Keir Alekseii
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Azantian Literary Agency
Associate🔥Agent for @jenazantian | Cat wrangler 🐈 | 🇹🇹 gyal | Intersectional feminist✊ | #ADHD | she/they bi/pan 🌈 | Opinions my own. Layout @ana_scribe
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identities, one identity might inform your lived experience more so than others (example: being a brown woman always exerted greater influence over my life than my sexuality did, or my neurodivergence).
So, consider this if...
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As a POC it is more likely that I relate to stories by other POC, which is something to consider before querying me, though I wouldn't decline a story solely because it's not written by BIPOC.
That said, not all marginalizations are equal and when you have intersecting...
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From the DMs (msg cut for length): Does marginalized backgrounds include white LGBT folks?
Short answer: yes. White folks from marginalized backgrounds are welcome to query me.
Long answer: LGBTQ, DIS, ND & other such voices are still marginalized even when also white. BUT...
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William Michael (writer) @OhlidalWilliam
@KeirAlekseii 2 questions if I may...How long after your initial rejections can you submit a rewritten version of a story that got rejected?
Are shorter stories more cost-effective?
I've reduced my novel from 112,000 to 82,000 making a harder-hitting faster-paced book. Does it help?
As for shorter stories, this one is incredibly subjective. Both 112k and 82k seem like good lengths to me, depending on what the age category & genre are.
Whether a faster paced novel helps or harms you in the query trenches depends entirely on the individual agents. I...
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Keir Alekseii is OPEN TO QUERIES @KeirAlekseii
FAQ🧵:Q: ALA's rules say that I can only query 2 agents per MS. If you ❤️ my pitch but I've already queried 2 agents at ALA with this MS, can I still query you?
A: Unfortunately, you should not query me if you've already queried 2 other ALA agents. HOWEVER...
To start, some common questions are answered here: twitter.com/KeirAlekseii/s…