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Last updated: 9/25/2025
Christine Van Zandt
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Los Angeles Hollywood
California
United States
  She/Her
  Female
  White
  No
  No
  Master's degree
  No
Professional Information
editor, coach
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  Book Coaching
  Yes
  No
  Expert (50+ projects)
  Yes
  Yes
  Currently Booking
  KidLit
  writeforsuccessediting@gmail.com
  Write for Success Coaching and Editing
  28
  16
  I'm here to help you get your book published. I'm an experienced developmental editor, writing mentor, and teacher who will get you reach your goals. Since 2009, I have listened to writers and provided personalized feedback thats thoughtful, analytical, and constructive. My areas of expertise include most genres of adult books and all categories of childrens books. I will root you on and support you because I love helping writers make their dream of writing a book become a reality whether this is your first book or you've done this many times. Even agented authors benefit from professional editing before sending a manuscript to their literary agent, when they have received an R&R (revise and resubmit), or when working with a publisher. My editing services include developmental editing, manuscript critique, and manuscript analysis. I provide assistance with query letters, author bio, book blurbs, and agent searches or queries. Confidential ghostwriting is also available. My education includes a master's degree in English literature.
  Beta reading, Book Coaching, Coaching, Consulting, Copyediting, Developmental/Substantive editing, Formatting, Ghostwriting, Line editing, Literary coaching, Manuscript evaluation, Proofreading, Self-publishing, Writing
  query letters, finding and submitting to agents or publishers, pitches, literary citizenship. social platforms, author bio, back-of-book blurb, R&R (revise and resubmit), world-building
  Animals, Arts, Arts, Visual, Business, Earth Science, Ecology/Environment, Food and cooking, Gardening, Health, History, Humor, LGBTQIA, Lifestyle, Multicultural Interest, Parenting/Family, Popular Culture, Self-help, Women's studies
  scansion for rhyming board books and rhyming picture books
  Fantasy, General Fiction , Historical Fiction, KidLit, Romance , Science Fiction , Speculative Fiction , Thriller / Suspense
  Memoir , Narrative Nonfiction
  Picture book
  Children’s Fiction, Creative nonfiction, Essays, Family histories, Magazines, Reviews, Social media
  Children's Nonfiction, Children's Fiction, Board Books, Middle Grade, Chapter Books, New Adult, Nonfiction Picture Books, Fiction Picture Books, Rhyming Picture Books, submissions to children's magazines
  Adult, Children, College, High school, Middle school, New adult, Pre-K–6, Young adult
  English
  Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)
  Acrobat, Excel, Google Docs, PowerPoint, Word
  Yes
  Lyrical Language Lab's 10-week course for poetry
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