it's august and the advice i once got as an agent was to not sub in august but guess what i'm doing ANYWAY!! (i already got 3 enthusiastic confirmed receipts and i am ecstatic)

we just found out that dad's never seen the tom holland lip sync battle so we obviously put it on. still SO GOOD!!!!!

as an aside, all those emails referenced my portfolio of work, but the only works my name is attached to as an agent that are currently known publicly (through pm, lbr) are picture books. so why are you querying me on behalf of someone else a book that is not a picture book??

so this week i got an email from someone who is "a representative" for an author to help this author find an agent. do we need to go over what is and isn't a publishing scam again? bc this reads MAJORLY scammy

bad public wifi shut me out of a meeting TT__TT waves from my seat in a gym/cafe/hotel

back on my "cafe work block" bullshit with a place that is not called starbucks but "proudly serves starbucks" with branded cups and cupsleeves. but it's not starbucks, y'all.

Hi #PortfolioDay!🌞 I’m Aliana, an illustrator of adventure and magic. I’ve done book covers from MG to Fantasy. Looking for picture books, interior illustration, & more book cover work! ✨Portfolio: www.alianawong.com ✨Agent: @seraphecda.bsky.social Freelance: alixinwong@gmail.com

down to 88 undecided queries today wheee 💜✨

stop sending queries to my email, i only take them through querymanager!! please and thank you!!

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Aliana! I like drawing pigs, food, and adventures. Looking for picture book & MG projects! Especially if they're fantasy ;) Portfolio: alianawong.com rep'd by @seraphecda.bsky.social

u know that moment when you pinpoint a reason for smth in your life and yeah it was probably an obvious connection but you have PINPOINTED THE TWO SPECIFIC THINGS, the EXACT connection, and now it feels Extra Important

update: it is VERY yummy uwu

lit agent tasneem motala@seraphecda.bsky.social · last mo.

made an entire litre of ginger milk tea today and I'm so excited to see how it turned out later.

hey netflix u know that show u have called "nobody wants this" ?? well, nobody wants this

Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · last mo.

'Persona' live-action TV series is in the works at Netflix 📺 (via Variety)

made an entire litre of ginger milk tea today and I'm so excited to see how it turned out later.

they all fancy themselves kings and emperors. power tripping dipshits at the whim of a eunuch that isn't even a real person. this is the stupidest shit

jon christian@jonchristian.net · last mo.

NEW: Workers say their bosses are becoming obsessed with AI and essentially turning the entire workplace into an exercise in AI psychosis -- making absurd pivots, communicating only in AI slop, and even asking ChatGPT who to fire futurism.com/artificial-i...

thinking about how hard it is for a hobby to be a job, and how important it is to have non-monetized hobbies. what's a hobby you have that has no bearing on anything other than being something fun that you do?

reading update: i have been using this time to catch up on the spy x family manga. no regrets bc its so good 🤌🏽

lit agent tasneem motala@seraphecda.bsky.social · last mo.

like, yeah i know i should get thru more queries and full requests, but this is the first week i havent had a client editorial on my plate so excuse me while i read a book from my tbr from start to finish (if i can pick one already!!)

That's right, friends! STARLOG is back and I'm the editor-in-chief. We have so much good stuff for you in our first issue, coming this November!! Science! Sci-fi! Fantastic weirdness! Plus you can subscribe now to our podcast hosted by @jhoffman.bsky.social and @da7e.com!

STARLOG@starlogmedia.bsky.social · last mo.

THE FUTURE IS BACK. Fifty years ago, STARLOG went behind the scenes of alternate worlds for the first time. Now it's back, exploring the visionary sci-fi and cutting-edge science that inspire what comes next. The future will be wild. You'll be ready for it because you read STARLOG.

anyone remember basil brush? i miss that show.

yall ever get tired of explaining ur submission guidelines? me too.

like, yeah i know i should get thru more queries and full requests, but this is the first week i havent had a client editorial on my plate so excuse me while i read a book from my tbr from start to finish (if i can pick one already!!)

freelance work would be a whole lot easier if clients materialized out of thin air instead of me posting about it constantly and getting Nothing (i havent promoted in a while but i am dreading returning to this and might not bother tbh bc it has been as useless as job applications)

recently I gave a client of mine some feedback that I felt was important SOLELY because what Ernie is talking about here is so common to hear in response to anything written by POC. and it's insane that I felt I had to do this because for some reason people can step into an orc or a drow just fine.

Ernie Chiara@erniechiara.com · 2mo ago

Agents usually don’t speak publicly about the rejections our clients’ projects receive on sub, but it’s so frustrating to receive feedback on authors writing marginalized characters’ based on lived experiences as POC, and hearing those experiences called implausible. Implausible to whom?

Illiteracy and a lack of interest in challenging one's self is not an accessibility issue except in its connection to lack of access to decent education.

im gonna start up my office hour streams again! i want it to be fun and casual, with an emphasis on being able to answer questions and peel back the curtain on trad publishing. so, what would you want out of my "literary agent office hour" streams? anything specific? #writingcommunity

lit agent tasneem motala@seraphecda.bsky.social · 2mo ago

i actually already have vroid which u can create vtuber model rigs with sooooo meet vtuber me, with my "editorial eye"

last night i felt truly so overwhelmed by my submissions spreadsheets that i decided to look into alternatives. ended up trying airtable (free) and it has immediately changed my life ty airtable

i actually already have vroid which u can create vtuber model rigs with sooooo meet vtuber me, with my "editorial eye"

lit agent tasneem motala@seraphecda.bsky.social · 2mo ago

my friend told me i should be a "literary agent vtuber" and ngl i'm considering it

my friend told me i should be a "literary agent vtuber" and ngl i'm considering it

current qm stats:

if you haven't checked out my linktree in a while, there's some cool new stuff there! my amazing and wonderful client @ehjchang.bsky.social is running two events during June in Ottawa if anyone is interested in buying tickets! and of course my BIPOC form is forever open :3 linktr.ee/seraphecda