Makayla Bryant (she/her), a 22 year old science fiction, fantasy, and dystopian author and I discuss her journey from self publishing in 2020 to the querying trenches in 2024. We also discuss the gatekeeping of the traditional publishing industry, working on things outside of writing because income needs to be made, self promoting on different social medias, the "privacy" in the publishing world, creative faceless videos need to be appreciated, and there needs to be a new standard where "realism" needs to be taken into account.

You can find Makayla on Instagram @makaylabryant8 and @makaylabryant88 (twt). Her website can be found on https://linktr.ee/themakaylabryant where all things Makayla Bryant can be found.

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