Darren Cools
@darrencools.bsky.social
Writer, illustrator, designer. Searching for the ghost.
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www.darrencools.com
www.x.com/darrencools
www.instagram.com/d.j.cools
www.instagram.com/wearesuperdrive
Switching from DM'ing to playing a character for this fall season. This is one of my favorite moments of the game: thinking about the who/what/why of my brand new character. I love deciding who I'm going to become... The possibilities are effectively infinite. 🤩
#DungeonsandDragons #DnD #trpg
#DungeonsandDragons #DnD #trpg
September 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Switching from DM'ing to playing a character for this fall season. This is one of my favorite moments of the game: thinking about the who/what/why of my brand new character. I love deciding who I'm going to become... The possibilities are effectively infinite. 🤩
#DungeonsandDragons #DnD #trpg
#DungeonsandDragons #DnD #trpg
September 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Well, I said I was too busy to write, but I had a moment of creative compulsion today and squeezed in the last the #digitalpainting on this drawing I started long ago.
Have I ever told you how much I love her?
#art #illustration #inkdrawing #joanofarc
Have I ever told you how much I love her?
#art #illustration #inkdrawing #joanofarc
July 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Well, I said I was too busy to write, but I had a moment of creative compulsion today and squeezed in the last the #digitalpainting on this drawing I started long ago.
Have I ever told you how much I love her?
#art #illustration #inkdrawing #joanofarc
Have I ever told you how much I love her?
#art #illustration #inkdrawing #joanofarc
I’m too busy to work on my new #solarpunk #novel at the moment — we’re about to move and I start grad school next month — so here’s an old #DnD drawing I made...
#illustration #dungeonsanddragons #art #characterdesign #trpg
#illustration #dungeonsanddragons #art #characterdesign #trpg
July 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I’m too busy to work on my new #solarpunk #novel at the moment — we’re about to move and I start grad school next month — so here’s an old #DnD drawing I made...
#illustration #dungeonsanddragons #art #characterdesign #trpg
#illustration #dungeonsanddragons #art #characterdesign #trpg
Tonight is #dungeonsanddragons, so here’s another one from long ago when I used to draw for campaigns.
#trpg #dnd #illustration
#trpg #dnd #illustration
April 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Tonight is #dungeonsanddragons, so here’s another one from long ago when I used to draw for campaigns.
#trpg #dnd #illustration
#trpg #dnd #illustration
#querying is hard. It can feel pretty dark and hopeless, getting nothing but form rejections day after day.
But today's my birthday and I'm in #NYC for the first time in 21 years.
And I believe there's someone out there who'll read my pitch and think, maybe there's something here...
But today's my birthday and I'm in #NYC for the first time in 21 years.
And I believe there's someone out there who'll read my pitch and think, maybe there's something here...
March 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
It’s been really hard to find time to draw and I really miss it... so here’s an old favorite.
#illustration #inkdrawing #ghoststory #ghost #art #digitalcolor
#illustration #inkdrawing #ghoststory #ghost #art #digitalcolor
March 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
It’s been really hard to find time to draw and I really miss it... so here’s an old favorite.
#illustration #inkdrawing #ghoststory #ghost #art #digitalcolor
#illustration #inkdrawing #ghoststory #ghost #art #digitalcolor
I’m diligently #querying for my #speculative #YA novel. If you’re looking for something unusual, quirky, and genre-blending — light #sci-fi #mystery #paranormal #literary — I’d love to hear from you.
February 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I’m diligently #querying for my #speculative #YA novel. If you’re looking for something unusual, quirky, and genre-blending — light #sci-fi #mystery #paranormal #literary — I’d love to hear from you.
Now that I finally got a #D&D group together and started playing again, here‘s an #illustration for years ago, when I used to draw scenes and characters from our games (pre-covid)...
#dungeons&dragons #art #lineart #digitalcolor #inkdrawing #design #characterdesign #rpg #tabletoprpg
#dungeons&dragons #art #lineart #digitalcolor #inkdrawing #design #characterdesign #rpg #tabletoprpg
January 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Now that I finally got a #D&D group together and started playing again, here‘s an #illustration for years ago, when I used to draw scenes and characters from our games (pre-covid)...
#dungeons&dragons #art #lineart #digitalcolor #inkdrawing #design #characterdesign #rpg #tabletoprpg
#dungeons&dragons #art #lineart #digitalcolor #inkdrawing #design #characterdesign #rpg #tabletoprpg
November 20, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Really missing #Dungeons&Dragons RN
November 13, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Really missing #Dungeons&Dragons RN
November 1, 2024 at 2:15 PM
OMG, our book covers and pre-orders are live on Amazon!
www.amazon.com/stores/D.-J....
I am so proud of the work @authorjuliedarling.bsky.social and I did together. Check it out!
#compsci #kidlit #picturebooks #girlswhocode #girlpower #childrensbooks #childrensbookart #illustration #art
www.amazon.com/stores/D.-J....
I am so proud of the work @authorjuliedarling.bsky.social and I did together. Check it out!
#compsci #kidlit #picturebooks #girlswhocode #girlpower #childrensbooks #childrensbookart #illustration #art
May 7, 2024 at 6:37 PM
OMG, our book covers and pre-orders are live on Amazon!
www.amazon.com/stores/D.-J....
I am so proud of the work @authorjuliedarling.bsky.social and I did together. Check it out!
#compsci #kidlit #picturebooks #girlswhocode #girlpower #childrensbooks #childrensbookart #illustration #art
www.amazon.com/stores/D.-J....
I am so proud of the work @authorjuliedarling.bsky.social and I did together. Check it out!
#compsci #kidlit #picturebooks #girlswhocode #girlpower #childrensbooks #childrensbookart #illustration #art
April 15, 2024 at 12:09 AM
My author page is live on Amazon! I can hardly believe it... www.amazon.com/stores/autho...
You can now pre-order the books I illustrated for @authorjuliedarling.bsky.social (cover reveals coming soon). I can't wait for you to read them...
#childrensbook #kidlit #picturebooks #compsci #steam
You can now pre-order the books I illustrated for @authorjuliedarling.bsky.social (cover reveals coming soon). I can't wait for you to read them...
#childrensbook #kidlit #picturebooks #compsci #steam
March 26, 2024 at 1:48 PM
My author page is live on Amazon! I can hardly believe it... www.amazon.com/stores/autho...
You can now pre-order the books I illustrated for @authorjuliedarling.bsky.social (cover reveals coming soon). I can't wait for you to read them...
#childrensbook #kidlit #picturebooks #compsci #steam
You can now pre-order the books I illustrated for @authorjuliedarling.bsky.social (cover reveals coming soon). I can't wait for you to read them...
#childrensbook #kidlit #picturebooks #compsci #steam
What's he building in there?
We have a right to know...
#art #design #illustration #inkdrawing #digitalart
We have a right to know...
#art #design #illustration #inkdrawing #digitalart
March 22, 2024 at 12:37 AM
What's he building in there?
We have a right to know...
#art #design #illustration #inkdrawing #digitalart
We have a right to know...
#art #design #illustration #inkdrawing #digitalart
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