Hi everyone, I am new here. This is a wordmark I made recently for my self. I initially wanted the 'Q' and 'Z' forming a connected ligature. But, I thought it would affect readability hence, I disconnected the 'Q' and the 'Z'. I also hope to use the Q as a standalone icon for my calligraphy practice. I had a hard time balancing the 'A'.
Kindly help with critiques and tips for improvements. Thank you.

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Because of the filled counter (and maybe also its geometric perfection), the black circle makes this rather imbalanced to my eye. Can you get more weight into "az"?
Other than that, I'd make the thin strokes in /a and /z more uniform, and the top of the /z could be a little smoother.
/z diagonal could be thinner, especially near the bottom-left join. And the joining strokes on the top-right and bottom left should be more similar in size to the /a stroke endings
Cool idea, though!