Welcome to Kourtnie McKenzie’s Homepage

If you’re looking for a fiction or copy writer, you’ve come to the right place. By day, Kourtnie McKenzie is a copy writer; by night, she is the fantasy young adult author of the exciting 100,000-word manuscript FORGOTTEN WINGS. Learn more about her writing credentials and novel on this site. She’s currently on a literary representation hunt for her manuscript, so please feel free to contact her if you’re interested.

For other fellow amateur fiction writers, Kourtnie McKenzie’s blog on fantasy YA provides all kinds of fun reads, from book reviews to personal writing experiences to industry research. She also has a popular video game blog, Johannah the Smite Priest. SEO-friendly blogging is part of her responsibilities as a copy writer, specifically with blogs in the education industry.

Kourtnie earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from Cal State Fullerton in 2009. She also studied psychology at Orange Coast College. She has a desire to return to school to learn about the art of stained glass and glass blowing in the future. When she’s not writing, she’s reading a book, playing a video game, indulging in anime, catching up on Heroes, or working on miscellaneous crafts. Her interests in mythology and children’s literature buds up in all of her fiction work.

Here are some of Kourtnie’s favorites novels: The Giver, The Lathe of Heaven, Graceling, Ella Enchanted, Princess Ben, Gamer Girl, Perfect Chemistry, and The Forest of Hands and Teeth. Check out her reviews and disheveled bookshelves at Goodreads.

Feel free to contact Kourtnie McKenzie if you’re in need of a copy writer or fantasy YA writer! Thanks for visiting.