Brayden Aysta is a 20 year old college student, former high school Cross Country team captain and YouTuber. Escaping Gatlinburg happens to be his third novel as he wrote one years ago titled, "The Deep Cover," which has not been published yet, and is currently working on a New York City novel since his sophomore year of high school. He is a sophomore in college. Brayden also enjoys shooting, running, lifting weights, and planning out new stories He can also be found making videos on YouTube under his username Brayden Aysta. Brayden Aysta can also be found on Instagram under Brayden_Aysta.

When not writing, Brayden can be found doing karate, drinking beer, hanging with his buddies "Yeast" Yates, "Fairy" John, and "Big Bird."

He currently lives in Denver, North Carolina.