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There are cryptic messages beneath M. I. Verras’s book, THE HIDDEN FACE. Strange as it may seem, the real author of this book is M. I. Verras, who, despite being a good-looking woman, is deeply concerned with the unseen. No AI or ghostwriter wrote the book. It was M. I. Verras herself. #booksky

New authors, please, PLEASE, you don't need AI to "improve" your writing. Rough edges, weird word choices, these are the quirks that make human prose interesting. I'd read someone's fever-dream of a 1st novel any day over an AI book that reads like the hideous amalgam of peppy corporate PR. #booksky

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DAY 6, COMMUNITY prelude, quoting book 1, beginning ‘In short, Easy Town is an attempt to interweave all aspects of human well-being into a consistent, living and breathing whole.’ :::: #rethink #OurFuture #urbanism #photography #booksky #etbs #rügen #BakticSea #forest #philsky #waters #nature

M. I. Verras

Buying books and actually reading books are two completely separate hobbies. Both valid. 🤣 #booksky #books #bookcommunity #readerlife

My father once said, "I don't have an ordinary daughter. Her levels of imagination are far above the average person’s. That's not an easy trait to tame. You have to know how." It is difficult and, at the same time, fascinating to be different. It takes courage in a world of control and conformity.

The weather outside is frightful but talking books is delightful! I'm here to tally your #LibFaves25 votes on day 7. Settling in with Christmas music, a cat, coffee, and fingers poised over the keyboard. Let's go! 💙📚

M. I. Verras

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Dear Indie Book lovers, this is your annual reminder that you can nominate ANY book you've read this year in LibraryThing's 'Top Five Books of 2025'. Please show your favourite indie books some love! 🫶 (The well-established authors already get enough, imho.) #FavouriteBooks2025 👀📚💙 #IndieBooks

If you have finished reading my book and this won't take much of your free time, please post a review on the corresponding site. I'm not obsessed with reviews like others, but once in a while, that's a good psychological boost. Thanks. #books #booksky

M. I. Verras

Meaning buy from wherever possible cause you, readers, are assisting us authors in living a better life and being able to BREATHE.

Stop gatekeeping where people buy books from. If you can shop at indie shops or @bookshop.org awesome! If you have a @barnesandnoble.com that feels like home, great. If you can't afford the higher price tags & use Amazon, it's okay. You're a reader in today's age. You're doing great. #booksky

Using A.I. to search for medical, political, and social info is fine by me, but using it to create fake animals and sell it to the audience as real annoys me very much. It's much more deceiving than creating fake humans.

A day without immersing myself in the world of my book is an empty day. I already missed my fictional men and spirits. Once again, this is my beautiful dystopian heaven. This is diving into THE HIDDEN FACE. #books #booksky

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In my book, the narrator and main character is a female. I have included many attractive men/spirits, too. I was surprised to find out that my book was mostly bought by men/others. I attributed this to my female gender. Maybe some women don't want to buy books of other women. Sad. #booksky

Abandoned buildings that inspired M. I. Verras' writing journey.

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The Odyssey taught me that the greatest nonconformity is to know when to conform to the rules.

Beautiful double reflection in this still life of bread & wine by Isaack Luttichuys, whose day is today. Save this wine, you will need it later.

In the early morning darkness The feeling of a story in the making Can be a beautiful light-filled thing. Enjoy the view of your mind’s eye. #5amwritersclub #booksky 👀🖊️

'Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December; And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.' The month of our dark friend, the Raven, is upon us. For don't we all just seek surcease of sorrow from our books? #BookologyThursday #poe #gothic #books #booksky #december

I love this quote. #Books 📚💙

"WHEN SHE CAME TO THE GATE IN THE WALL SHE KNOCKED UPON IT THREE TIMES" (From Edric Vredenburg (ed.) “My Book of Favourite Fairy Tales”) 🎨 Jennie Harbour #booksky #darkaesthetics #illustrationart #fairytale

M. I. Verras, author of the suspenseful metaphysical novel titled THE HIDDEN FACE, university graduate, keyboardist, composer of medieval gothic music.

The system is decorated for holidays, it smells perfumes, and it's full of glitter. It's the same system that takes $15k out of your pocket when you visit the hospital for a major procedure or denies earnings when you don't meet the exhausting requirements. Trust the system. It cares about you.

Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌

It’s Small Business Saturday! #BookSky, which indie bookstores are you shopping at today? ❤️📚

Anyone who claims to support the lower classes SHOULD buy indie authors’ books and shop locally. Otherwise, they are pretending. There are 'supporters of the lower classes' who promote only commercial works of the rich, sabotaging indies. They tried me. I blocked them. Hype indies. #books

Passersby witness the ultra mood of abandoned rural places, if they have eyes to perceive it. #photography #blueskyphotography #landscapes #abandonedplaces #rural #farmland #moody #lowlight #ontario #canada

PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! Do not ask me how my writing is going.

It costs so little money to buy one book. And if you can’t afford the book, ask your library to get it.

Abandoned #WindowsOnWednesday #EastCoastKin #Abandoned #Architecture #LandscapePhotography

"Never joined the herd, could not adjust well." Arch Enemy I'm definitely not their average mainstream—or even goth—girl next door. I compose my own music. I wrote a book that will be discussed centuries from now, when they finally open their eyes and realize what I have authored.

Fun fact: This was M. I. Verras’ great-uncle’s mansion. It was built in 1870 and was abandoned around 1954, when her great-uncle passed away. M. I. Verras entered the mansion and explored it. It has been a major source of inspiration for her book and her artwork. #victorianera #abandonedmansion

Every author dreams that their book will become a movie. Some would be truly great. Yet the authors, along with ordinary people, remain trapped in a big tank, talking to one another, while no director or producer ever sees them, as they seem to belong to a different, almost free world.

Yup. Authors should talk more about how most of us make a living not writing so we can live to write. I'm very lucky to get paid for 9 months of university teaching (with benefits), which allows me to write during not-teaching times. Otherwise advances & royalties are too small & rare. 🧪📚✍️ #Booksky

In Goethe's version of the Faustian pact, the sacriface ought to give you pause: If you ever come across a moment in life so beautiful that you wish it never to end, the devil will claim your life and soul. #WyrdWednesday #romanticism #books #booksky

If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social #BookSky #KidLit #BookPromo

Fun fact: This was M. I. Verras’ great-uncle’s mansion. It was built in 1870 and was abandoned around 1954, when her great-uncle passed away. M. I. Verras entered the mansion and explored it. It has been a major source of inspiration for her book and her artwork. #victorianera #abandonedmansion

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Many of the cities of the Ancient Empire have been abandoned. Ivy clings to their buildings and beasts roam their streets. Explore their ruins at: www.amzn.com/B0FNS4YP4M 📸 original Manuel Torres #FantasyLiterature #nerdlings #fantasy #booksky #photography #bookish #fantasyreads #dnd #rpg