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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#PitchDis this post is for you!! My plan had been to read your queries this weekend and this coming week but alas... Murphy's Law has struck again and an old pipe has done what old pipes do 🚿🚱 Therefore, I will not be reading queries as quickly as I had hoped.👇🏽

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tired of shadow daddies? Try forest gods who simp.

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tired of romantasy? Get yourself a lesbian space heist!!!

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 17/09/2026

this book is really good and you should buy it!

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

New: Macklemore will donate entire $1M of his earnings from Ed Sheeran's tour to six orgs helping Palestinians — and invites Robert Kraft to match him. Says he wants to center Palestinians being killed + journalists & aid workers who keep going. "Their risk is of a far different order than mine."

With everything that has happened over the last 48 hours, I want to bring the conversation back to where it belongs: to the Palestinian people who are still being killed, still living under military occupation, and still fighting for their freedom.
I will be donating the entire $1 million of my net earnings from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour to six organizations working directly to support the Palestinian people. And I invite Robert Kraft to match my donation. Whatever we disagree about, perhaps we can agree on this: Palestinian lives are worth protecting. A Palestinian life is no less valuable than any other life on this earth.
That is what this has always been about. Not me. Not a tour. Not the headlines or the controversy. It is about Palestinians right to freedom, dignity and safety in their own homeland. I want to center the parents carrying their children into hospitals without the basic resources to treat them, and the physicians, paramedics, journalists and aid workers who keep going back in. I want to center the organizers and activists who have paid real costs for standing with Palestine. Their risk is of a far different order than mine.
Just yesterday, 15 year old Muhammad al Zinati was killed in an Israeli strike while rushing to help aid worker Sherif Lubbad, who had already been injured. He was a child. Both were murdered. Both should be alive. And the ones still under the rubble, whose names exist only in the memories of people who may not have survived to speak them. Writing a check is one of the least costly forms of solidarity available to me. I am doing it because I can, and because these organizations are doing the work while much of the world debates it.
But aid alone cannot address the conditions that make it necessary. This is a manmade injustice, and I believe it requires immediate political change. Palestinians have lived for decades without basic rights and should not have to wait another day to be free. That is where my focus will remain. I will …

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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Tomorrow I'll be at Fanexpo in Toronto from 2-6pm. If you're there and want to say hi come see me and my other horror writer friends. We have a table in the Book Nook so there is a place to chat and of course buy books!

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Nate Bethea @inthesedeserts.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Apple charges people ~20% more than the Patreon list price and they keep the difference for themselves. They also hold the proceeds of iOS app sales for 75 days, making it impossible for creators to accurately predict earnings. They basically inserted themselves in order to rip *more* people off

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thank u, hexed @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Using lists of three is not an "AI tell." It's a common trait in human writing because our brains biologically want to make sure there's always one thing to marry, one thing to fuck, and one thing to murder.

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Allyuh does move rel fas' oui 9:24am and at 42 queries 😅

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Screenshot of Keir's query manager showing 39 queries received by 9am eastern on August 1st

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 22/07/2026

CRYING what a meme to come home to 😂

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 22/07/2026

this is so mean but so accurate lmao sorry Arthur

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Vic Alexis @victoriacbooks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Capping off THE LORD OF THE WOOD release day and #TheLordoftheWoodReleaseDayMemes with a peek behind the curtain at the conspiracy board I made when @elizmanderson.com first started drafting and I was trying to guess what they were doing. Congratulations on another amazing book E!

a large post it reading E's new WIP conspiracy board sits above several smaller post its connected with a red line that say setting; seaside village; everyone's cranky; trees, obviously; isolated?

an orange post it has a meme that says ya like jazz 1,073,741,824 times.

blue post its say lord of the wood?; wants to protect Arthur from getting got by the wood; the most queer disaster; apparently still wanna protect him though

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 22/07/2026

some of these lines have me SCREAMING and I can't even tell anyone why but if Tumblr gets ahold of the audiobook they'll definitely figure it out

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 22/07/2026

he WILL win I'm so sorry like. look. it's so obvious to EVERYONE ELSE that he's gay. he's the only one who hasn't noticed. he is 43. he "hasn't found the right girl yet." you can't win this competition

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 22/07/2026

I do love Ness's additions to the trope card 😂

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GiannaMarie @giannamarie.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hi everyone! The news is officially out––I'm moving to Azantian! I'm so, so grateful for @jenazantian.bsky.social and @keiralekseii.bsky.social for giving me this opportunity and so excited to get started!

