This is months late, BUT I'm absolutely over the moon to share that I'm now represented by the incredible @jenazantian.bsky.social! Her love and vision for my book left me starry-eyed, and I cannot wait to work with her on UNVEIL THE STARS and beyond! ✨

Not sure if anyone will see this, but hi! It's been a while! A lot of good things have been happening since I was away, and I have a super belated announcement to make 👀✨

hey yall, i just scanned my 2025 sketchbook and put it up for sale. 44 full-color pages, 100% of proceeds go to the sameer project for as long as this listing stays up! 🍏KOFI: tinyurl.com/skth25 🍎GUMROAD: tinyurl.com/sktc25 🍋DONATE DIRECTLY: linktr.ee/thesameerpro...

@michellejingchan.bsky.social & i organized a panel of ace creatives to talk about asexuality & publishing! thanks to @redgoldsparks.bsky.social @schwartzwords.bsky.social and @witchm.bsky.social for sharing your words with us, & @amandasbrews.bsky.social for giving this piece a home💜🏳️‍🌈

Today begins the annual campaign for QT Library, a Boston-based queer and trans library I’m honored to volunteer with. Spaces that support queer stories and queer communities are as vital now as they’ve ever been, and it would mean so much if you’d help us to re-resource and grow 📚🌱🏳️‍⚧️ surl.lt/khsjna

At the Southern Festival of Books and already two people have come up to me to tell me they like my vibe, I’m— 😭

and here's a static cover reveal post for people who want to skip the book trailer and/or hate videos! cover art by Lucy Rose THE LORD OF THE WOOD releases in July 2026, from @hanoversquarepress.bsky.social! #author preorder now: gatheringvolumes.com/item/44euZQq...

A silly little snippet from my #amquerying YA contemporary fantasy ✨ (if you like your characters on the disastrous and irreverent side, this book is for you)

A love letter to BTS, for fans by fans 💜 Happy to announce this joyful book I’ve been working on since 2022 with @featherfully.bsky.social & @majablanque.bsky.social Inspired by BTS’s music, Maja & I want to speak ourselves: the book is BDS-friendly & a portion of proceeds will go to Pal ARMYs.

It cannot be made clearer. If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

THE STARDUST THIEF x IF I HAVE TO BE HAUNTED When the treacherous, shapeshifting jinn steal her sisters, a girl with OCD must navigate the jinn’s hidden realm and face monsters real and imagined to save them before a vengeful jinn king wreaks havoc on the mortal realm. #DVpit #YA #F #ND #MENA

THE STARDUST THIEFxSPIRITED AWAY When Leila’s sisters are stolen by the jinn—the treacherous, shapeshifting spirits from her grandmother’s tales—she must navigate their dangerous hidden realm using everything she knows from the stories to survive or lose her sisters forever. #DVpit #YA #F #MENA #ND

16yo Leila’s to-do list: 🔘Survive junior year 🔘Manage her OCD 🔘Avoid the treacherous jinn Also on her list: 🔘Journey to said jinn’s realm to save her sisters 🔘Kiss her (cute) magical ally 🔘Stop a vengeful ruler from wreaking havoc on the mortal realm What, like it’s hard? #DVpit #YA #F #MENA #ND

SPICE ROADxSPIRITED AWAY Leila lives by 3 rules for survival: never look at the jinn, never talk to them, & never draw their attention. But when the treacherous spirits from her sitti’s tales steal her sisters, she’ll do anything—even strike a deal with a jinni—to save them. #DVpit #YA #F #MENA #ND

It’s been so lovely interacting with everyone and seeing all the incredible stories out there during #DVparty this week! Days like this make me endlessly grateful for the writing community 💖 Wishing everyone the best of luck tomorrow! I can’t wait to cheer y’all on ✨

For the last day of #DVparty, here's a peek at my next WIP: a BEST HEX EVER x THE EX VOWS romance in which a witch who's sworn off love begrudgingly returns to her magical hometown to save her family's bakery with the help of the (maddeningly bewitching) estranged childhood BFF who broke her heart 💘

For day 5 of #DVparty, I’m sharing the playlist for my YA contemporary fantasy, UNVEIL THE STARS ✨ #YA #F

For #DVparty day 4, here's my Arab folklore-inspired YA fantasy as a meme, starring my disastrous, perpetually anxious MC who can see the jinn 👻 (comic by Hannah Hillam)

For #DVparty day 3, here are the opening lines of my folklore-inspired YA contemporary fantasy ✨ (Gorgeous art in the background is by sethpuertoluna from Twitter!)

