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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Hey all. I've been MIA lately. I'm off of socials for a bit while recovering from some health related stuff. I'll probably be more active again in a few weeks. 🖤✨

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Oopsie. The perils of drawing by a pond. Shout out to the lily pad that caught my pen cap! 🪷✨ #drawing

The photo is focused on a pen cap sitting on a big lily pad, covered in tree pollen. Out of focus, a hand holds a micron drawing pen.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The Starlit Road e-book is free until June 2! The promo is doing really well and has reached #1 in all of its sub-genres! Any and all support and reviews mean the world to me. Thank you all so very much!🖤✨ a.co/d/0bWllOEI (The primary genre should be Fantasy. Fixing that.) #BookSky #BookGiveaway

A screenshot of Amazon product details for The Starlit Road e-book, ranking it #163 in the Free Best Seller's Rank (all books) and #1 in the Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction eBooks, Teen & Young Adult Dark Fantasy eBooks and Teen & Young Adult eBooks categories.

The cover of A. R. Ivanovich's YA dark 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.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I was lucky to experience this moment. When the spring night drew me out to look at the stars… and magic felt like more than a notion. #nightphotography #sakura #garden

Night scene of a cherry blossom tree that, in full bloom, stands proudly over lush grasses, glowing lights and spring flowers. A wood plank walkway tunnels into the darkness.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

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.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Been off in the background lately. Doing background stuff. Life piles up sometimes. But I'm setting up a great little art space pretty soon... and I'll be letting my sketches and scribbles and ravings fly again soon enough. 🖤✨

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I love the spring time. Goodbye seasonal depression! #flowers

White blossoms crowd the reaching limbs of a cherry tree. A vivid blue sky blazes beyond them.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Moonrise over the mountain. #digital #art #artyear #fantasy

A digital painting that peers beyond three tree trunks purpled with shade, past a thick forest that fades into a golden haze at the foot of a rainbow mountain. Beyond the summit, the mountain range continues, bleached with sunshine. A pale three tower castle spikes up in the distance, over-arched by a large waxing moon.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Happy dog! The weather is warm enough for longer walks.

A.R. Ivanovich holds a leash while Echo the mini Aussie mix sits smiling and waiting on the grass.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

#LateNight art for the nocturnal creatures and the earliest risers. Fire Horse Blood Moon Eclipse. Imagine the negative space on the bottom as mountains. 🖤✨ #artsky #scratch

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

post a picture you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed

A stand of golden leaf birch trees, backlit by the sun, on a hill of soft green grass.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

War should be illegal. Fascism should be illegal. Billionaire greed should be illegal.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I've been absent lately. Sorting out some things in life, but I'll be back with more art and writing soon enough! 🖤✨

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

"how do you create and come up with your characters?" I world-build, chasing a plot vibe, until my characters step out of their circumstances to introduce themselves. Being surprised by the actions of my characters is one of my favorite things about writing.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I make art. I don't talk politics on social media. I support causes in person. It is NOT political to demand that our government stops invading, abducting and executing people. It is NOT political to demand dignity, compassion and fair due process for ALL people. #Resist

A photo of chalk on the sidewalk that reads, "ICE is killing people"

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S-L Mackenzie @s-l-mackenzie.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

This past weekend I read 2 books. First was The Starlit Road by A. R. Ivanovich a wonderful new YA fantasy. The second was Frost Maiden: The Origin of the Snow Queen by J.P. Reedman a short novella that was an easy enjoyable read. I would recommend both to my fellow fantasy lovers. #booksky

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

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.

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Matt Brandenburg @brandenburgdm.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

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!

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I love being able to hold it in my hand! The culmination of so much love and hard work. 🖤✨ a.co/d/2XuEm0C #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.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Imagine if we all just wanted nice things for each other... What a life that would be.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

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

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

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

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Amazon.com: The Starlit Road eBook : Ivanovich, A. R.: Kindle Store

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

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.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

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?"

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

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

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

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

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Isabel Caves @isabelcaves.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

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

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

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.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

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.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

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

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Late insomnia nights are excellent for writing. The pairing of darkness and silence leaves plenty of space to be colored by imagination. #night #writing

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

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.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

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.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Hope some good shit happens to you tomorrow.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Rolling up my sleeves for final edits. There are so many details to track in original world fantasy epics. Keeping organized notes is imperative! Every edit requires note updates. An encyclopedia is beginning to take shape! #writing #writingcommunity #fantasy

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

A beetle and a wild plum. The beetle knows to keep their friends close and their snacks closer! #outdoors #nature

A small wild plum sits beside a black beetle on weathered wooden planks.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Mistakes were made. I stayed up all night. I'm doomed. I drew until my eyes were blurry and I was half asleep. I wanted to write a poem with it but my cognitive capabilities have been gone for several hours now. Meteor shower. 🖤✨ #digital #art #artsky #artyear #meteorshower

A rough digital painting of a vivid twilight sky in rich hues of purple, indigo, pink, orange and gold. An array of meteors sail across the night sky over a sea of fluffy clouds. One meteor is prominent, with four in the midground and sixteen far in the background. The meteors have an amber glow.

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Faith K. Falkner @faithfalkner.com · 11/08/2025

Read what you want to read, thoroughly because it looks interesting to you. Take recommendations, but don't allow anyone to apply peer pressure on your literary interests. There's millions of books out there that might speak to you, instead.

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

One of my favorite things about writing is when the story writes itself. When the characters speak for themselves, make choices according to their own logic, and the plot twists and turns of its own volition. A writer “in the flow” is often just as surprised as readers! #writing #writingcommunity

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A.R. Ivanovich @arivanovich.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

“Old Friends” I’m having fun experimenting with this style. #digital #painting #art #artyear

A rough and colorful painting of two tall, teal trees framing the view of a forest rolling out beneath a distant mountain. Thick foliage covers the ground. A crescent moon and single star share company in the yellow, pink and blue dusk.

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