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Jabal Entertainment · Fictional Frontiers

Where Counsel
Meets the
Creative Life.

Elite consulting for storytellers building careers, protecting ideas, and taking their work to industry. From legal representation to pitch preparation — we serve the whole of your creative life.

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Tier IFoundation$350 – $600Tier IIGuidance$1,200 – $1,800 / moTier IIIIncubation$2,500 – $4,000 / mo
+ Optional add-ons available across all tiers
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"A frontier is an outer limit where opportunities for development have not yet been exploited."
— The Philosophy of Fictional Frontiers
Our Purpose

For nearly fifteen years, Fictional Frontiers has operated at the intersection of law, media, and storytelling. Creative Counseling is its consulting arm — a structured framework combining industry expertise, cultural stewardship, ethical guidance, and personal mentorship.

This is not script coverage. It is not talent management. It is counsel — the kind that addresses the whole creator: their story, their career, their rights, and their resilience.

We serve creators who are serious about building ethically grounded, commercially robust, and culturally resonant careers in entertainment.

Consulting Framework

Three Tiers of Creative Counsel

Each tier serves a different stage of the creator's journey.
From early concept evaluation through deep multi-month incubation: Wherever you are, there is a path forward that respects both your creative vision and your commercial ambitions.

Tier I — Foundation

Story & Strategy Evaluation

For first-time creators and early-stage concepts
Ideal For

Writers with early-stage ideas · Creators seeking directional clarity · Anyone assessing viability before deeper investment

  • Concept originality and clarity review
  • Cultural grounding & authenticity assessment
  • Market viability and format suitability
  • Intake questionnaire + review of one core asset
  • One 60–90 minute consultation session
  • Written evaluation summary (2–3 pages)
$350 – $600One-time engagementBegin Evaluation →
Most PopularTier II — Guidance

Creative & Industry Consultancy

For active developers navigating creative and professional complexity
Ideal For

Creators in active development · Artists navigating identity or industry anxiety · Those seeking ethical and strategic clarity

  • All Foundation tier services
  • 2–3 sessions over one month
  • Story, theme & character development
  • Industry navigation & career strategy
  • Ethical considerations in Muslim-world storytelling
  • Managing imposter syndrome & burnout
  • Initial pitch framing and refinement
$1,200 – $1,800Per monthStart This Month →
Tier III — Incubation

Story, Strategy & Pitch Lab

For creators building long-term IP with serious industry ambitions
Ideal For

Long-term IP builders · Artists seeking deep development and accountability · Creators pursuing sustainable careers

  • 3–4 sessions per month
  • Advanced worldbuilding & transmedia strategy
  • Pitch simulation (verbal and written)
  • Character arcs and thematic cohesion
  • Cultural stewardship & ethical integrity
  • Industry education and advisory insight
  • Psychological support for creators
$2,500 – $4,000Per month · 3-month minimum recommendedApply for Incubation →
Optional Add-Ons

Available Across All Tiers

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Pitch Deck Creation
Written pitch deck development — logline, synopsis, visual direction, and comp titles — ready for industry meetings.
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Group Workshops
Small-group incubator sessions and workshops for creator cohorts developing work within shared creative contexts.
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Sensitivity Reviews
Confidential cultural sensitivity consultations for studios and publishers developing Muslim-world content.
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Annual Retreats & Virtual Lab
Immersive in-person or virtual intensive experiences for creators seeking deep community and focused output.
Sohaib Awan
J.D., Rutgers School of Law — Camden
B.A. Political Science, Univ. of Richmond
Management Certification, The Wharton School
Voting Member, Critics Choice Association
Founder, Fictional Frontiers (Est. 2008)
CEO, Jabal Entertainment, LLC
Creator, Jinnrise (IDW Publishing)
SDCC Panelist & Industry Speaker
Your Counsel

Sohaib Awan —
Lawyer. Creator. Insider.

"He possesses the wit of a Shakespearean fool, the insight of an oracle, the depth of knowledge of a Yoda, and the showmanship of a magician."

Sohaib Awan occupies a position that is genuinely rare: a practicing attorney, Wharton-certified executive, award-circuit voting member, multimedia entrepreneur, and published comic book creator — all simultaneously, for nearly two decades.

Through Fictional Frontiers, launched in 2008 as a nationally broadcast radio program, he has conducted over 600 conversations with the entertainment industry's most consequential voices — showrunners, publishers, animation directors, novelists, and game designers. His network includes the directors of Bad Boys for Life, the executive producers of Disney's Ms. Marvel, Avatar brand creators, and Star Wars sound supervisors.

His transmedia company, Jabal Entertainment, produced Jinnrise with IDW Publishing — a fantasy/sci-fi series bringing authentic Middle Eastern mythology to mainstream comics. He currently shepherds the Mythrise franchise into release. He has built IPs. He has negotiated rights. He understands the full arc of a storyteller's career.

600+
Industry conversations conducted
17
Years at the frontier of media
3
Disciplines: Law, Media & Creation
What the Industry Says

Voices from the Frontier

"

Fictional Frontiers is attracted to edges. It knows where the movement and growth happens. Sohaib can come at things from so many different angles.

Nnedi Okorafor
Hugo, Nebula & Saturn Award-winning Author · Creator of HBO's Who Fears Death
"

Sohaib's Fictional Frontiers digs for more meaning in the particulate elements of pop culture than almost any other entertainment effort right now.

Joshua Dysart
NYT Best-selling Author · Huffington Post Contributor
"

Sohaib is a pure entertainer. He possesses the wit of a Shakespearean fool, the insight of an oracle, the depth of knowledge of a Yoda, and the showmanship of a magician.

Anthony Del Col
NYT Best-selling Author · Creator of Kill Shakespeare
Begin Your Journey

Your Story Deserves
Extraordinary
Counsel.

Creative Counseling accepts a limited number of clients each year. All inquiries are reviewed personally by Sohaib Awan.

If you are serious about your work and your voice in this industry — we are serious about you.

Available Tiers
Areas where you need support
A note on discretion. All inquiries are kept strictly confidential. Your project details, creative work, and personal information are never shared outside of our counsel relationship. Sohaib Awan reviews all submissions personally.

You will receive a personal response within 1-2 weeks.