I'm a freelance editor. Reach me at Christine@WriteforSuccessEditing.com.
Experienced Coach and Editor
helping authors since 2009
Christine Van Zandt is an experienced coach and freelance editor who has helped writers achieve their publication goals. Her support and insight helps authors guide their stories from ideas until publication and beyond. In addition to coaching, she utilizes her editorial skills and education to provide constructive, developmental critique of the plot at a line level.
Manuscripts are reviewed for story arc, character development, viewpoints, time lines, world creation, series oversight and consistency, first lines and first pages, word count, page turns, pacing, and more.
She's able to help when a story is just an idea as well as with partial or full manuscripts. In addition to the manuscript, she analyzes and gives feedback on query letters and pitches. She also works on short stories (stand-alones or in anthologies) and articles.
Master's degree in English literature with a specialization in children's literature
SHE WORKS ON
Adult and children’s fiction: speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, horror, magical realism, etc.), historical fiction, literary fiction, contemporary fiction, humor, romance, romantasy, and memoir.
Children’s books (board book, picture book, middle grade, YA) in prose or verse.
Adult and children’s nonfiction
SUBMISSIONS INFORMATION at https://writeforsuccessediting.com/how-to-query-me.
