Nice to meet you!

My name is Nicole Wayland, and I started my own business in 2012 to offer copyediting and proofreading services after three years in-house. Over the years, my work has shifted from academic manuscripts to supporting authors of children’s, young adult, and adult fiction and nonfiction titles at some of the largest publishers in the country. I love what I do!

I am a member of ACES: The Society for Editing and volunteer on the Communications and Publications Committee. I joined ACES in late 2016 and have been to every in-person conference since 2017, speaking as part of a panel in 2023 on mastermind groups and again in 2025 on thriving as an editorial professional.

A few fun facts about me:

  • I graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University.

  • I’m left-handed.

  • I started taking ballet classes for the first time three years ago.

  • I’m an October Libra and extrovert.

  • I am a certified yoga instructor.

  • I live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, but am from New York.

Services

Standard Copyediting

For copyediting projects, I work in Microsoft Word with Track Changes turned on so that all edits made are clearly recorded for the author. I can apply an editorial style (I primarily work with The Chicago Manual of Style) and create a personalized style sheet.

Query Integration

For query integration, I carefully review and incorporate the author’s responses to the copyeditor’s queries and edits and copyedit any new text that the author might have added during their review, creating a clean copy that is ready to be typeset.

Proofreading

This service is performed after the work has been typeset and is normally one of the last read-throughs before the book goes to print. At this point in the process, I am looking for typos that have snuck through previous rounds, issues with design, and dropped text.