who simply enjoys reading great stories.
WORK HISTORY
Freelance Editor and Coach
Self-Employed
January 2025 - Present
Writing and Editing Specialist
The D. E. Shaw Group
June 2023 - January 2025
Senior Editor
HarperCollins
January 2022 - June 2023
Editor
HarperCollins
June 2017 - January 2022
Editorial Assistant, Assistant Editor, Associate Editor
HarperCollins
January 2013 - June 2017
Intern
Nancy Yost Literary Agency
January 2012 - January 2013
Fiction editor and writing coach for individual authors (aspiring or established) looking to traditionally publish or self publish, domestic Big 5 publishers that outsource, foreign publishers with English translations, literary agents seeking editorial help for their clients, and publishing startups.
Business writing coach, writing class instructor, and internal copywriter/editor, focusing on employee skill building for the Learning & Development team and firmwide communication copyediting for the Human Capital department.
Developmental and acquisitions editor for Avon Books and William Morrow, focusing on brand management, bestselling author acquisition and relations, product development, content writing, and editing on 15+ titles a year.
Developmental and acquisitions editor for Avon Books and William Morrow, focusing on project management, acquisitions and client relations, product development, market research, content writing, and developmental editing for 35+ authors.
Assistant, developmental, and acquisitions editor for Avon Books, providing administrative support to multiple VPs, SVPs, and Editorial Director, with a focus on maintaining internal databases, project management, reading, editing, writing, and market research.
Intern to three literary agents representing romance, thrillers, and other book club fiction. Read, evaluated, and recommended queries from new authors; consulted on cover designs; shared editorial feedback on client manuscripts; and drafted query responses on behalf of full-time agents.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, English Literature
University of California, Santa Barbara
Copyediting
NYU, School of Professional Studies
