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A.R. Ivanovich
@arivanovich.bsky.social
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Author of The Starlit Road and Haven, Dragoon, Monarch, and Lastland (The War of Princes series is undergoing a 3rd edition). ♠️✨🌿📚
YA Fantasy & Sci-fi. Artist. Poet. Gamer. Nature lover.
Introvert with spasms of extroversion. Creative instigator.
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It's official! My YA original-world dark sci-fantasy #TheStarlitRoad is available!

This book has been in the works for 10 years. I invented a world, a language, drew the map, painted the cover. So much love has gone into this novel.

#booksky #writingcommunity #fantasy

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The Starlit Road
Amazon.com: The Starlit Road eBook : Ivanovich, A. R.: Kindle Store
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We live to make art.
We make art to live.

Even in harsh conditions we bloom with expression. Every one of us, across all forms of art and craftsmanship, beginner to pro, is a part of that.

We are not oversaturating any market.
We are doing what humanity does naturally.
A. R. Ivanovich's digital painting of a jeweled purple, indigo sky turning tangerine on the horizon. Palatial clouds, highlighted in gold, orange and pink, fill the lower half of the sky, reflecting the golden, glowing meteors showering down from above, curving with the Earth's atmosphere.
January 22, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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Cover reveal! The Dogmen Fudge Incident
Fudge shop owner Winston and his employee Lydia battle the dogmen invading his town with the one thing he knows will take the cryptids out: chocolate! Because, as everyone knows, chocolate kills dogmen!
Paperback and ebook out Feb 10th! Preorders coming soon!
January 15, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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I love being able to hold it in my hand!
The culmination of so much love and hard work. 🖤✨

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#NewReleases #YA #DarkFantasy #WritingCommunity #BookSky
Holding a paperback copy of The Starlit Road. The twilight colors of the novel are striking in contrast to the warm wood floor beneath.
January 15, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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Imagine if we all just wanted nice things for each other...

What a life that would be.
January 13, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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Now that The Starlit Road has been released and all the work is done, I'm supposed to take some time to relax... and I don't know how. 😅

#writingcommunity #indie
January 12, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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I wrote this last night. It's hard to feel okay.

#Poem #Poetry #WritingCommunity
A. R. Ivanovich's poem reads: YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING ON YOUR NECK It's hard to feel accomplished, when there's blood painting, the cabinets and the pantry, streaking across the aisle, spangling someone's sweet, dashboard plushies. It's hard to feel good, when the icecream trucks only chime in memory, calling back the scent of cut grass and sunscreen and dreams of growing up. It's hard to feel human, when we're food for vampires who suck, and suck, and suck.
January 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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It's official! My YA original-world dark sci-fantasy #TheStarlitRoad is available!

This book has been in the works for 10 years. I invented a world, a language, drew the map, painted the cover. So much love has gone into this novel.

#booksky #writingcommunity #fantasy

www.amazon.com/dp/B0GFMQRPTK
The Starlit Road
Amazon.com: The Starlit Road eBook : Ivanovich, A. R.: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Here it is!
The full cover art for #TheStarlitRoad.

I worked hard on this all through the holidays with only a few breaks to speak of. Only drove myself somewhat batty. Drew it all in #procreate. No AI.

It's almost release time! ✨🖤✨

#BookSky #WritingCommunity #Art #YA #Fantasy #IndieAuthor
The screenshot of the back cover, spine and front cover (all one image) of A. R. Ivanovich's YA Fantasy novel, The Starlit Road. Split vertically in dark and light, dusky blue panels, half of the cover is dark forest, with glowing insects and a partial skeleton in the undergrowth. The other half, moonlit dunes beneath a starry sky, water rushing forth. Two sisters stand before a geometric sunset backdrop, intersecting the panels. They each hold the other's wrist, leaning away from each other and gripping a unique sword.
January 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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Creating my book cover for #TheStarlitRoad. From idea... to mockup... to design.

I first sketched the idea 2-3 years ago. Made a mockup last year. Spent two weeks straight through the holidays, painting it all out in #Procreate.

More to come soon...✨🖤

#Booksky #BookCoverDesign #WIP #IndieAuthor
The rough ink sketch of a cover concept for The Starlit Road by A. R. Ivanovich. Two sisters each hold one another's arm in one hand and a sword in the other, as they lean apart in a dichotomy of dark and light. A Procreate screenshot of a basic mockup of The Starlit Road by A. R. Ivanovich. Two sisters, one dark, one light, are simply drawn, each holding an arm and leaning apart. The dark half of the background insinuates trees, while the light half shows the ripples of dunes or water beneath a series of moons. The image is split by a downturned spearhead diamond shape, bordered in flat gold, that spreads out like a path beneath their feet. An early work in progress Procreate screenshot of the front, spine and back cover of A. R. Ivanovich's The Starlit Road with a dark, light dichotomy splitting the background. Dark blue beside a dusky lighter blue. The spearhead, diamond shaped frame is now a border of fine gold leafing. Simple gold line art of a pair of sisters, each holding the other's wrist, one holding a sword as they lean apart. The back cover has a little black arch that reads, "Where are we?"
January 7, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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Happy #Caturday from Ember! ✨

#cats #pets
A brown tabby cat lays on her back on a cat tree platform, twisting her body at an unusual angle for the sole purpose of being extra cute.
January 3, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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I've been working so hard getting ready to release my new YA original-world fantasy novel, The Starlit Road. I even painted the cover with #procreate.