For #DVparty day 2, I'm introducing the main character and love interest of my Lebanese YA contemporary fantasy with unhinged AO3 tags and text posts (because, let's be real, they're both on the disastrous side) ✨ Gorgeous art by joleanart 💫

Happy #DVparty day 1, y’all! Here’s a moodboard for my Arab folklore-inspired YA contemporary fantasy featuring: 🗡a stabby ace girl who sees jinn 🏔️a hidden magical realm 💕a tight-knit Lebanese American family 🗝️secrets, banter, and (gasp!) betrayal 💫anxiety/OCD themes #YA #F

Writer friends, don't miss this amazing opportunity for editor feedback on your first 10,000 words and synopsis from the wonderful @phoebeannmorgan.bsky.social at The Honest Editor! honesteditor.substack.com/p/a-chance-f...

16yo Leila’s to-do list: 🔘Survive junior year 🔘Manage her OCD 🔘Avoid the treacherous jinn Also on her list: 🔘Journey to said jinn’s realm to save her sisters 🔘Kiss her (cute) magical ally 🔘Stop a vengeful ruler from wreaking havoc on the mortal realm What, like it’s hard? #preDV #YA #CF #MENA #ND

THE STARDUST THIEF x IF I HAVE TO BE HAUNTED When the treacherous, shapeshifting jinn steal her sisters, a girl with OCD must navigate the jinn’s hidden realm and face monsters real and imagined to save them before a vengeful jinn ruler unleashes chaos on the mortal realm. #preDV #YA #CF #ND #MENA

THE STARDUST THIEF x SPIRITED AWAY When Leila’s sisters are stolen by the jinn, the treacherous, shapeshifting spirits from her grandmother’s tales, she must navigate their dangerous hidden realm using everything she knows from the stories to survive—or lose her sisters forever. #preDV #YA #CF #MENA

SPICE ROAD x SPIRITED AWAY Leila lives by 3 rules: never look at the jinn, never talk to them, + never draw their attention. But when the shapeshifting spirits from her sitti’s tales steal her sisters, she’ll do whatever it takes—even strike a deal with a jinni—to save them. #preDV #YA #CF #MENA #ND

Today is #PreDV, the pitch practice event before #DVpit! Post your pitch drafts with #preDV from 8AM-8PM ET Post as many pitches or revisions as you need feedback on! Provide feedback for other participants on their pitches & make new friends! more info at dvpit.carrd.co #writersky

#preDV is tomorrow, MONDAY, September 29, 2025 from 8AM to 8PM Eastern Time! Marginalized Creators join us to practice your pitches for #DVpit, get feedback from agented authors, give each other feedback & encouragement! Make friends, polish your pitches & get excited for #DVpit! #writersky #booksky

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In honor of diving into the #amquerying trenches, please enjoy this utterly ✨breathtaking✨ art of Mirza, Samir, and Leila from my book, UNVEIL THE STARS. The artist (@/sethpuertoluna on twitter) did the most incredible job bringing this soft, magical scene to life, and I couldn't be more enchanted 💕

Meet the MC and LI in ✨UNVEIL THE STARS✨, my SPIRITED AWAY x THE STARDUST THIEF, Arab folklore-inspired contemporary fantasy. They're a 10, but... (meet-cute gone disastrously wrong version) #UnhingedPit #ya #f #q

UNVEIL THE STARS, my Arab folklore-inspired fantasy, as AO3 tags and unhinged posts, feat: 🗡a stabby ace girl who sees jinn 🏔️a hidden magical realm 💕a tight-knit Lebanese American family 🗝️secrets, banter, and (gasp!) betrayal 💫anxiety/OCD themes #UnhingedPit #ya #f #q

Introducing my #agentsguide to UNVEIL THE STARS, my Arab folklore-inspired YA contemporary fantasy in which a Lebanese American teen with anxiety and OCD must navigate a perilous magical realm to save her sisters from the jinn 🧞✨ #amquerying soon 👀

Hi, friends 💕 Not sure if anyone’s still here and I know it’s been a ridiculously long time, but I’m working my way back online and hoping everyone’s doing okay 💖