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McKenzie Lynn Tozan

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Hi friends! I'm so happy to share with you that I'

Hi friends! I'm so happy to share with you that I'll be celebrating my 10th anniversary with my wonderful husband tomorrow.
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10 years, 6 moves, 5 years of school, almost 3 children, countless books read, and SO many memories later, we're happily going strong.
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All my love to my husband today, our big day tomorrow, our anniversary adventure this weekend with our kiddos, and forever.
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Happy 10th Anniversary, my love!
*cheers*clink*živjeli*
#wedding #anniversary #10yearanniversary #love #memories

"The circle grows larger as the onlookers in the s

"The circle grows larger as the onlookers in the stands shift out of their seats and the cheerleaders assemble and the girls from tryouts finally take a hint. As they slip Eric onto a gurney and keep him there on the ground to check his vitals, some realize the show is over. Emily appears and brushes my hair out of my face, her bright green eyes blazing with the love and concern I know so well, and she takes my hand and pulls me away."
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"As more of us move out of the crowd and drift out into the galaxy of a field, now mulling with sounds of confusion and distress, there is a visible break in the circle, and I see him:"
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"Sam is kneeling at Eric’s side, touching his knee, and he stares at me with a cold intensity as if he knows something. As if he were blaming me for a secret I’d never known."
GIRL LOST: 8100 words
#amwriting #GirltoMoonSeries #GirlLost #YA #Supernatural #Fiction #WIP #novel #bookseries #writersofinstagram #bookloversofinstagram #bookstagram

I *love* accountability posts. . Especially in the

I *love* accountability posts. .
Especially in the writing community, where it's so easy to let our own deadlines slip. .
We keep the doctor's appointments and work deadlines straight... .
But when we tell ourselves it's time to finish our novel, often that internal agreement is as much of a story as the story itself! .
Which is why I always challenge my writing clients and writing friends to share with their loved ones when they WILL complete their draft. .
Setting the date with someone else makes for a firmer deadline. .
So today, I'm sharing MINE with YOU. .
I've been so focused on Book Strategy and Organic Marketing and promoting others' books lately, I've had very little time to put into my own. .
But it's time. .
I'm in the process of writing GIRL TO MOON, a four-book YA supernatural series. .
The first book in the series is called GIRL LOST. .
Landon is expected to be born on August 17th. .
I plan to finish writing the book by August 10th. .
I'll give myself 6 days to revise. .
On the 17th, if you'd like to check-in (or even read it?!), we can celebrate together. .
Thanks, all, for your support all these years in my various writing endeavors. I look forward to having something to share with you. 🧡
#amwriting #YA #Supernatural #Fiction #GirltoMoonSeries #GirlLost #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #bookloversofinstagram #novel #bookseries #WIP

"I can’t handle their fighting, the sharp and ho

"I can’t handle their fighting, the sharp and hollow sound of pots falling, and their lack of regard for what we can hear. Through the din, I find myself listening for crying through the wall. If I don’t hear it, I know my two youngest siblings are safe. I know that my oldest of little sisters, Emily, is taking care of the twins, and as long as Emily is with them, I know I can go. I know I can slip through the window, drop down into the woods, and escape it all. I can pretend it’s not happening. I can ignore the several long hours between now and the morning. And I hate that about myself, how I can turn it off." ...
GIRL LOST: 8100 words
#amwriting #GirltoMoonSeries #GirlLost #YA #Supernatural #Fiction #WIP #novel #bookseries #writersofinstagram #bookloversofinstagram #bookstagram

A few weeks ago, I asked around to see if there wo

Y'all, this makes me so happy. . Charlotte had th

Y'all, this makes me so happy.
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Charlotte had the most wholesome reaction to seeing her book, IT'S HOW YOU CATCH THE LIGHT, for the first time. ❤
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I can't wait for you to see it. It's such a lovely collection.
#CharlotteJohnston #ItsHowYouCatchTheLight #poetry #photography #prose #newbook #publication #BookStrategy #BookStrategist #books #bookloversofinstagram #bookreview #poetsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #amreading

Happy Tuesday, everyone! And Crazy-Happy Mail TO M

Happy Tuesday, everyone! And Crazy-Happy Mail TO ME!! .
Not only is Charlotte Johnston's IT'S HOW YOU CATCH THE LIGHT now available for purchase, but my paperback copies for reviewers have arrived!! .
More to come! I can't wait to sit down and read a copy that's ACTUALLY in my hands. ❤
#CharlotteJohnston #ItsHowYouCatchTheLight #poetry #photography #prose #newbook #publication #BookStrategy #BookStrategist #books #bookloversofinstagram #bookreview #reviewcopies #poetsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #amreading

Hi friends! I have one more share for tonight, fro

Hi friends! I have one more share for tonight, from a publication I love very much: Whale Road Review. . . Issue 19 is officially here, and it is everything I could have asked for. .
Katie Manning described her experience in revisiting the issue (and I totally agree): "Reading this issue again after the latest violence against black people in the U.S. and after 2.5 months of sheltering in place feels like traveling through time and space with the ghost of summer past. Here are the good times and dark undercurrents, the brothers and flawed parents, the nursery rhymes and arcade games, the tanning beds and cancer cells, the pools and lakes and beaches, and so much more."
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You can find Issue 19 below at the link in the comments.
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A poem of mine was featured with them clear back in their FIRST issue, and I've been watching WRR evolve into this glorious project (and continued to write dinosaur / false memory poems) ever since. .
For a little #throwbackThursday, I've included a snapshot of my poem here, "Shopping for T-Rex."
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It's still one of my favorites. Thanks to Katie Manning and Whale Road Review for featuring it, and for doing such important work, then and since.
#whaleroadreview #issue19 #literarymagazine #poetry #prose #writersofinstagram #poetsofinstagram #bookloversofinstagram #amwriting #ShoppingforTRex

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