Nastaran Arfaei
@n-arfaei.bsky.social
Brain and behavior. PhD candidate at NYU.
Here I post mostly at the intersection of science and science fiction.
Images are made by myself unless otherwise specified.
Here I post mostly at the intersection of science and science fiction.
Images are made by myself unless otherwise specified.
I myself rewrote my first three chapters both in past and present tense before deciding ☺️
October 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I myself rewrote my first three chapters both in past and present tense before deciding ☺️
I believe your narrative will dictate either of these choices.
For instance an unreliable narrator will force you into first person past, while an exhilarating thriller may beg for the present tense.
For instance an unreliable narrator will force you into first person past, while an exhilarating thriller may beg for the present tense.
October 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I believe your narrative will dictate either of these choices.
For instance an unreliable narrator will force you into first person past, while an exhilarating thriller may beg for the present tense.
For instance an unreliable narrator will force you into first person past, while an exhilarating thriller may beg for the present tense.
Thank you so much Layemi! I’m done editing for now but would totally ask you when next round of edits comes around ☺️
October 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Thank you so much Layemi! I’m done editing for now but would totally ask you when next round of edits comes around ☺️
Can’t wait for this to be in bookstores!
October 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Can’t wait for this to be in bookstores!
This sounds beautiful!!
October 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This sounds beautiful!!
It’s like a new planned obsolescence but for humans!!! Love the concept!
October 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
It’s like a new planned obsolescence but for humans!!! Love the concept!
Would totally read this!
October 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Would totally read this!
Loving this from its first pitch I heard till now!
October 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Loving this from its first pitch I heard till now!
Thanks! I hope the same for yours! ☺️
October 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Thanks! I hope the same for yours! ☺️
Yay to Persian inspired fantasy!!! ♥️
October 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Yay to Persian inspired fantasy!!! ♥️
So dark and yet relevant to our times! Love the premise!
October 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
So dark and yet relevant to our times! Love the premise!
Trauma, memory and identity. Killer combo. I would love to read this!
October 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Trauma, memory and identity. Killer combo. I would love to read this!
Omg so scary yet believable!! Would love to read!
October 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Omg so scary yet believable!! Would love to read!
Thank Rohan! For you too ☺️
October 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Thank Rohan! For you too ☺️
Yay to more science! ♥️ Thanks Vivi!
October 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Yay to more science! ♥️ Thanks Vivi!
Powerful combination!
October 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Powerful combination!
I’ve been loving every version of this pitch 😂 can’t wait to read!
October 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I’ve been loving every version of this pitch 😂 can’t wait to read!