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McKenzie Lynn Tozan

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A little creative chaos 😂 . Cady brought me the

A little creative chaos 😂
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Cady brought me the PRETTIEST leaf, because she knows I love fall, orange, and leaves, and I knew just where to put it.
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The "problem" was, I wrote a note in my book to commemorate it, and Cady wanted to write one, too.
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For a moment, I stressed, because I wanted everything to be "perfect." But PERFECT was my daughter thinking of me when she saw this leaf. PERFECT was knowing how I could keep it. PERFECT was her wanting to share her love with me. I decided to see this for what it was: love between a mother and a daughter, a learning experience, perfectly imperfect.
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I love this---and I'll be writing at least one new poem about it for DAUGHTER WILD.
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#fallleaves #nature #giftofnature #daughter #motherdaughter #handmadegifts #orange #planner #memory #wildparenting #daughterwild #poetry #amwriting #bookstagram #writersofinstagram #poetsofinstagram #croatia #krk #Croatiawriter

Aww! Happy Early Mother's Day to me! Cadence made

Aww! Happy Early Mother's Day to me! Cadence made me something special at school today, and it smells as pretty as it looks. ❤🌷🌺
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(And I had something sweet waiting for her in the car, too. You know what they say about great minds---and big hearts. 🧡)
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#MothersDay #HappyMothersDay #motherdaughter #gift #handmadegifts #Croatia #Krk #momlife #WAHM #candles

I'm so intimidated to start trying to read Croatia

I'm so intimidated to start trying to read Croatian books, even though I know the attempt will boost my vocabulary and understanding of sentence structure---but all feelings of intimidation aside, aren't these covers so pretty?
#amreading #bookloversofinstagram #bookstagram #Croatianwriter #expat #croatianbookstagrammer #writer #reader #EkaKurniawan #StevenRowley #croatia #krk #malinska

What're you looking at? 👀 . How/when do you ma

What're you looking at? 👀
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How/when do you make time to read?
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#amreading #StephenKing #TheInstitute #horror #fiction #bookloversofinstagram #writersofinstagram #time #timemanagement #makingtime #metime

I just wrote this in a group and kind of loved it,

I just wrote this in a group and kind of loved it, so I thought I'd share it here in case it's inspiring to someone else:
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A writer said a literary agent passed on them because they weren't feeling "drawn in" by their first five pages. The writer then asked if anyone in the group ever truly felt drawn in by the first five pages of ANY book and decided to keep reading based on that feeling.
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I responded:
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To be honest, yes, I get that feeling frequently.
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BUT that isn't to say that there's anything wrong with your first five; it means this literary agent was not the agent for you.
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It means your agent is out there, waiting to get hooked in those early pages and being unable to let go.
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Keep going. <3
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#writersofinstagram #writer #literaryagent #query #pitching #novel #inspiration #Croatianwriter #novelist #poet

Getting back to simple, healthy eating to be the b

Getting back to simple, healthy eating to be the best mama, wife, mindful writer, and ME that I can be.
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#yum #lunchtime #simpleeating #healthyeating #habits #healthy #progress #progressnotperfection #weightloss #writer #mama #wife #croatia #croatiafulloflife #krk #malinska #Croatianwriter

I don't mention often enough how much I love my fa

I don't mention often enough how much I love my family. They're the reason I do what I do, and why I feel like I CAN do it.
❤🧡💚💙
#momlife #family #WAHM #freelancelife #writerslife #writersofinstagram #poetsofinstagram #bookloversofinstagram #bookstagram #croatia #Croatianwriter #expatlife #malinska #krk

While writing tonight, a hand touched my knee, and

While writing tonight, a hand touched my knee, and when I peeked under the table, I found I had an audience. 💚
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#amwriting #writerslife #momlife #WAHM #freelancelife #viral #baby #boymom #MediterraneanAndMe #love #family #croatia

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