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 22/07/2026

an INCREDIBLE ending to today's memes lmao for context I had told no one basically anything about the book except Vic in little bits and pieces bc I hadn't figured out much about it yet so they created a conspiracy board about it and finally got a PowerPoint presentation with more info

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The Strange Horizons Fund Drive ends in 4 days! Increasing 2027 fiction rates to 9c/word is just $1520 away! You can still fund a poem, review or short story directly or secure one of our Fund Drive patches. If you've already donated, please share widely! Link ⬇️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Strange Horizons Annual Fund Drive
Ends 17 July

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Danai Christopoulou | VILE LADY VILLAINS out NOW @danaiwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Only 790 USD to go! Kickstarter ends in 61 hours! Help us get this through the finish line?

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 04/07/2026

my queer cozy horror THE LORD OF THE WOOD releases on July 21 WHICH IS SO SOON and I'd love if you preordered it, asked your library to preorder it, told your friends, shouted on socials, added it to a TBR, etc etc #QueerWritersChat bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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The Lord of the Wood

Check out The Lord of the Wood - <strong>The cozy fantasy of TJ Klune meets the creeping horror of T. Kingfisher in this magical novel about a man who enters a deadly enchanted forest expecting it to ...

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 03/07/2026

welcome to our fourth week of #TLOTWReadalong! drop some thoughts and reactions in the comments, or answer any or all of the questions in the post if you're just joining us, welcome! we're having an ARC readalong for my upcoming queer cozy horror

The Lord of the Wood, Chapter XXIII (In which Charlotte and Elspeth escape a muddy ending) through Chapter XXX (In which Charlotte gains a new pet) discussion prompts (all optional): What was your favorite part of this week's reading? Who's your favorite character so far? Any thoughts or reactions you want to share? The Lord of the Wood's cover is blue, paler in the center, darker at the edges, with a central image of a stag of foliage and flowers growing from a tree whose upper branches drip black ooze and the tagline, "Even a beastly woodland protector needs saving..." Cover and text are against a deep blue textured background.

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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉the annual Strange Horizons fundraiser is at $19,400 (!!!!!) out of a $22,000 goal! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 They need this money to keep the lights on and keep publishing all the rad things that they do! Stories! Poetry! book reviews! essays! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

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Strange Horizons 2027 Fundraiser

The annual Strange Horizons fundraiser! Support this free, online, award-winning, weekly magazine of SFFH, which runs entirely on reader - YOUR - donations!

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Just a reminder that I won't be opening to queries in July but I will be open in August!

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 27/06/2026

yes I mean like. the characters get different ones and tbh the narration mostly gently roasts the characters #QueerWritersChat

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 26/06/2026

helloooooo I'm E (they/she) and writing has not particularly been happening between (a) knowing I need to ✨Market✨ my upcoming book and (b) trying to introduce the cats (slow going bc Halloween is grumpy about it) #WeeknightWriters

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I've received a few queries since hitting 0 but I'd like to think I've been on top of it since I've only got 5 now. I still have at least 1200 pages to read from partials and fulls but I'm making my way through them slowly and 🤞 I'm on track to open to queries again in August! text in thread!

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 01/06/2026

my sapphic-ace novelette JANE & THE SEA-WIGHT is part of the #PrideBookFair Book Bundle #2: Pride Hard with a Vengeance. get 37 books, zines, and other publications in various genres for just $40! link: itch.io/b/3676/pride...

