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lit agent tasneem motala
@seraphecda.bsky.social
✒️ literary agent at belcastro agency + 🗓️ programming advisor for the muslim literary festival + 🎨 branding expert at litmotif + 👚 merch designer at popdiary

kpop multistan and d20 enthusiast

find me everywhere: https://linktr.ee/seraphecda
it's insane to me that trump was like "yeah dw u can say I'm a fascist" ???? and also the one reporter trying to dig at him completely seriously like "why didn't u take the bus instead of a plane" tf what a joke
November 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I know this question also asked about my colleagues at Belcastro, so if you'd like I can pass this question on and report back!

heart this post if u wanna hear from them too? 💜✨
November 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
sometimes it's "this is too normal i want smth more exciting rn" where the contemporary romance query might have a really cute and good sample, but my brain is begging for something DARK AND MOODY

so while i go thru queries from oldest to newest, once I've seen all of them i tend to jump around
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 AM
the "right now" phase can be anything btw!

for example, i love fantasy SO MUCH but sometimes i just got thru reading like 10 other fantasy samples and my brain doesnt want to read another 5 chapter "breadcrumb trail of worldbuilding" and just wants smth contemporary i can be dropped into!
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 AM
same thought when i was watching the press junket with mamdani today bc what was that
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
if livestreams aren't an option with my laptop, then maybe idk. ama's on here or reddit or smth. tbh maybe even tumblr bc at least that way the questions and advice are searchable and archived better than here and i can tag based on subject.
November 19, 2025 at 4:18 AM
so maybe a 10-20 minute totally informal talk on a publishing-related subject, whether writing, editorial, processes, contracts, whatever! and then time for questions but also just chatting?

like, incredibly informal advice livestreams.
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
adhd needs variety, and as someone who initially went into publishing with the intention of going into book and magazine design for covers and interiors, i want to use that skill. reading and editing gives me a lot of joy, but so does graphic design, so why not both!
November 19, 2025 at 4:11 AM
anyway y'all should follow my branding business on instagram. i took a break from posting there last week and this week because i wanna know what's most valuable/helpful for y'all and what you want my advice content to focus on.

so tell me: what do you want to know?
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November 19, 2025 at 4:06 AM
(you can, of course, start branding and marketing as a budding and hopeful future published author if you want to do content creation as a writer and document the entire process or something, but u DON'T NEED TO)
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM