Layna McKenzie

Check in with any federal government workers you know. We are not okay.

The fact that yesterday’s NYT Strings puzzle included every generation of the last 100 years but left out Generation X is just about the most GenX thing ever. #GenX

I have an agent! In @tajmccoy.bsky.social, I am lucky to have found the right champion for PASSION AND PROTOCOL, my #CR about a scandal-plagued diplomat and a reclusive ex-con who find lust, loathing, love (and the odd phallic clam) on the Oregon Coast.
#writingcommunity #romancelandia #booksky

kermit the frog is standing in front of a red curtain and says so excited . ALT: kermit the frog is standing in front of a red curtain and says so excited .

I’ve made a decision that I am SO excited about. Both nervous and hopeful and manifesting all the good things for 2025.

I’m a die-hard pantser, and am used to my characters just telling me what to do. But now, 40,000 words into my current WIP, it’s like my characters have stopped speaking to me. I’ve hit a wall. Am I going to have to actually PLOT the rest of his novel? Help! #writingcommunity #booksky #romancelandia

Just donated as well. Extraordinary man.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100 Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died. He was 100 years old and had spent more than a year in hospice care.

Fair Winds and Following Seas to a true public servant, an incredible humanitarian, and a humble and decent man. You made us proud, Sir.

This is why they will need to pry the Oxford comma from my cold, dead, and lifeless hands.

Cozy with my Sweetie on Christmas Eve, watching the 70’s-era stop-motion “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.” The Burgermeister Meister Burger remains one of my favorite Christmas villains.

True story: When I first moved to Germany for work, I was really lonely. Finally, I put up a sign at a pub for an “English Stammtisch.” A young man saw the sign, and brought a few friends and our Stammtisch was born. 25 years later that young man who joined my stammtisch is now my husband.

Happy Winter Solstice!! Made my homesick German sweetie bratwurst and bratkartoffeln in honor of Yule. I wish we had a fireplace, but we’re warm and cozy and drinking hot Gluehwein. It smells like Christmas!

Gisèle Pelicot has rewritten her story – and electrified women all over the world. But what about men? | Rebecca Solnit This was an extraordinary response to unimaginable crimes. Yet true change will only come when men engage with the culture that led us here, says Guardian US columnist Rebecca Solnit

Thank you @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social as always.

This, this, this:

"Until men engage earnestly & honestly with the pervasiveness of sexual assault and the aspects of the culture that celebrate and normalise it, not enough will change."

Assault. Abuse. Harassment. Objectification.

All of it.

This is a nonstop struggle for me. I LOVE my little romance novel, but pitching it in a sentence or two? So. Hard. #writingcommunity

I already do this (minus the audio book, as I’ve never gotten into them).

Same. I adore “Silent Night”…although (rather pretentiously I admit) I prefer it in the original German.

Friday Romance Deals (12/20): Kindergarten teacher hero, forced proximity because of inheritance shenanigans, a florist & more! Romance review blog. Host of Lusting for Covers every Sunday. Author interviews and giveaways. Every month we share our Royal Picks.

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And it’s Double Kindle Points! 🤓

#romancereader #bookdeals

anna from the movie frozen is standing in front of a body of water with her hands on her face . ALT: anna from the movie frozen is standing in front of a body of water with her hands on her face .

So excited! After working 80-hour weeks for seven months straight (including almost every weekend), I am treating myself to a full week writing staycation over New Years. I’m positively giddy to finally make some progress on my long-neglected WIP. #romancelandia #writingcommunity

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OMG. Yes. All of this.

This.

Ok. I giggled.

As a GenX kid from the Pacific Northwest, the Nirvana Unplugged concert was a seminal moment of my musical awakening. I have listened to that album so many times, I can recite verbatim Kurt Cobain’s mumbled commentary between each track.

a black and white photo of two women standing at a counter with the words `` crazy busy '' written on it . ALT: a black and white photo of two women standing at a counter with the words `` crazy busy '' written on it .

I don’t have time for another crisis today. My schedule is already full.

My introverting soul feels seen.

Literally, no.

Feeling kinda ✨vague✨ right now. #writingcommunity #romancelandia

This!!!

Thank you! I would love to be added! I write contemporary romance.

YouTube video by Channel 4 Comedy Lady Parts - Villain Era [Original Song] | We Are Lady Parts | Channel 4 Comedy

Definitely in a #VillainEra mood today as I answer work emails (during my weekend!). Separately, HIGHLY recommend everyone watch my favorite joyfully subversive show, We are Lady Parts, which features some seriously catchy girl power punk music.