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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I am not on here much anymore but after amicably parting ways with my former agent, I am seeking new rep ✨ This treasure hunting romantasy adventure is perfect for fans of: 🗺️Indiana Jones & The Mummy 🏔️MC’s like Lara Croft & Nathan Drake 🗺️Enchanted relics in a contemp setting

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

omg!!!! thank you everyone for the nominations on here and the other place!! truly manifesting the best for my little #onsub YA dystopian 🥹🕯️✨

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

The Aesthetics of THE MONSTERS WE BECOME, my on sub YA dystopian The Main Character | The Love Interest | The Atmosphere 🌿🗡️☀️ #WritingCommmunity #onsub #editors

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Song lyrics that feel like my on sub YA dystopian 🌿🗡️☀️

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Ren and Kaz would rather be dumped and covered in fish guts than admit they like each other (iykyk) #UnhingedPit #OS #AG #NA #A #F #RF

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

First // Last Lines of my on sub NA romantasy 🌊⚔️🖤

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

The Aesthetics of BURN THE SHIPS, my on sub NA romantasy The Main Character | The Love Interest | The Atmosphere 🌊⚔️🖤 #WritingCommmunity #onsub #editors

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Song lyrics that feel like my on sub NA romantasy 🌊⚔️🖤

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

The tropes of my NA romantasy BURN THE SHIPS 🌊⚔️🖤

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Hello!!! I’ve made my very first Substack post on Querying 101 ft. my own query letter 🥰 open.substack.com/pub/themakayla…

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

WHEN THE MOON HATCHED x NEVER KEEP 🌊 a deadly quest including dragons 🖤 break the Mark or kill each other 🌊 rivals to allies to lovers to enemies 🖤 bounty hunter pirate x assassin prince #QuestPit #F #RF #A #NA #AG #OS soon!

Top row: masculine blue eye, golden hilt of daggers, and a man (prince) with his hand on the hilt of his sword

middle row: sails of a ship, quote: I can see the end as it begins, and the side view from a ship of the ocean

bottom row: a blond woman (pirate) leaning against the rails of a ship, peals and shells, and a blond woman looking down

Pitch for my book about to be on sub with the side view of the ocean in the background

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

“a first draft doesn’t have to be perfect. a first draft doesn’t have to be perfect. a first draft doesn’t have to be perfect. a first draft doesn’t have to be perfect. a first draft doesn’t have to be perfect.” okay yeah but mine does 🤠

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

⚔ BLOODGUARDxTHE SERPENT AND THE WINGS OF NIGHT ⚔ "A deep, guttural cry rips from my chest and claws its way out of my throat. A scream so raw and unrestrained, it blazes hot in my lungs. The forest will soak up my pain." #1stLinePit #Q #YA #F

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

🌿 THE DEADINGxSotR 🌿 "That wall. That damn wall. That big, beautiful slab of concrete with its glittering forcefield. It haunts my dreams." 👀 editor interest 👀 #1stLinePit #Q #YA #SF #DS #SPF

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

🌊 WHEN THE MOON HATCHEDxNEVER KEEP 🌊 "The lifeless man at my feet gave no fight. What a shame. I prefer my hunts to have a little more thrill. More adrenaline. More zest." 👀 editor interest 👀 #1stLinePit #Q #NA #A #F #RF

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

AGENTS/EDITORS, here is my #AgentsGuide to THE ATTRITION, a YA dystopian romance where: 🌿 the earth is sentient & hungry for vengeance 🗡 with rivals to lovers who seek to uncover the truth no matter the cost ✨QUERYING👀 👀Editor Interest✨ #amquerying #WritingCommunity

tropes and comps slide for my agents guide

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

all the while listening to Unwritten on repeat bc she’s just a girl who wants to feel the rain on her skin 😌 #UnhingedPit #YA #DS #Q

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

50kkkk in my rewrite of my ya dark fantasy ⚔️🥀💫 god i love this book 🥹

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

final stats for #FastDraftFeb ⚔️ starting status: 15k 🥀 current status: 44k ⚔️ total words written this month: ~ 29k so close to 50k omg

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Warning: falling in love will result in death 🌊 assassin prince x bounty hunter pirate 🖤 a deadly quest for a dragon's egg 🌊 a blood pact that might require them to kill each other to break it 🖤 rivals to enemies to lovers to ???? #WSPitQ #NA #A #F #R

top row: masculine blue eye with black strands of hair, golden dagger, and a masculine figure (prince) with their hand on the hilt of their sword

middle row: sails of a ship, quote: I can see the end as it begins, and the side view of the ocean from a ship

bottom row: a feminine figure (pirate) leaning against the railing of a ship, pearls and sea shells, and a woman looking down with blond hair

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

finally reached 30k in my rewrite of my YA dark fantasy so here’s a little book playlist to celebrate ⚔️🥀💫

playlist for my death match rewrite with the background of the sun streaming into a forest

- the lighthouse x Lilith by Halsey
- no light no light by florence + the machine
- misguided ghosts by paramore
- castles crumbling by taylor swift ft hayley williams
- the albatross by taylor swift
- hunter by paris paloma
- i am not a woman, im a god by halsey
- go to war by nothing more

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Thrown into a quest with a group of thieves, an assassin prince & a bounty hunter pirate get stuck in a blood pact where they can't kill each other, but they must to break the bounties placed on their heads. The only problem? They may have fallen in love #QuestPit #Q #A #RF #F

top row: masculine blue eye, golden daggers, and a prince w his hand on the hilt of a sword

middle row: sails of a ship, quote: I can see the end as it begins, and the side view of the ocean from a ship

bottom row: a blond woman leaning on the railing of a ship, iridescent pearls and shells, and a blond woman looking down

