Today we’d like to introduce you to Christine Van Zandt.
Hi Christine, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Hi! I’m an editor and writer, working on books for adults and kids. I launched my business, Write for Success Editing Services, when I moved to Hollywood about 12 years ago.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It took a while to build my business because we also had a baby around the same time so there was a long sleep-deprived while there! Business climbed steadily until the pandemic when people spent lots of time writing but with less income coming in, writers weren’t looking to spend money hiring editors like me to help them. The silver lining was that I got to focus on my own writing more and had my first children’s book published mid-pandemic: A Brief History of Underpants (becker&mayer! kids, 2021).
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I spend most of my days helping other people write their books but also am a traditionally published and agented writer with my second kid’s books launching in spring 2024 called Butterfly Dreams. This lyrical, nonfiction picture book is about a monarch butterfly’s trek back from overwintering in Mexico. These butterflies are an endangered species and faced near-extinction just a couple of years ago because of pesticide use on plants and habitat destruction.
What’s next?
I plan to keep editing and writing. In addition to books, I have some short stories and poems for kids scheduled for publication in 2023 and hope to keep selling more.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://christinevanzandt.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinevanzandt9/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christine.vanzandt.9/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/christinevz
- Other: https://writeforsuccessediting.com/
