About Christine Chitnis is a journalist, photographer, and bestselling author of East Coasting (Artisan, 2024), Patterns of Portugal (Clarkson Potter, 2024) and Patterns of India (Clarkson Potter, 2020). As a contributor to publications including the New York Times, Elle, Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler, Christine has not only earned a reputation as a multi-talented storyteller, but also as a trusted strategist in the lifestyle publishing sector. She resides in Providence, Rhode Island, with her husband and three children, Vijay, Vikram and Meera. From book proposals to publicity, Christine has spent the past decade helping fellow business owners and creatives translate their unique skills into marketable concepts, and now she’s poured all of her knowledge and experience into a new offering, The Creative Launchpad; a 3-month incubator to help you define your creative practice and share your work with the world. Whether you’re an aspiring writer, photographer, small business owner, or artist, you’ll learn how to take that initial spark of inspiration and turn it into something fully realized, whether it’s a book, a published article, an art show, a body of work, or a creative project that resonates on a larger scale. Join her in the next session, beginning in April 2025 by signing up for the waitlist here!    Shownotes 0:00 Intro 0:44 Sponsor: The Good Abode- holistic interior design 1:50 Welcoming Christine Chitnis 2:45 Christine’s business journey (from grant writing to publishing) 5:08 Patterns of India, the career trajectory book 6:50 Values aligned work 8:54 The interconnectedness in stories  11:09 Why Portugal? 12:22 The background on East Coasting 14:44 Project of Day of the Dead 18:01 Resilience found in the dream  22:05 Waking up grateful every day  23:13 Keeping ember in the fire lit (it’s about the timing) 24:27 The importance of having people who champion you 25:13 Ways to cultivate self care  29.17 What’s lighting Christine up right now 34:25 Outro    Where to find Christine INSTAGRAM //  @christine.chitnis WEBSITE // https://www.christinechitnis.com/ CREATIVE LAUNCHPAD // https://www.christinechitnis.com/creativelaunchpad Join our community! Follow this podcast and share with a friend! In the world of podcasts, reviews are everything! Please rate and review this episode on your favorite platform. Follow us on Instagram and let us know what you'd like for us to cover and any nominations for guests   Live your life by design.