BLESS 🙏 the local game store for having this absolute gem, my weird niche favorite piece of media that they made like 2 things for ever
Derek
@drawsderek.bsky.social
27 - he/him chaotic artist - sometimes writer On Deck: https://ondeckbook.carrd.co Personal Site: https://drawsderek.carrd.co/
ArtFight attack #3 to round out this weekend is for @blackmeddle.bsky.social! #artistonbluesky #artfight #artfight2026 #digitalart #illustration
ArtFight attack #2 for @xaviersky.bsky.social (also her first year on AF!!) #artistonbluesky #artfight #artfight2026 #digitalart #illustration
ArtFight attack #1 always for the homie @lvsterbite.bsky.social! #artistonbluesky #artfight #artfight2026 #digitalart #illustration
It’s gonna be one crazy summer, spread the word and come visit me at one of my stops! #indieauthor #selfpub #queerbooks #transbooks #bookevent
#wip it’s the return of trad art with That Freak ShitTM (doing the draft digitally bc I can’t make up my mind) but I’m FINALLY getting back to pen and ink
Join me live this Sunday on TikTok while I prep prints, go through inventory, and just yap about On Deck ❤️ #indieauthor #selfpub #queerbook #transbook
‼️8/22/26‼️ I’ll be doing a hometown event with the lovely @meetriaangelo.bsky.social this August! Thank you again to Battle Creek Pride and New Story Community Books for putting this event on for us ❤️ #indieauthor #selfpublishedauthor #transwriter #queerbooks
🫡 shoutout to me regularly forgetting about this platform I’m so sorry y’all (I’ve been in the trenches fr getting ready for this summer and all of my mental focus has been going to maybe two platforms at the most)
🐴 third and final signing stop of June, keeping it local with these folks! #indieauthor #selfpublishedauthor #transwriter #queerbooks
🫶 second stop with @bettiespages.bsky.social I am SO ready to visit this space fr #indieauthor #selfpublishedauthor #transwriter #queerbooks
Doodles and notes, notes and doodles a bunch of stuff from 2025 up until recently that I just, haven’t finished (or forgot about) fanart, OCs, random stuff, figured I’d throw them all together and let them see the light of day #wip #sketch #doodle #artistonbluesky
‼️EVENT EXCLUSIVES‼️ Looking to add some more bookish art to your collection? Check out these Cole and Anne-Marie pinup prints, available only at in-person events this summer! Check out the website to find a stop near you! ON DECK 🛢️ 2026 #authorsonbluesky #indieauthor #illustration #queerbooks
‼️NEWS FOR MY UK FOLKS‼️ On Deck is now available through Waterstones, order your copy today! #authorsofbluesky #selfpub #indiepub #queerbooks
We’re going to ALA babeyyyy!!!! I owe my actual life and soul to @ellisgoat.bsky.social for funding 100% of this experience, thank you so much for this, it means the world! 🫵🫵🫵 I’ll see y’all book people in Chicago🫵🫵🫵
I’ll make a more official post over the weekend but- WE GOING TO ALA BABEYYYY‼️
Derek@drawsderek.bsky.social · 4mo agotapping the screen as a reminder
What a wild way to cap off an insane week! From finally being on an upswing with my health, to getting fully funded for ALA, meeting this awesome lady was the cherry on top! Huge thanks to Geo for hosting an amazing event last night, it was such a blast!
tapping the screen as a reminder
Derek@drawsderek.bsky.social · 4mo ago‼️LIKE, REPOST, SHARE‼️ Help a guy out and get me to Chicago this June for a huge learning and networking opportunity! I’m ready to, and have been putting in the blood, sweat, and tears into this new chapter of my life. Don’t let me down, let’s make this thing happen! #selfpublishedauthor #artist
‼️LIKE, REPOST, SHARE‼️ Help a guy out and get me to Chicago this June for a huge learning and networking opportunity! I’m ready to, and have been putting in the blood, sweat, and tears into this new chapter of my life. Don’t let me down, let’s make this thing happen! #selfpublishedauthor #artist
🛢️On Deck🛢️ 2026 👀 preorders are like, so open rn #selfpublishedauthor #selfpub #queerbooks #t4t #barrelracing