Pride Book Fair 2026 Bundle #2: Pride Hard with a Vengeance
Fear the Wood Jeremy Rayne; The White Ribband Mason Hawthorne; The Cruel Gods The Thirteenth Hour Trudie Skies; Zimanges M C Burnell; A Study on Magic and Crystal May Barros; Awry With Dandelions J S Fields; Candy Apples Aleksander E Petit; Colors of Magic Liz Sauco; Imposter J M Rose; Common Accord K N Brindle; Consciousness Soup Girlie machine; Crown of Ivy Victoria Audley; Eating At Chain Restaraunts in the Future Cayce Kolodny; Echo Sight Cian Verati; Event Horizon Dan Bispo; Fools Rush In Sarah Clowder; Forest of the Morning Emmylou Kotze; Forgotten Gods Alina Lee; Goblin Girl K A Mielke; Her Majesty Alex Zandra Van Chestein; Hooked Sidney Quinn; I Knew Him Abigail de Niverville; Jane and the Sea Wight E M Anderson; Lantern Burgundy Athena Pendragon; Lifes a Zoo Snow Lupinwood; Many Drops Make a Stream Adrian Harley; Pane Bailey Elizabeth; Rainbow Islands Devin Harnois; Second Glance A E Bennett; The Killing Song Felix Graves; The Mycelium Palace S M Reiher; The Rising Dark Celia Thorn; The Stars Will Guide Us Back Rue Sparks; The Wolf And His Witch Elis Madsen; The Wonders of Mundus Talia Elliott Besler; When I Had Fears Holly Penrose; Wish Lists Lead to This Kay Claire

an aesthetic for Jane & the Sea-White in muted, antique blues, with images of an old diary, an antique key, a mermaid's head just above the water's surface, a girl in a dress and boots walking on the shoreline, and a hand rising from the water. a textbox reads, "I'm not supposed to be here"

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

ALLYUH, LOOK! I still have lots of submissions (partials and fulls) to reply to but as of right now I have either requested or passed on ALL of the queries in my inbox. Crossing my fingers that June and July are productive and I can get to 100% submissions reply rate, too! (Cat tax in replies)

Screenshot of Keir's query manager dashboard, cut only to show her query reply rate, which says 100%

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Wish me luck! Once I get through all the client edits I am working on, I'll be back to query reading and digging in to the last items in the queries! So far, on track to re-open in August but with extra luck, maybe July??

Screenshot of Keir's query manager dashboard showing 0 unread queries, 11 undecided queries, 4 unread submissions, 13 undecided submissions, 98.8% query reply rate and 83.7% submission reply rate

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I am officially extending my closed period to August 😔 Mushroom had major surgery and it has been stressful to cope. Why do I mention this? For the cute af cat tax 😂 Cross your fingers that Mushroom is now cancer free y'all! I am still open to referrals and solicited queries!

A brown tabby with 3 legs (missing her left leg) in a green onesie with airplanes on them, lying on her back with all three legs in the air, asleep.

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 10/04/2026

since the university isn't paying out sick time or PTO, my boss and I are taking turns taking time off with longer weekend or midweek breaks and honestly I love that for us the higher ups DID say "work with your supervisor to use up any unused time," so 🫡 #WeeknightWriters

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 10/04/2026

if you want to help yell about my upcoming queer cozy horror and would do so as part of a street team, please let me know! I'm not posting the signup sheet publicly for various reasons, but DM me or drop a comment if you're interested and I'll send you the link! #WeeknightWriters

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 10/04/2026

THE LORD OF THE WOOD is about a 43yo autistic guy having a queer awakening after getting lost in an enchanted forest, & his deeply closeted sister going into the wood to find him with the most annoying woman she's ever met please preorder! #WeeknightWriters www.elizmanderson.com/the-lord-of-...

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

A6: I've opened up murder commissions again! If you've ever wanted to die in fiction, or do some fictional billionaire murder, now is your chance! I've got six regular murder slaughts & six billionaire murder slaughts open and I could REALLY use the funds ko-fi.com/diannagunn/c... #WeeknightWriters

Blood dripping around the words "Hire me to kill you... In fiction!"

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