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Madelyn Knecht
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Madelyn Knecht
@MadelynKnecht
Writer 📜 | #RevPit Editor | Associate Literary Agent at @StormLiterary | rep: Danai Christopoulou @ The Tobias Agency
- one day I'll write about how bi people are constantly pressured to prove their "queerness" for people both in and out of the community and how it makes us feel less relevant or able to use #/ownvoices one day
- Harsh but Genuine Query Advice 1) You can do everything “right” and still fail. Luck is downplayed greatly in this industry, but it is one of the biggest factors to success. Luck that you found the right agent, at the right time, in the right mood with the right book.
- If you have a bi character pls introduce them 👀
- Who’s querying in 2024? Raise your hand 🙋🏼♀️
- I’ve also seen this issue brought up among teen readers who feel like they don’t have a space in YA because all of the characters read too mature. Adults should be guests in the YA space, not the main audience
- Biphobia coming from both in and out of the LGBTQ+ community is a special kind of pain. It’s a place you’re supposed to feel supported, but you’re mocked there, too…
- A lot of announcements lately so here’s a reminder that 🦋everyone’s journey is different 🦋Publishing is slow 🦋You’re not running out of time Keep creating ❤️
- let me just say it’s VERY transparent when you: -have a history of not liking pitch contests and use your “expertise” to insist they suck -call a current wave of writers (filled with marginalized ppl) “less talented” than the “golden age” from when your friends were pitching🧐
- This entire thread is biphobia. How disappointing.
- I'm seeing a lot of YA crossover with characters that are 17-19 years old while MG has tended to be at 12. I can't help but wonder if there's a deficit of stories for younger teens and tweens 13-16
- Just realized Eragon is just Dragon with an E
- Every year, dozens of kids enter Nightmare Academy to earn their way off the island. Every year, less than 5 pass. Wannabe animal researcher Briony must combat sabotage from 13 hungry students & survive her own worst fears to earn a ticket to freedom. #pitlight 🥰
