Hi there. I'm Rida Tariq.
I've loved making things for as long as I can remember. I was four when I started keeping little routines and stories in notebooks, long before I understood what any of it would turn into. My first real story happened almost by accident, in a free period during 6th grade. I wrote it by hand instead of doing whatever I was supposed to be doing that day, and I never really stopped after that.
For years, that writing stayed mine. I didn't have anyone to tell me what "ready" looked like, so I never felt confident enough to put it out into the world.
That changed in 2024, when I finally published my work online, teaching myself editing, design, and promotion, one mistake at a time. Since then I've published three books: Haru, Forgotten Man of My Dreams, and Claire and Diana. Somewhere along the way, the same instinct that got me into books got me into building things for the web, too.
The Draftline Studio exists because of that gap. I built the studio I wish I'd had back then, a place where someone can hand over a rough draft, a half-formed brand, or a website that isn't working, and get honest, careful craft back. Not silence, and not a template.
If your project is still sitting in a notebook, or a browser tab, I understand exactly why. Send it over when you're ready, Rida.