“Julie is a master! My book was formatted for paperback with the utmost of care. She is fast and cares about the quality of work. Although it’s hard to imagine the final product in a book, I was thrilled to open the paperback version after she worked so hard. Julie is more than worth it!” […]

The World of Henry Port Kirk III “Writing my life story has been a productive and challenging project. My wife, Jenny, was the scribe. Julie McDonald Zander, our gifted editor, has been tremendous. She exudes enthusiasm and was always professional while sharing her expertise and willingness to make things right.Julie provided encouragement throughout the process, […]

What a treat to work with Robert and Sally Schaefer of Vancouver, Washington, to create and publish a memoir of their remarkable lives. Here’s what Bob and Sally said about our work together. “We are grateful to have found Julie McDonald Zander as our editor. She was very professional and helpful. We thoroughly enjoyed working […]

I enjoyed working with Travis Hoppe to help edit, design, and publish the memoir of his uncle, Albert Erickson II, called “Crafting a Basic Family Life While Enjoying Nature.” Here’s what Travis said about our experience. “It’s been very satisfying and eye-opening working on this project with you. You saw Uncle Bert’s comments—he was delighted […]

“My wife and I contracted with Julie Zander to help us write our memoirs. As we worked with Julie our project grew. Julie brought not only her ability to organize and document our story but gave us ideas and recommendations beyond our initial thinking. Julie also has patience. We did not realize how much photos […]

I enjoyed working with Lyle and Alice Leach to create their book. Their beautiful love story also was featured in The Columbian May 24, 2020: Here’s what Lyle and Alice Leach had to say April 1, 2020, about creating their book: “This has been one of the experiences of our life. You have added something […]

Don Brenner of the Toledo Historical Society is selling the updated The Toledo Community Story and The Big Cheeses of Toledo. Here’s what he had to say about my help with the two books: ““I have known Julie for several years as a friend, member of our Toledo Historical Society, and author of our treasured […]

At long last, the nonfiction story of an 1847 pioneer mother of four young sons who lost her husband at the Snake River on the Oregon Trail. She later married the first American to settle north of the Columbia River and hosted such well-known people as Washington Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens and Ulysses S. Grant, […]

What prompts a couple with two grown children to give up a lucrative job and leave for the jungles of Cameroon? Only the Lord who spoke clearly to Norma (Booth) Clark and told her the time to go was “Now!” She and her husband, Gilbert, stepped out in faith, joined Wycliffe Bible Translators, and raised […]

During sixty-three years of marriage, Dr. Ken and Clarita Burden raised four children, welcomed six grandchildren, and followed the leading of the Lord in their vocations and avocations. They donated time and money to missions through the Seventh-day Adventist Church. When they weren’t working, tending to medical patients or teaching piano students, the couple drove […]