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Coveting her brother's throne is certainly a sin, but after Zerena challenges him to a death match for the throne, dragging her younger siblings into the contest, she must dabble in far worse sins to achieve her goals #QuestPit #Q #rewrite #YA #F #DF

top row: blond woman walking in the forest, hands holding up a dark crown, a man covered in blood

middle row: a faraway castle, quote: power belongs to those who take it, and an eerie forest

bottom row: a dark haired woman leaning over a book, a sword in the ground, and a woman with dark hair wearing a gilded leaf crown

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

In a competition where not only graduates kill each other to win but so will the sentient earth, Tabitha's survival relies on her rival. The more she explores the deadly flora, the more the lies of her life (and her feelings) unravel #QuestPit #Q #YA #SF #SFF #DS

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

a little accountability thread for my rewrite #FastDraftFeb ⚔️ project: rewrite 🥀 genre: ya dark fantasy ⚔️ status: 15k 🥀 goal: 50k

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

top row: woman with braided blond hair walking amongst the forest, hands holding up a dark crown, and a masculine figure in leather armor covered in blood wielding a sword

middle row: a far away castle, quote: power belongs to those who take it, and an eerie forest

bottom row: a dark haired woman leaning over a book, a sword in the ground, and a second dark haired woman with her back to us and a crown in her hair

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

In a competition where not only graduates kill each other to win but so will the sentient earth, Tabitha's survival relies on her rival to secure her place. The more she explores the deadly flora, the more the lies of her life (and her feelings) unravel #P2Ppit #Q #YA #SF #F

top row: masculine green eye, daggers in a target, brunette man scratching back of his head

middle row: eroded city, sign that says no sanctuary, and an eerie forest

bottom row: feminine brown eyes, pinky promise, and a woman who seems to have been sparing on the ground

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

#WritingGoals2025 🌊 query my bounty hunter x assassin romantasy ⚔️ plot and draft death match rewrite 🏔️🌌 plot and draft either treasure hunter wip or constellation/planet wip 🕯️✨ sign with an agent somewhere along the

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

my end of the year writing/querying recap ✨✨✨

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

woke up to another goal achieved 🥹🥹🥹🥹

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

hit a fun milestone on the ⏰ app tonight 🥹

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I saw gladiator yesterday (1000/1000 btw) and it made me very excited to jump back into my gladiator-inspired fantasy rewrite where heirs compete in a death match for the throne ⚔️

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

AGENTS/EDITORS, here is my #AgentsGuide to BURN THE SHIPS, a NA romantasy about an assassin prince & a bounty hunter pirate who get stuck in a blood pact 🌊deadly quest including dragons ⚔️break the Mark or kill each other 🖤rivals to enemies to lovers to ??? ✨querying soon✨

background: side view of the ocean from a ship

words: An agent/editor’s guide to “burn the ships” na romantasy by: makayla bryant

background: side view of the ocean from a ship

words: WARNING: Falling in love will result in death
While being thrown into a quest with an unlikely group of thieves, an assassin prince and a bounty hunter pirate get stuck in a blood pact where they can't kill each other, but they must in order to break the bounties placed on their heads. The only problem? They may have fallen in love.

background: side view of the ocean from a ship

words: Favorite quote: "I think we're playing a very dangerous game." He admits, his throat bobbing.
"I thought you enjoyed dancing with danger, or was everything you told me at the ball a lie?" I whisper, following how his eyes drop to my lips as I speak.
His gaze traces a path back up to mine.
"Only if the danger is you."

background: side view of the ocean from a ship

words: tropes and comps:

high stakes with a group of thieves like SIX OF CROWS
the themes of romantic tension and banter in POWERLESS
intricate world-building of FOURTH
WING
enemies-to-lovers slow burn of
SPARK OF THE EVERFLAME & THE BOOK OF AZRAEL

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

what a cruel fate this is: i have to work on an r&r, some minor revisions for my romantasy, and a rewrite for my death match book and yet my brain wants to start plotting a new wip 🫠🫠🫠

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a woman is holding a yellow sticky note with help written on it

ALT: a woman is holding a yellow sticky note with help written on it

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

a little more than just the first line of my soon to be querying romantasy book 👀 #writingcommunity #writingprompt #querying #agents

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

✨ New platform New Intro ✨ HI if you don’t know I’m Makayla and i write fantasy/romantasy and sci-fi, though i’m currently querying a YA dystopian-romance 🌿 i usually write about unhinged girls doing unhinged things iykyk 🗡️ i also have a 2 year old dog named Sitka and i absolutely adore him 💕

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

AGENTS AND EDITORS!! I’m querying a YA dystopian-romance where the earth is alive. So, if you love all the nostalgic dystopians we grew up with & are looking for fresh takes on it, interact & i’ll be sure to reach out 🌿 RT’s and likes are appreciated 🫶🏻 #amquerying #MSWL

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

hey!!! i will be participating in #MoodPitch on here and on twitter (x), if you want to swap support, let me know in the comments <3

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Makayla Leigh 🌿🌊⚔️ @themakaylaleigh.bsky.social · 13/08/2023

hi! i’m makayla! i’m an SFF author who’s currently querying my YA fantasy novel ⚔️

Women in leather armor holding a dagger
A compass
A pirate with a sword
A throne on fire
Quote: The Stars Remember No One
Bloody hands
Knight on horseback
Two hands fighting for a crown
Prince with a crown and his back facing the screen

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