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11th Oct 2023

She's 25 and publishing her first book. Here's how Mackenzie Reed did it! (1/2)

James Brown and first time author Mackenzie Reed discuss how she fell in love with writing and got published by Harper Collins before her 26th birthday.

Young adult literature and debut author Mackenzie Reed. (0:00)

Creative writing journey and career path change. (5:03)

Creative writing, rejection, and perseverance. (11:08)

Writing, publishing, and career aspirations in college. (16:24)

Traditional publishing process and agent querying. (22:03)

Traditional and non-traditional publishing routes. (27:32)

Writing, publishing, and the pandemic's impact on creativity. (31:58)

Mackenzie's website: https://www.mackenziemreed.com/

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All of the Above with James Brown
Exploring ideas big and small with fascinating people
I explore the big ideas that bring us together and meet the people who make them happen.

Musings on news, life, and television. A few minutes a day, five days a week.

Hosted by James Brown is an award winning journalist whose work has appeared on WXXI, PBS, NPR, BBC, and a slew of other places from sea to shining sea. He's the former host of USA TODAY's 5 Things, now The Excerpt. My work is proudly produced in Rochester, New York.

My goal is to create a diverse array of projects in the style of the people I grew up following: like Bill Moyers, Paul Harvey, John Stossel, Charles Osgood, Charlie Rose, Adam Curtis, Tavis Smiley, Douglas Ruskoff, Tony Kornheiser, and Art Bell, with my own twist, of course.

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