Just as I was uploading it... I noticed a mistake. A very thin little line right where it shouldn't be. The work is never over! 😭😅

#booksky #artsky
December 31, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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I'm back to my #latenight posts again. THE STARLIT ROAD is nearly ready for release. The final formatting is officially done.

Everything is waiting on the cover. I'm digitally painting it in Procreate. I'm an artist, but not a fast one.

Can't wait to get this done. 🖤✨

#writingcommunity #booksky
December 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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When I died, no one mourned me. Anyone can order an AI replacement. The streets hum with metallic lookalikes. They #shoot hoops and eat pizza, just like we did. We haunt the cemetery, we souls who no one cries for. Here, at least, humanity survives.

#vss365 #writesky #writingcommunity #fiction
December 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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A first look at the completed map for my upcoming YA original-world fantasy #novel, THE STARLIT ROAD.

100% of this map was drawn and hand-written by me. No AI.

The bottom right shows a bit of the language I created for the series. 🖤✨

#fantasymap #artsky #booksky #writingcommunity
An illustrated and detailed black-and-white fantasy map of a vast island called Estra'veld in an upcoming YA fantasy, “THE STARLIT ROAD” by A.R. Ivanovich. The Imperial translation of Estra’veld is: "Lifeline Island." Mapmaker: Enen'erai Bastion-Leftbrook.
December 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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From the sketchbook. An odd fellow. 🖤✨

#artyear #art #ink #creature #sketch
An ink sketch of a strange bird-like creature with a sharp crest, long limbs, clasping clawed hands and a set of dragon-like wings.
December 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Proof of existence!

Me and my 13 year old kitty, Tyrion. 🖤

Two glare-filled action shots of drawing the map for my upcoming YA fantasy novel, The Starlit Road. ✨

Echo, making seal-face and looking cute. 🦭

#author #selfie #artist #artyear #mapmaking #art #writingcommunity #books
A. R. Ivanovich holding her black and white cat, Tyrion, in front of a shoji screen and a cat scratching post. A. R. Ivanovich’s hand, using a pencil stylus to draw waves on a map beneath the markings of a city called Moru, in Procreate on an iPad. A. R. Ivanovich’s hand, using a pencil stylus to draw hills on a map near a series of mountains, in Procreate on an iPad. A. R. Ivanovich’s shorthaired, black and tan merle dog, Echo, laying near soft blankets on a couch making an adorable face with her ears down. Her brown eyes look large and liquid, reminiscent of a seal’s expression.
December 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Drawing with sharp objects. Unfurling.
🖤✨

#artyear #scratch #art
A sharp xacto craft knife sits beneath some black and white scratch art. The piece features a blooming flower with an eye in the center. Rays of darkness and rays of stars burst from behind its petals.
December 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Painted this for a friend. ✨

#artyear #digital #art
A digital painting of a teal sky, freckled with stars, over a golden-tan background. A row of fluffy clouds churn below a leaping green rabbit with blue accents in his fur and dull golden dots below his eyes.
December 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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I've been away from bsky for a bit, keeping my head down and working hard. But I'm winding up to start posting again. My new original-world YA fantasy novel is almost ready for release!

Sometimes life pulls us away from social media and that's okay. More art and writing to come!

#author #booksky
December 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Drawing with sharp objects.

All things are connected.

#artyear #scratchart #art #traditional
Black and white scratch art depicting two panels of twinkling stars, framing a patch of grass with a plant growing and reaching for the dot-and-dash beams of sunlight radiating from above.
October 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Late insomnia nights are excellent for writing.

The pairing of darkness and silence leaves plenty of space to be colored by imagination.

#night #writing
October 13, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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A possible aurora seeped through the clouds the other night. There was nothing but pasture and trees beneath it.

Whatever it was, it was beautiful. 💜

#nature
Night blackened trees reach up toward a vivid and eerie magenta light, saturating the heart of voluminous white-gray clouds.
October 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Simplicity.

I thought about filling this scratch art with detail… but I kind of like the negative space too.

#art #artyear #starry
A black sheet of scratch paper has been scraped to reveal the white layer beneath. A triangle is filled with chime-like vertical lines ending in dots and dashes. The triangle top is crowned by a circle filled with stars. Two curving lines seem to radiate from the triangle beneath the circle and the negative space is resounding.
September 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Sketching with sharp objects again. 🖤✨

#scratchart #art #artyear #doodle
Black scratch paper has been scraped with an xacto craft knife, illustrating a sharply pointed triangle filled with asymmetrical subjects. Arrows and cut flowers rain down on a trio of weeping eyes, while plants grow and unfurl from below. A single spearhead points upward at the peak of triangle.
August 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Hope some good shit happens to you tomorrow.
August 22, 2025 at 3:22 AM